Early Learning Centre Wollongong
Little Peoples Early Learning Centre are proud to introduce the newest addition to our community: Little Peoples Wollongong!
Opened in 2021, Little Peoples Wollongong care for children from the age of 6 weeks to 6 years. With long opening hours, open for 52 weeks per year, and located in the CBD of Wollongong, this is a perfect centre for our working families.
Our programs are based on the Early Years Learning Framework with a focus on Being, Belonging, and Becoming, with an extensive Transition to School Program included for our pre-prep students. We provide a wide range of resources for each age group, including computers and a smart screen in our Preschool Room. Our centre is proud to be registered as SunSmart by the Cancer Council. Book a tour to see the centre for yourself!
Meet Amanda , Your Centre Supervisor
Hi, my name is Amanda and I am the Nominated Supervisor at our Wollongong Service.
My Little Peoples Journey began in 2009 when I completed my Certificate III Traineeship at our St Helens Park Service. I furthered my education through Diploma and University earning the promotion to Nominated Supervisor at Little Peoples Ingleburn in 2016 where I lead an experienced team of educators for 6 years. I transferred to our Brooks Reach Service in March 2022 and took time off from 2022-23 to have my baby daughter.
I was pleased to be offered this position at Wollongong upon my return from maternity leave. It is my goal to lead the team of Educators and strive to provide the best quality of care for your little ones whilst forming and maintaining meaningful relationships with our children, families and the greater community.
Our classrooms are very child-centered and allow the children to self-guide their learning with the support of their peers, educators and educational environment. Our programs consist of many experimental play opportunities and social-driven experiences in order for children to learn through their play and explore and use trial and error thinking strategies.
Our wonderful Educators use their skills and knowledge to encourage all of the children in our care to explore, create, imagine and take risks in all aspects of the program as this is essential in making the children feel a sense of belonging and connectedness with their world.
I believe it is my role as an early childhood educator to give each and every child the same chance for quality education and start in life. I believe it is important for the children to feel safe and supported in their home and educational environments and that this helps them to grow and develop with confidence. I consider every child to be unique and special in their own way and it is my vision to help them thrive.
As an experienced Educator and Educational leader, I strive to create programs that are based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community, through play, discovery, and exploration. As a leader and Nominated supervisor, I strive to mirror those principles to my team of educators and reflect the values and ideas of others within our community as a whole. I also recognise the big part that everyone plays in our lives of our little ones. It really does take a village to raise a child and we have our own village here at Little Peoples.
Feel free to contact us to enquire and book-in a tour of our service and meet our friendly team.
Meals
Morning tea, Lunch & Afternoon tea are all provided
At Little Peoples we believe that healthy eating habits are formed in early childhood and that children’s nutrition is important to their health and life long development, that is why our nutritional menu incorporates the daily dietary requirements of children.
Our Service receives fresh and nutritious meals delivered to us daily by Kids Gourmet Food. The menu rotates every six weeks exposing children to the broadest range of flavours, textures and ingredients, while ensuring they are receiving the recommended nutritional intake every day.
Information for Parents | Kids Gourmet Food
If your child has any special nutritional needs, food allergies or sensitivities, please let your centre supervisor know.
Our centres are a ‘nut & egg free’ environment.
Afternoon Tea
Lunch
Morning Tea
Fee Assistance
This preschool program is a recipient of funding under the NSW Department of Education’s Start Strong for Long Day Care 2023 program. For more information: Preschool fee relief in Long Day Care Factsheet
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is paid directly to services to help with the cost of child care for families who use approved and/or registered care such as this Little Peoples Centre. You can claim this subsidy using your Centrelink online account through myGov.
If you do not already have an account you can create one by visiting https://my.gov.au
Link your myGov account to Centrelink – you can do this under ‘Services’.
Once an account has been created you must log in and complete your Child Care Subsidy Assessment.
The Child Care Subsidy is income tested and is assessed by Centrelink in conjunction with the Governments determined priority of access guidelines for child care centres and child immunisation requirements.
For further advice and assistance visit: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy
or contact the myGov Helpdesk on 13 23 07
