Curriculum

Cara Armstrong Kindergarten is fortunate to have a dynamic and committed team of qualified teachers. Children help guide the curriculum, with teachers drawing on the interests of the groups to further investigate and explore topics. As well as the regular classroom program, the children also enjoy a range of other activities. Both the 3-year-old Bumblebees and 4-year-old Grasshoppers participate in regular sports and dance incursions, plus other incursions throughout the year to support the interests of the children (from bugs to bones, and robots to rabbits). They also participate in excursions to the local parkland and Primary School.

3 Year-Old Program

Bumblebees 2026

  • 22 places available

  • 13.5 funded hours

  • Wednesday and Fridays 8.30am-3.15pm

2027 PROGRAM CHANGES

Bumblebees 2027

  • 22 places available

  • 15 funded hours

  • Wednesday and Fridays 8.30am-4.00pm

4 Year-Old Program

Grasshoppers 2026

  • 22 places available

  • 15 funded hours

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am-1.30pm

  • Extended hours program available (Please see below for program changes in 2027)

Grasshoppers - Optional Extended Hours Program & Fees

  • 2026 - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1:30pm - 3:15pm. 2026 Fee $950.00 Per term.

  • 2027 - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1:30pm - 4:00pm. 2027 Fee $1100.00 Per term.

  • Our educators offer a high-quality kindergarten program across both core and additional/extended hours programs

Voluntary Donations

We also encourage families to assist by contributing a voluntary donation per term as outlined below. Voluntary contributions help support the broader operation of our kinder and support the experiences we can offer the children, including: 

  • Special incursions to enrich their kinder experience (these are determined each year based on the children’s interests, but examples from previous years include bee and butterfly incursions, musical incursions, and the dinosaurs and fossils experience from Melbourne Museum)

  • Art supplies, creative materials, books and imaginative-play equipment that inspire curiosity, encourage imagination and support children to explore, learn and grow

  • Operating costs, including playground maintenance and gardening supplies to help us provide beautiful and engaging play spaces, plus administration and other resources that benefit the children.

Voluntary donations: $375.00 per term

Every contribution, whatever the amount, can help us create an environment that our children love being part of.