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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.

Our 4-year-old Grasshopper group participates in a twice-weekly 3-hour Mandarin program which includes games, songs and other activities.


3 Year-Old Program

Bumblebees 2025

  • 22 places available

  • 13.5 funded hours

  • Wednesday and Fridays 8.30am-3.15pm


4 Year-Old Program

Grasshoppers 2025

  • 22 places available

  • 15 funded hours

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am-1.30pm

  • Extended hours program available


Grasshoppers - Optional Extended Hours Program

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1:30pm - 3:15pm

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


Fees

In 2025, Cara Armstrong Kindergarten will continue to participate in the Victorian Government’s ‘Free Kinder Scheme.’ However, this funding does not fully cover the costs of delivering the high-quality program we strive to offer our children. To help bridge this gap, we kindly ask families to make a voluntary donation. These contributions are essential in ensuring the kindergarten can maintain our program, including the same level of resourcing and incursions and inclusions (e.g. regular sport/music/dance programs).

Voluntary donations: $375 per term

Extended hours program fees, optional (Grasshoppers only): $950 per term

We appreciate your support in helping us provide the best possible early learning experience for our children.