Casino Public School Djanangmum Preschool is a Department of Education (DoE) Aboriginal Designated Preschool. The preschool caters for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal children the year before school. We are licensed to have 20 children attend per day. We provide a five-day per fortnight program. This enables us to offer each child the required 15hrs for 40 weeks per year. The
preschool operates during NSW school terms and is closed during school holidays and staff professional development days. Djanangmum Preschool has a dedicated and experienced team of Educators and Support Staff who work together to create a stimulating and caring environment that encourages experimentation, exploration and self-discovery. We value the importance of play-based learning and present a wide range of experiences that follows the children’s interests, are active and meaningful to them and incorporate independent choice as well as opportunities for interactions with others. Our experiences, environments and interactions reflect the national Early Years Learning Framework for early childhood services promoting children as capable and competent learners within their life and community. Your child will interact with and explore indoor and outdoor environments and will be provided with endless opportunities to interact with peers and educators. We have several times a day when we all come together as a group for yarning time, to share stories, songs and to help plan their learning projects. At Djanangmum Preschool we value the importance of active exploration during the day balanced with more quieter and relaxed times. After lunch time a rest and relaxation period is encouraged where children choose quiet activities or rest on individual mattresses. This is a time for listening to stories and restful music, reading books and quiet individual and independent activities. We value and encourage the support of our families and community within the preschool and value the diversity that enriches our community. Parents and families are asked to contribute to learning projects and comment on their child’s learning journeys. Our program encompasses Aboriginal ways of learning and perspectives. We value the partnerships that develop between families and our community. We strive to establish a strong sense of belonging.
