Parents know three-year-olds can be fiercely independent, which we wholeheartedly support by offering self-help opportunities each day, such as making and putting away beds, washing hands, cleaning up after play and meals and more. Encouraging play such as dress-up in our imaginative play areas, allowing time for children to master the skills of putting on and off items, is supported, as this ultimately helps with fine-motor skills and even toilet training.

We also work with our little scholars to understand and name their emotions, as well as recognise and empathise with the emotions of their friends. And our three-year-olds need some time to themselves, our studios have a ‘calm down’ space children can access when they have identified certain feelings that warrant a visit to that space for them, with comfy seating, cushions, blankets, yoga mats, and books to cosy up with.

There’s also a focus on moving the body and gaining confidence in their physical awareness such as walking, jumping and running with coordination, climbing and throwing items with distributed weight and keeping balance. We support children in developing these skills with age-appropriate obstacle course structures, encourage climbing and navigating physical structures and explore group games that include various levels of agility, speed, co-ordination and timing. Bush kinder also provides physical awareness in children as they navigate uneven grounds, natural climbing structures and wide open spaces that encourage spatial awareness. Gaining large motor skills assists in building fine motor skills, necessary as children move closer to entering prep.

Little Scholars provide fantastic extra-curricular programs, which include bush kinder, but also music and dance classes, sports, swimming lessons, and more. We will also teach them to be environmental warriors, as at Little Scholars, we take our environmental commitment very seriously, and we believe in instilling these values in the younger generation.

Most importantly, our three-year-olds learn through play. In everything they do, we encourage and are inspired by their adventurous spirits and intuitive instincts for discovery. We foster their imagination and discovery with endless resources and creative play opportunities.