100 years of excellence

By Tracey Woodford – Educational Director   We used the 100 years of Excellence grant to purchase a classroom set of high-quality wet weather gear. It was our intention to remove any potential obstacles (including negative feelings) in children’s attendance of...

By Kathy Schreiber We at Goodstart Rosebud Boneo Rd kindergarten will be forever thankful for the grant we received from AGECS. Our service supports many vulnerable families and children within our community for whom sensory regulation can be challenging in their...

By Susan Franco What we have observed is that many children living in a post COVID world has not been easy. For many children the COVID pandemic has identified that they have experienced unprecedented disruption, and this has been demonstrated through varying degrees...

By Tanya Wilkinson At our service NCC Early Learners in Buderim, we used the grant money to learn about programming through the use of robots, exploring simple algorithms and planning steps to move the robot to a pre-determined space. We were able to use the robots...

By Louise Triglone   We obtained a yearly subscription to online learning platform with Early Childhood Australia Hub for our service Jack and Jill Kindergarten in Berowra. Being online meant that we had the flexibility to do the training at our own pace; it was...

By Connie Goh (Educational Leader) The grant that we received from AGECS has helped us to further support and engage with people who live within our community. With the new Street Library and Street Pantry installed just outside of our service, our children, families,...

By Hannah Fruin The aim of our Connecting to Country and Community project was to enhance our existing programs which support children’s relationship with the land on which we live and learn every day. A large part of the planned funding spending was to acquire...

By Tessa McGovack The 100 years of excellence grants funded our purchase of a ‘withdrawal hub’ for children who find the stimulation of the room challenging for our service WSU Early Learning Penrith. Our preschool room has several children who find the environment...

By Leanne Mits This project enabled elements of the kindergarten’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to be realised. Specifically, the project enabled us to engage with and build an ongoing relationship with a local Aboriginal woman, to support, first hand, the...

By Laura Pearce Our project enabled us to make a real and meaningful connection with a local First Nations educator. The learning undertaken in one workshop was enormous for both educators and children. Robina Scott Kindergarten is a parent managed sessional...

By Karen Anderson At Balnarring Kindergarten, we used the funds to assist in funding the Little Long Walk October 2022. This involved the preschool working with the local primary school, Catholic school, and early learning centre. We contacted Essendon Football club...

By Carolyn Hooker My name is Carolyn Hooker and I am the 4- year-old kindergarten teacher at Nathalia Community Early Learning Centre. We applied for the 100 years of excellence grant to partially fund the Implementation of a Bush Kinder Program. With the money from...