Centre Policies
For more information regarding policies, please visit the DECD Policies and Procedures webpage for Early Childhood Services.
Nutrition Policy
At Dorothy Hughes Kindergarten our aim is to encourage healthy eating practices and to teach children about healthy foods. We always practice safe eating and healthy hygiene. Suitable foods for your child to bring to Kindy are: Fresh/dried fruits, Fresh vegetables, raw or cooked (we discourage raw carrot for safety reasons), cheeses, boiled eggs, breads and sandwiches with healthy fillings, fruit loaf, rice cakes, savoury muffins etc. We are an allergy aware Kindergarten so we ask parents not to supply their child with peanut butter or nutella products or anything that may contain traces of nuts. Fresh filtered drinking water is always available.
Food and Nutrition Policy(Adobe PDF, 62 KB)
Sunsmart Policy
Our aim is to protect the children against the harmful ultraviolet rays that exist all year round (even in colder weather). All children are therefore required to wear a hat when playing in the outside area's. Wide brimmed hats or legionnaires are preferable. During the hot weather, parents are asked to apply sunscreen to their children before attending kindy. Children who attend a full day session will have sunscreen reapplied during the day by staff members. Please ensure that your child does not come to Kindy with a sleeveless top in warmer weather.
Sunsmart Policy (Adobe PDF, 90 KB)
Pickup Policy
Parents are asked to contact the Kindy if they are delayed or are unable to pick up their children and to inform staff if someone else will be picking up their child. Adults who are unknown to Kindergarten staff will be asked for identification before staff will allow them to pick up a child. Staff will not send a child home with a person who is unknown to them or who is not on the pick up list provided with enrolment forms.
Behaviour Support Policy
At Dorothy Hughes Kindergarten we believe everybody has the right to feel safe. We offer a play based program that is suited to each child's age and individual needs. We value caring, honesty, trust, integrity, responsibility and risk taking. We work at building a safe, relaxed and happy atmosphere that encourages children to develop the confidence to 'have a go.' We believe a sense of wellbeing and a healthy self esteem are very important to learning. Children are given plenty of time to practise skills in real life and in play settings. We focus on social skills and we respect and value each other's differences and cultural backgrounds.
Behaviours we encourage are:
- Respecting and caring for self, others and their belongings and property.
- Sharing.
- Cooperating with routines and requests.
- Being polite.
- Joining in activities.
- Being friendly.
- Listening.
- Helping.
- Using language that is appropriate and non offensive.
- Peace loving behaviour.
We maximise positive behaviour by:
- Listening to feelings.
- Praising effort.
- Praising appropriate behaviours.
- Staff and families sharing responsibility and working together.
- Being consistent.
- Creating a safe environment.
- Staff modelling appropriate behaviour.
- Dealing with behaviour in a positive way.
- Helping children achieve success.
- Accepting that children, at times may feel a range of emotions and helping them to express their feelings in a safe way.
- Providing opportunities to take risks and problem solve.
- Teaching children rules and routines using pictures, songs, plays, books and puppets on a regular basis to reinforce expectations.
- Providing opportunities for talking and asking questions.
- Being fair and patient.
- Providing plenty of choice of activities that cater for different interests, cultures and ability levels.
