351 Parker Street
 Cootamundra  NSW  2590

Phone: (02) 6942 2276

Cootamundra Centenary Pre-School is a community-based Preschool offering educational programs for 3-5 year olds. Half and full day sessions for 3 year olds, full day sessions for 4 and 5 year olds.

Open hours are 9am to 3 pm   Monday-Friday.

Thinking of enrolling your 3, 4 or 5 year old in Preschool next year? The Cootamundra Centenary Preschool in Parker Street is now taking enrolments for the 2003 school year. The Preschool currently offers half-day sessions for 3 year olds (Monday mornings - 9.30 to 12.30), and full day sessions for 3 year olds (Mondays and Thursdays 9am to 3 pm), and full-day sessions for 4 and 5 year olds on Tuesday to Friday (1 day program - 9.00 to 3.00). Subject to availability, additional sessions for 3 year olds may be created on Monday afternoons from 1pm to 3pm. We also offer occasional care to enrolled children and subject to availability.

A warm, caring environment has been created at the preschool by staff who are highly qualified and experienced, and who work closely together to plan and implement an educational program that is fun, stimulating, balanced and developmentally appropriate. We welcome children with additional needs in our centre. Our play-based curriculum is developed directly from the children's interests and careful observations by staff. We provide activities specifically designed to develop each child's skills, confidence, independence and self-reliance, and in conjunction with the local schools, offer a transition to school program.

We welcome and encourage parent involvement, as we recognise that parents are important partners in their child's education, and that children experience greater success at school when their parents are actively involved in their education. Parents may be involved in service management (as a member of the management committee), attending monthly meetings, participating in classroom activities, fundraising and rosters. We have a regular newsletter which is available to every family.

Cootamundra Centenary Preschool Association Inc has been providing a high quality educational service for families and the community for over thirty years. Two of the educators on duty at any time have university qualifications in teaching and education. All staff have current first aid certificates, and regularly participate in professional development activities. Parents and members of the community manage the Preschool on behalf of the community, and work with the staff to implement the service. This makes the Preschool the only community owned and managed, not-for-profit Preschool in Cootamundra, where all the money raised through fees, fundraising and donations is put straight back into improving the service for the benefit of our community's children. We are funded and fully licensed by the NSW Department of Community Services, and offer fee subsidies to eligible families.

If you are interested in finding out more information about your local preschool, or would like to enrol your child, please contact The Director on (02) 6942 2276.