DINKY DI TERRIGAL BEACH
Welcome to Dinky Di Children’s Learning Centre Terrigal Beach!
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
Dinky Di Terrigal Beach is conveniently located right next to Terrigal Primary School and in close proximity to Terrigal Lagoon and beach. We are a boutique service offering premium early education and care for up to 29 children per day.
Dinky Di Terrigal Beach delivers an extended hours Preschool program to support the needs of working families, and has a dedicated team of Early Education professionals on site to support your child’s transition to school.
With close links to our main feeder school, Terrigal Primary, you can be assured that your child will be well prepared for their first day of Primary school after their time at Dinky DI Terrigal Beach.
In addition to our specialised preschool program, Dinky Di Terrigal Beach delivers Lagoon Learning sessions, a program that is exclusive to us. Please click on the link to learn more about the benefits of Lagoon Learning. Learn more about Lagoon Learning!
Dinky Di Terrigal Beach caters for children aged 2 – 5yrs and is open Monday – Friday from 7:30am – 5:30pm. We look forward to being part of your child’s early learning journey and welcoming you into the Dinky Di family!
what to bring
At Dinky Di Terrigal Beach, we are committed to supporting your child’s independence and life skills development. To aid in this, we ask you to pack a lunch box for your child each day, so they can begin to practice independently managing their food. We will provide Morning and afternoon tea, so you are only required to pack an item for lunch.
To ensure your child’s rest and relaxation needs are met, could you please provide a bottom sheet and a top sheet- cot sheet size fits our beds well. If you would like, you can also include a blanket in the cooler months.
If your child has a special comfort item or dummy, please provide this, labelled. Dummies will be stored in individual dummy pots to maintain health and hygiene requirements.
We enjoy a range of different sensory exploration activities and love to be creative. Sometimes this means we get a little wet or messy! Can you please provide your child with a couple of changes of clothes and underwear, just in case.
We will provide your child with cool drinks throughout the day, morning and afternoon tea, a hat and sunscreen.
Our TEAM
Our Educators are the driving force that enable us to lead the way in the provision of Premium Early Education and Care.
We are lucky to have a team of dedicated Early Education and Care professionals forming the team at Dinky Di Terrigal Beach. Our team are well versed in child development theory and practices, and keep abreast of current trends within the Early childhood education and care industry. They work together to ensure the facilitation of exceptional learning programs for the children and families at Terrigal Beach.
The Team at Terrigal consists of an Early childhood Teacher, Diploma, and Certificate 3 trained Educators, in line with the requirements within the NSW Childrens Services Regulation and Law.
Please contact the centre to schedule a time for your personalised tour, where you will meet the rest of our wonderful team.
A Word From Our Centre Director
“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn”.
I believe in the curiosity approach to children as this aims to give children back their freedom by igniting their natural curiosity and imagination. It aims to create “thinkers and doers” by putting the child at the centre of their own development and education.
Learning through play children learn simple life skills such as making choices for themselves as an individual, doing this also gives the children the opportunity to express themselves freely.
I strongly believe that all children are unique individuals, who each has their own temperament and learning style, I aim to provide opportunities for all children in my care to reach their full potential, whatever that will be while fostering each child’s development and providing them with the best possible opportunities in life, that they will strive as our future leaders and reach their full potentials.