Life Ready, School Ready Program
At Keen Kiddies, school readiness is about more than letters and numbers. Our Life Ready, School Ready program supports children’s social, emotional, physical and academic development through play-based learning, guided experiences and everyday routines.
Designed for Junior Preschool and Senior Preschool, the program helps children build confidence, independence, communication skills and a strong sense of belonging as they prepare for big school and beyond.
Junior Preschool
For children aged 3.5 to 4 years, our Junior Preschool program focuses on confidence, communication, social skills, emotional development, independence and early learning through play.
Senior Preschool
For children aged 4 to 5 years, our Senior Preschool program builds on these foundations through group learning, school readiness experiences, project-based learning and stronger independence.
Belonging, Identity and Wellbeing
Children build a strong sense of self through positive relationships, emotional awareness, mindfulness and everyday routines that support confidence.
Connection and Contribution
Children explore the world around them through group experiences, sustainability, community connections and project-based learning.
Social Development and Positive Relationships
Children practise sharing, turn-taking, communication, empathy, resilience and positive relationships with educators and peers.
Healthy Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Children take part in physical activity, nutrition learning, outdoor play and healthy daily habits.
Creative Arts and Dramatic Play
Children explore imagination, self-expression, role play, music, movement, art and creative projects.
Literacy and Language
Children are introduced to early literacy, language, numeracy, STEM, problem-solving and school-based routines in age-appropriate ways.
WORKSHOPS
Our Senior Preschool children take part in weekly workshops designed to support key school readiness skills in small group settings.
Fine Motor Skills
Focuses on the development of children’s hand eye coordination skills, hand muscle and midline development and pencil grip through play-based interactive weekly experiences. Through creating a workshop that encompasses these four main areas will allow for the educators to assist the children in reaching their fine motor goals.
Numbers Workshop
Focuses on incorporating numeracy areas such as counting by rote, identifying numbers, numbers in written and objective form. This workshop builds the basic mathematical concepts to assist on their mathematical learning journey.
Letters Workshop
Focuses on the following early literacy learning areas of letter recognition, phonological awareness, language expression, rhyming and recognition of upper and lower case. This workshop is the foundation of children’s development into reading and writing as they progress through their education journey.
STEM Workshop
This workshop stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. During this time the children will be introduced to science concepts, technology, engineering, and mathematical concepts as well as measurement, space, statistics, probability, hypothesising and sequencing which will be demonstrated through an exciting play-based group.
Name Recognition Workshop
As a child’s name is the foundation for their sense of identity, this workshop assists children in identifying their whole name in written form, understanding its phonological awareness, individual letter recognition and being able to write their name identifiably. Through working alongside the children during this time will create a stronger sense of belonging within themselves.
see our preschool program in action
Visit Keen Kiddies to learn more about our Life Ready, School Ready program and how we support children as they prepare for big school.
WHY IT MATTERS?
Prepare children for more than the classroom.
School readiness is not just about academic skills. It is also about helping children feel confident separating from family, communicating their needs, joining group experiences, following routines, building friendships and managing emotions.
At Keen Kiddies, we support children to grow as capable learners who feel ready for school and ready for life.