Early Childhood

At Riverton Primary Campus we provide a nurturing and inclusive learning environment that supports the holistic development of young children. We emphasize play-based learning, recognizing the importance of hands-on exploration, creativity, and social interaction in early learning experiences. 

We use evidence-based programs, tailored to meet the individual needs and developmental stages of our students. Our dedicated and experienced staff foster a child-centered curriculum that promotes critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a love for lifelong learning. Collaborative partnerships with families are highly valued, as they play a vital role in a child’s development.

The Early Years Learning Framework is a national framework for all early childhood educators ensuring that children in all early childhood education and care settings experience quality teaching and learning. The Early Years Framework (EYLF) describes childhood as a time of belonging, being and becoming.

• Belonging- Acknowledging children’s interdependence with others and the basis of relationships in defining identities. Belonging shapes who children are and who they become.
• Being- Recognising the here and now in children’s lives. The early childhood years are not solely preparation for the future but also about the present.
• Becoming- Reflects the process of change in children’s identities, knowledge, understandings, capabilities, skills and relationships.

The EYLF has a specific emphasis on play-based learning and recognises the importance of communication and language (including early literacy and numeracy) and social and emotional development. Purposeful play is a powerful medium for learning and helps children make sense of their world. Play is an important part of your child’s first years of life because it helps the ‘wiring’ of your child’s brain. Children need opportunities to choose from a wide variety of activities, materials and equipment that will stimulate, challenge and involve them in interesting tasks. The modelling and explicit teaching of social skills will help develop the children’s self-awareness and self-control.

Outdoor Learning Area

At Riverton Primary we understand that Outdoor learning has a positive impact on teachers and students. Learning outdoors supports curriculum delivery in a variety of areas and has positive impacts for children – it works on their intrinsic motivation for learning, provides enjoyable lessons, increases creativity, and activates thinking outside the box.  It improves children’s health and wellbeing, social skills and behaviour, and has been proven to encourage better attendance, teamwork and engagement. Our outdoor learning area provides a wide range of experiences for our students throughout the year.