2026 Term 3: Mon 20th July – Fri 18th Sept

Kindy Garden

Kindy Garden Program

For all children turning 5 we offer a Little Kindy Program which is Tuesdays - Thursdays.
Big Kindy is our 5 day program for children who are turning 6.

“We love our children: our teaching is inspired by knowledge of the human being and the love of children. And another love is being built up around us, the love of parents for the true essence of the school. Only within such a community can we work towards a future of humankind able to prosper and withstand.”

— Rudolf Steiner

Kindy Program

In Steiner education, the Kindy years represent a significant developmental threshold. As children move from the earliest years of life towards greater independence, they are forming their relationship with themselves, with others and with the world around them.

Our Kindy Garden is the gentle beginning of the journey into school age— a place where children are tended with care, patience and deep respect for childhood. Each child is given the time and space to grow and unfold at their own pace, held within the warmth and security of gentle daily rhythms.

We honour this important passage without rushing children into formal learning, allowing imagination, purposeful play, movement and imitation to build the foundations for future intellectual, emotional and social development.

Stories, songs, creative expression and meaningful hands-on activities weave through each day, inviting curiosity, wonder and joyful discovery. Children practise kindness and consideration, meet small challenges with growing confidence, and develop a quiet reverence for the natural world. Gratitude and mindfulness are nurtured through daily experiences and simple shared rituals.

We seek to educate the whole child — head, heart and hands — cultivating curiosity, resilience, thoughtful awareness and a lifelong love of learning.

Our dedicated teachers create a warm, nurturing environment, where the richness of the Kindy experience gives children strong roots for lifelong learning and wellbeing.

Little Kindy
Learning through Living

For Preschool Aged Children

Our Little Kindy Program is a 3 day per week - play based Kindy Garten preschool for children turning 5. In Little Kindy, children learn through the joy and rhythm of play. Our days are filled with stories, song, movement, and meaningful practical work that nurture curiosity and cooperation. Through these experiences, children develop the foundations ofsocial and emotional literacy — learning to communicate their needs, listen to others, share, and solve problems with empathy. In play, they practise patience, kindness, and creativity, building the inner confidence and emotional awareness that prepare them for lifelong learning and relationships.

Literacy and numeracy are gently embedded in the rhythm of daily life. 
Through story, song, play, and purposeful activity, children naturally absorb the patterns and language of learning:

  • Rhyming, storytelling, and singing enrich vocabulary, listening, and comprehension — the roots of reading and writing.
  • Counting in circle games and movement builds number awareness, sequencing, and rhythm.
  • Practical tasks like cooking, gardening, and tidying involve sorting, measuring, and comparing — the beginnings of mathematical thinking.
  • Fine motor play with natural materials strengthens the hands and focus for later writing.

In Little Kindy, literacy and numeracy are not separate lessons — they are lived experiences woven through caring for self, others, and the earth.

Big Kindy
Readiness through Purposeful Play

For Kindergarten Aged Children

In Big Kindy, children’s growing capacities are met with richer opportunities for language, pattern, and number. 
The day is still filled with movement, play, and imagination — but these experiences are now more intentional in preparing for the formal learning of Class 1.

  • Oral language grows through storytelling, drama, and conversation, developing comprehension and expressive confidence.
  • Sound awareness is strengthened through rhythmic verse, songs, and word play — key stepping stones toward reading and writing.
  • Pattern, counting, and sequencing games deepen number sense and problem-solving skills.
  • Practical projects such as baking, handcrafts, and nature work reinforce measurement, order, and persistence.
  • Listening, focus, and memory are fostered through daily rhythms and stories — supporting future classroom learning.

Children leave Big Kindy with the curiosity, confidence, and cognitive foundations they need to thrive as emerging readers, writers, and mathematical thinkers.

Children collaboratively create a stone spiral, fostering connection to the land and cultivating wonder through rhythmic, hands-on learning.Children cultivate whole selves through play and rhythm inside Kindlehills warm, light-filled and earth-centred timber classroom.

Our Approach 

Preparing for the Transition to Primary School

Our Kindy program nurtures literacy and numeracy development through awhole-child approach — where children learn with their hands, hearts, and minds engaged.

  • Experiential learning: real-life, sensory-rich experiences form the basis of understanding.
  • Developmentally aligned: skills unfold naturally at each child’s stage of growth.
  • Rhythmic and relational: strong daily and seasonal rhythms support security and memory.
  • Intentional outcomes: each activity supports measurable growth in language, thinking, and number understanding — the building blocks for Class 1 success.

A gentle beginning to lifelong learning

Our Kindy classrooms are joyful, purposeful spaces where early literacy and numeracy take root through meaningful activity and imaginative play. Children develop not only knowledge, but a love of learning — and a deep connection to themselves and the world around them.

Kindy Garden Gallery

We warmly invite you to join us on a tour or upcoming event

The best way to understand Kindlehill Steiner School is to experience it. Visit the school, walk the grounds, meet the teachers and feel the atmosphere for yourself.

Acknowledgement of Country

Kindlehill Steiner School is situated on Dharug and Gundungurra land; we pay respects to the traditional custodians whose cultures and customs continue to nurture this land. We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Truth telling about the impact and legacy of colonisation, a Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a process of Treaty making.

2026 Term Dates

Term 1
Tues 27th Jan – Wed 1st April
Term 2
Mon 20th Apr – Fri 26th June
Term 3
Mon 20th July – Fri 18th Sept
Term 4
Mon 12th Oct – Fri 11 Dec

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