Early Years Centre
Your child’s early development lays the foundation for future learning. The Early Years Centre is where children gain the input and validation that they require to build self-esteem and where they acquire their first social skills.
Your child’s early development lays the foundation for future learning. The Early Years Centre is where children gain the input and validation that they require to build self-esteem and where they acquire their first social skills.
Most importantly, they also begin to develop their first taste of basic mathematical and reading skills – not just through exposure to words, letters, pictures, and numbers, but predominantly through play. In fact, the more a preschool has to offer in terms of play equipment – whether in the form of climbing frames, dress-up corners for fantasy play, sensory trays, or arts and crafts materials – the more your child’s learning and imagination will be stimulated.
Our Early Years Centre has been constructed according to this principle. The Centre features nine classrooms overlooking the sports fields, a purpose-built hall, and an undercover outdoor play area, providing protection from both inclement weather and strong sunshine. We have appointed teaching assistants, so that our teachers are able to give every student the attention they require at this important developmental stage and provide physical assistance as the students get to grips with tasks like cutting and drawing. Our EYC students are also accommodated in our state-of-the-art Aquatic Centre with a Learn to Swim pool.
Security is a priority and, to this end, parents may accompany their children through a secure entrance before reaching the classrooms. As with all areas within the Steyn City complex, children are taught in an environment that encourages tolerance and acceptance, cultivates curiosity, and aims to develop a sense of wonder that will translate into an immediate love of learning.
EYC crest – Symbolic meaning
The sun, moon, and stars are the scientific fundamentals that enable life on earth. They represent the universe in totality – limitless in scale and potential.
They form the subject matter of many children’s books and stories in all cultures and they are a source of dreaming and fascination for any young mind: what are the sun and stars made of? How did astronauts get to the moon and what did they find there? This sense of limitlessness forms the foundation for any young mind to explore with a sense of confidence and creativity.
