Unley Kindergarten

My nephew’s so rebel that he colours outside the lines. On purpose.
Luckily for parents that send their kids here my nephews an exception, and let me tell you when I picked him up from kindy today he was the only one drawing outside the lines. Ha. Mind you he’s a brilliant drawer.
The kids here are bright and awfully cute. Perhaps this is somewhat testament to the great learning environment that Unley Kindy provides… and good parenting! In fact the parents are friendly, the teachers are great and the kids really seem to be enjoying themselves.
In my sisters case I know one of her initial concerns was that as her son entered into his kindy and primary school years that he would fall under the radar, thus not receiving adequate attention. Thankfully this has not been the case with Unley Kindergarten, and my sister has been kept in the know-​how regarding is learning and development.
One thing that I found especially cute was that Unley Kindergarten also has Greek and Italian mother-​tongue. There is a lot of culture within the premises, which is ever so important in the Australian multicultural society that we live in. It is nice to see. Not to mention that Oxford Terrace is one of the nicest streets in the area. Lucky kids!

I can’t speak highly enough of the Unley Kindergarten and my son’s year at kindergarten was one of my favourites education years so far.
Ann is the Director and has a wealth of experience about young children’s development. She still remembers my son’s name when we see her about the suburbs two years after he was a student there. Quite impressive given the number of children that attend each year.
The kindy is in a heritage house on Oxford Terrace between the Unley council and the Unley oval. Each of the rooms has been converted into a themed play area. There’s a kitchen for staff use and cooking lessons, art and crafts room, music and general area and an office.
Outside you’ll find a huge sandpit with toys (one of my son’s favourite areas), a raised platform/​play area, swings and an outdoor courtyard with tables and chairs and an area displaying that day’s drying artwork.
I attended a few functions here and there were a really lovely group of parents.
Places here are hard to secure, especially given the placement changes from 2012.