BIG FAT SMILE acknowledges that learning begins at birth.

Children start learning from birth. That’s why we call all of our early education centres community preschools.

Children’s learning is dynamic, complex and holistic. Physical, social, emotional, personal, spiritual, creative, cognitive, and linguistic aspects of learning are all intricately interwoven and interrelated. *

We believe in play based learning:
A context for learning through which children organise and make sense of their social worlds, as they engage actively with people, objects and representations.*

We believe in active learning environments:
An active learning environment is one in which children are encouraged to explore and interact with the environment to make (or construct) meaning and knowledge through experiences, social interactions and negotiations with others. In an active learning environment, educators play a crucial role by encouraging children to discover deeper meanings and make connections among ideas and between concepts, processes and representations. This requires educators to be engaged with children’s emotions and thinking.*

At Big Fat Smile we add in the extras like beautifully designed natural environments (we’re sector leaders) and our ‘one of a kind’ creative outreach program with guest artists, storytellers, circus performers, face painters, elite athletes and musicians all playing their part alongside highly qualified educators.

Neuroscience shows that optimal brain development is dependent on early experience. That’s why we do what we do. Best practice. Best quality education. Best brains.

And we don’t send them to ‘big’ school unprepared either. We get each child steady on their feet and ready to take that next important step – http://www.transitiontoschool.com.au/

*Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia