One Step Up Childcare view families as the child’s first and most influential educators and therefore we believe that families should be the root of our program. We work in partnership with families, valuing their knowledge, culture, and role in the lives of their children, ensuring every child feels supported and understood in their learning journey to ensure consistency and continuity.
We celebrate the rich diversity of our community by embracing and respecting all cultures, languages, and traditions. Our centre is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all children, families, and staff feel welcomed and valued, ensuring that differences are not just accepted, but celebrated.
The safety and well-being of our children are paramount. We are dedicated to creating a nurturing, secure, and safe environment where children can explore, grow, and learn with confidence. Our approach is guided by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, where we view children as capable, curious, and creative individuals. We provide an environment that fosters inquiry, exploration, and collaboration, encouraging children to take an active role in their learning.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We recognise their enduring connection to the land, waters, and community and incorporate this understanding into our practices and teachings, paying respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
We understand the profound significance of the first five years of life and honour that responsibility in all that we do. We recognise these early years as a foundation for future learning and development, ensuring that every interaction and experience supports the holistic growth of each child.
What makes us special is our commitment to provide each child with an unprecedented level of individual care, quality education, and genuine love, all of which are guided by our core values.
At One Step Up Childcare we extend well beyond just providing a safe and caring environment for our children. We believe that innovation drives development in our little ones. By exposing our children to a variety of different experiences and activities, we help them take pride in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. This commitment to quality early learning helps us ensure each child’s best start to life.
Our collaborative approach encourages diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child feels accepted and develops the ability to think, imagine and play freely as they start their life’s journey.
Most importantly, our commitment to integrity to our children and parents is ensured in our promise to apply high ethical standards every day through the use of National Regulations and Laws.
Our mission is to ensure a sustainable future for our children and through continuous improvement, we strive to be better tomorrow than we are today.
OSU participates in caring for our environment and promotes sustainable practices through educating and working with the children, families and wider community.
Learning about sustainability s
Our mission is to ensure a sustainable future for our children and through continuous improvement, we strive to be better tomorrow than we are today.
OSU participates in caring for our environment and promotes sustainable practices through educating and working with the children, families and wider community.
Learning about sustainability starts with everyday practice.
Babies and toddlers can begin by watching adults model these behaviours and they may learn through song or rhyme as educators verbalise what they are doing.
As children develop awareness and understanding, they begin to reason why practices are needed and to understand the impact that their actions have on the planet.
Sustainable practices are embedded in the children’s daily routine and in their day-to-day activities, these may include:
Sustainable practices are embedded in the children’s daily routine and in their day-to-day activities, these may include:
Here at One Step Up Childcare, children are given endless opportunities to explore the exciting fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).
Children are always curious and eager to solve problems. This is why we have implemented STEAM into our curriculum to encourage children to design, create, test, observe and experiment while they connect to real world problems and explore a range of open-ended materials to problem solve. STEAM encourages children to be imaginative and innovative in a collaborative environment with space to investigate a problem over an extended period of time. This allows them opportunities to engage in sustained shared thinking.