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Before school starts

School Ready

Build the foundations before the work gets harder.

Our School Ready program builds the early literacy, numeracy, fine-motor and listening skills children need on their first day of Kindergarten.

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What we cover

The seven school readiness skills

Each session blends these areas through short, hands-on activities suited to a preschool attention span.

A young child holding a pencil with a correct grip while tracing letters

Pencil grip

A comfortable tripod grip and correct letter formation, so writing feels easy rather than tiring.

A preschool child arranging wooden alphabet letters on a table

Alphabet

Recognising and naming letters in both upper and lower case, and matching them to their sounds.

A child counting coloured number counters along a number line

Numbers

Counting with meaning, recognising numerals and understanding quantity, order and simple patterns.

An educator and a child sounding out phonics letter cards together

Phonics

Hearing, blending and segmenting sounds - the foundation for reading in the first year of school.

A child threading beads and using safety scissors at a classroom table

Fine motor skills

Cutting, threading, drawing and hand strength activities that build control for writing.

Young children sitting on a mat listening to a teacher read a picture book

Listening

Following two and three step instructions, sitting for a story and staying with a task.

A young child confidently raising her hand at a classroom table

Classroom confidence

Asking for help, taking turns, joining group activities and settling into classroom routines.

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A short, friendly assessment tells us exactly where your child is now and what they need next.

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