The children’s program is designed to promote the whole development of the child - that is the educational, social and linguistic, emotional and physical.  At Oakhill, we work towards fostering and developing these areas in children through the implementation of the Australian and Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks.  Our program allows for the learning styles and abilities of all children.  We believe that young children learn best by doing, so we provide a balance between structured and informal, child initiated and adult supported experiences in which the children may use a range of equipment and materials both in and outdoors.

Our program is also interest based and if an activity is a great success we will often extend on this experience to further explore the learning potential of the children. Alternatively, if something is not enjoyed as much as we hoped, we may not continue to offer this experience or may alter it in accordance to the children’s needs.   Our program encourages the voice of the children, as well as family involvement.  We encourage spontaneous learning which stems from either the child’s ideas, interests or a special skill/interests families wish to share.