Celebrating over 30 Years of Nurturing Curious Minds in Brisbane’s West
| Enrolment Offers for 2025 have Commenced for Wait Listed Families |
| Enrolment Offers for 2025 have Commenced for Wait Listed Families |
With over 30 years of experience, Jamboree Community Kindergarten (JCK) is a welcoming inclusive space designed to nurture, support and help each child thrive. Located within the leafy natural setting of Jamboree Heights, in close proximity to surrounding suburbs of Fig Tree Pocket, Chapel Hill, Kenmore, Mt Ommaney, Jindalee, Middle Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks and Oxley, JCK is recognised for its excellence in education, teaching, sustainability and community. This purpose built facility is also conveniently located right next to Jamboree Heights State School. JCK was born from a desire to create an inspiring and evolutionary learning environment and we are excited to offer this to your family too. Come and meet us and our team of wonderful educators and see our curated play-based learning environments.
The word kindergarten translates into garden for children. JCK is the perfect ‘garden for children’ as they interact with nature as they play, plant a range of vegetables each year, nurture, explore, observe and discover in their own playground (garden) and have access to the local bush and creek for the popular bush-kindy program. The kindergarten is purpose built and well-resourced with the natural environment in mind. JCK provides your family with highly professional long serving educators who are committed to the best educational outcome for each child.
Kindergarten Excellence
NEW FUNDING CHANGES
Now more affordable than ever in 2024
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NEW FUNDING CHANGES Now more affordable than ever in 2024 Enquire today
Open afternoon coming soon - WEDNESDAY 5TH JUNE 2024 - 3.00pm - 4.30pm
Our Proud History
Our name “Jamboree” means meeting place. The line of happy children under the big bright sun is our logo. For over 30 years, we have been proudly growing curious minds across the Centenary Suburbs and West Brisbane.
Our Sustainability Focus
Sustainability is a key focus in the national curriculum. At JCK , children are actively involved and connected with our sustainable practices through our worm farms, compost bins, a rainwater tank used for water-play in the playground and solar panels on the roof and integrated curriculum.
Our Bush Kindy Program
Our stunning and richly rewarding natural surrounds and adjacent parkland has given JCK the opportunity to establish a unique Bush Kindy Program. With the help of our local councillor and Brisbane City Council, our program actively supports children to connect with the environment in a safe and supported way.
Meet Our Teachers
With a dedicated team of long-serving passionate educators, learn why Jamboree Community Kindergarten is rated as ‘Exceeding’ the National Quality Standard by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority.
Hear From Parents
Discover why families thrive at Jamboree Community Kindergarten and why parents trust and connect with the amazing team of professional educators and community spirit.
Age-level Learning
Our programs are curated for emphasise of learning through play which supports our centre philosophy. Discover the many ways we support appropriate level of engagement for your little ones. a place to explore, discover, engage and play.
Play is a child’s work
Children learn as part of
a collaborative process
Children are competent
and capable
Top Benefits of a Community Kindergarten
Not for Profit purpose – any profit is reinvested to benefit the children – not paid to commercial owners or shareholders.
Strength of Service - Managed by the parents of children attending which strengthens the community investment in the service. Each family becomes a member of the Association.
Reflect Community Values - Community kindergartens can make decisions that reflect their community – which is exactly how Jamboree Community Kindergarten came to be. A community minded group of parents recognised the need for a quality kindergarten in the area and invested a lot of time, effort, and personal financial guarantees to make it happen. A place where connections, relationships, and networks for families are fostered.
Parental Leadership Excellence - Parents have the opportunity to give back to the community by volunteering to help with any jobs that can contribute to or by joining the Management Committee. This is an amazing opportunity for parents to make a direct impact and difference to their children’s lives from the very beginning of their education. The is an exceptional opportunity for parents to volunteer – to proudly contribute to their community – to ensure an effectively run centre for the year that their child attends and to ensure kindergarten excellence is available for the community for future generations.
Grow their creative confidence
Everyday at Jamboree Community Kindergarten is an opportunity for your child to embrace a new challenge. Through hands-on learning, your child is more likely to remain engaged and to build upon their creative problem-solving skills.
Children learn through play at JCK. They are supported and encouraged to play freely. We also believe that children learn not in isolation, but as part of a collaborative process with adults, their peers, resources and their physical environment.
New kindy funding reform package for Queensland
From 2024, Queensland is introducing a new kindy funding model to give every child a great start. Kindergarten, known as kindy, is a part-time educational program for children in the year before Prep. Kindy is 15 hours per week, or a total of 30 hours a fortnight, 40 weeks per year and is free for Queensland children attending a government-approved kindergarten program from 1 January 2024.
Weekly themes
Our yearly program consists of weekly themes and activities, so your child has something new to anticipate with each week and share relevant and meaningful cultural and educational knowledge.
Age-level learning
Our programs are curated for kindergarten specific age groups, so every lesson offers the appropriate level of engagement for your little ones.
Inspired environment
Jamboree Community Kindergarten evolved from our dream to create an inspiring and evolutionary learning environment for our own young family and we are excited to offer this to your family too.
Keep their growing minds engaged
