Safety First
The room promotes play and safe explorations essential to a young enquiring minds, as well as comfort and lots of cuddles.
Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self assured.
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning.
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different times; all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents/guardian and/or Educare practitioner.
A Non Profit Preschool based in central Polokwane. We follow a Christian ethos. This 'Christian ethos' is the heartbeat of our school and comes from the biblical understanding of God as the source of life and love. This dignifies human life and gives all people the capacity to reflect God's goodness and beauty. At our school we aim to provide your child with a positive introduction and continuation into a school environment: one with lots of individual attention and praise; a place they can learn through discovery at their own pace; opportunities to experience new things and to learn social skills and build friendships which are meaningful.
Our goal in providing quality child care for your child is to provide a safe, nurturing and learning environment.
The room promotes play and safe explorations essential to a young enquiring minds, as well as comfort and lots of cuddles.
Teaching and learning are closely monitored and dedicated, qualified personnel used.
Staff encourage the children in all areas of independence such as toileting, eating and dressing.
Each class has a qualified practitioner leading the class, with a teacher assistant and together, they plan and provide a safe, caring, educational and fun environment for you child.
Each class has a qualified practitioner leading the class, with a teacher assistant and together, they plan and provide a safe, caring, educational and fun environment for you child
The staff at Oakwood Academy are carefully chosen to ensure your child receives the best standard of care and education during their time here at the school. Practitioners are selected for their experience and caring attitudes towards young children. All our practitioners are committed to providing equality of opportunity. Children's individual needs are well met by our caring and considerate practitioners, who take valuable time in getting to know the child and their family.
The staff team comprises of a mix of both mature and younger staff, all who are valued and play an active role in the day to day effective running of the school.
The language of instruction in the preschool in English.
The baby unit is designed for both babies and toddlers and aims to provide a secure, happy and comfortable environment for this age group. The baby room is carefully equipped for all those important early years.
This group offers your child a stimulating and safe environment in which to grow and develop curiosity, co-ordination and physical abilities, amongst caring and experienced practitioners.
This group offers your child the opportunity to develop in a stimulating, rich and varied environment. Children can learn in a safe and secure area.
We feel the ladder of education can never be secure unless the first rung is firmly placed. For this pre-school age group the class is designed to provide a stimulating exciting environment for children to continue to develop as individuals, all in preparation for Grade R.
We feel the ladder of education can never be secure unless the first rung is firmly placed. For this pre-school age group the class is designed to provide a stimulating exciting environment for children to continue to develop as individuals, all in preparation for Grade R.
During the school holidays, we do not follow any formal teaching as some children may not be present. So instead we provide a stimulating fun holiday programme for those that are still with us during this period.
We offer an AFTER-CARE and holiday programme, which caters for children already in Pre-primary or another school.
Since in 2020