At Waterkloof Pre-primary & aftercare our mission is to provide children with a safe, nurturing, and compassionate environment where they can truly thrive. We believe in fostering holistic growth, cultivating a positive sense of self, a strong foundation of trust and security, and a lasting love for learning and respect for others.
We encouraging an atmosphere that enhances a affirmative self-concept, instills basic moral values, encourages social interaction, and enriches awareness of the natural and cultural world.
We are dedicated to promoting a harmonious, diverse community. Our goal is to support families by offering consistent, convenient, affordable, and high-quality child care.
We believe kids learn best by playing and figuring things out for themselves. We therefor utilize a play-based, child-centered approach to education. Basically, we see play as the real work for kids. They naturally use what they already know to build new ideas while they’re playing. We get things started by creating a stimulating environment with age-appropriate materials and activities that make learning a fun and inspiring process. Our teachers then observe what the kids are doing, talk with them individually to check their thinking, work with them to clarify misunderstandings, and offer different ways to investigate things.
We are committed to providing an uplifting and positive atmosphere for our children and staff; a fun learning experience in a secure, safe, and loving environment.
Spanking or other methods of corporal punishment are never to be used as a means of disciplining student. This no spanking policy extends to parents with their own children.
We are striving to achieve the greatest levels of excellence in childcare and education being highly professional, innovative, creative, efficient, and effective.
We are dedicated to building strong, healthy relationships with each other, our children & their families, along with the community through communication and understanding of the cultures around us.
The curriculum that we implement incorporates research-based skills into playful activities to support children’s development with an emphasis on playful learning through engaging games, projects, and hands-on activities. It facilitates development across all essential domains: language and literacy, cognitive skills, gross and fine motor skills, social-emotional growth, and practical life skills. Our curriculum aligns with the guidelines from the Gauteng Department of Education that state specific developmental standards.
years in service
classrooms
large playgrounds
students class limit
We like to work and play in attractive surroundings so our buildings are clean, relatively tidy and pleasing to the eye. We strive to provide a clean, safe and educational environment for young children.
Currently, we have four spacious class rooms that is vibrantly decorated with age-appropriate educational materials to aid and encourage learning. The classrooms are equipped with ample seating around child-friendly tables in the work area, a carpet for circle time, cubicles for personal belongings, a theme and art showcase board, teacher’s table, theme table and a white board for the Grade Rs.
We have two large, spacious playgrounds –
one at the front, and another at the back of the property.
The outdoor environments are large, have colourful gardens and a variety of activities. The open spaces allows for various activities – from group games to individual exploration. It is here that the little ones hone their gross motor skills during play time. The playground equipment helps to improve coordination, strength and critical thinking. Teachers sometimes organize outdoor lessons or activities on the playground, making learning fun and interactive.
The facility had been successfully operating for more than 15 years at the time of acquisition. Originally situated near Brooklyn Mall, a strategic decision was made in 2000 to relocate to the current premises on Milner Street. This property was specifically chosen for its superior location directly across from Waterkloof Primary School. This pivotal move allowed for the expansion of services, resulting in the establishment of a well-positioned aftercare centre serving the primary school children in the afternoons.
