Alderley Kindergarten & Preschool

I adore this Kindi and I am so grateful that our little girl had two years here. She is coming to the end of her second year here and I feel sad for her that her time here is nearly over. She has always been treated with the utmost kindness and support, she has flourished here from a very shy girl to a confident girl ready to go to Prep class. My little girl goes to Goodstart Stafford Daycare from Monday to Wednesday and to the Kindi Thursday and Friday. I would happily have sent my child to the Kindi for 5 days if it was an available option. The contrast between the Kindi and the Daycare is palpable, I don't convey the comparison to denigrate the Daycare since they have also provided us a service for which I am very much grateful. However, the difference between the Daycare and the Kindi is palpable with the Kindi being a much better environment. My child always wants picking up early from the Goodstart Daycare but is always reluctant to leave Kindi no matter what time I go for her, she ushers me out in the morning and always wants to stay longer in the evening. She loves her teachers and gets excited at any opportunity to update them with whatever is important to her, she is currently excited to tell all her teachers about her wobbly teeth. Over two years the other children at the Kindi have always been polite, well behaved and frankly delightful. They all seem very happy, I do not ever recall seeing a sullen or disengaged child here. At the Daycare some of the kids are horrors and for most drop-offs the noise and chaos leave my nerves on edge. I believe the children’s good behavior at the Kindi is partly of product of the spacious, green environment but predominately it is a result of the fact that the teachers have high expectations of the children and they assuredly, provide a consistent, energetic level of authority paired with an obvious affection for the children.