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Junior Einsteins Shell Heights – Coming Soon
All-New Early Learning Centre in Shell Heights
Junior Einsteins is very excited to announce their brand new state-of-the-art, early learning centre currently under construction within the Dunmore Estate (Shell Heights), opening 2023.
Junior Einsteins is a family-owned and operated early learning service who, over the past 16 years, have built upon their connections within the community to establish and maintain a family-like environment for children and families to feel safe, secure and supported.
Junior Einsteins is passionate about early learning and care, and by drawing upon their philosophy and strong values they have been successful in establishing early learning spaces, now adding a third location. Emerging from their philosophy, effective programs and knowledge, Junior Einsteins have set a foundation for their newly built service.
"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think"
- Albert Einstein
If you have any questions about our new centre, want to join our waitlist or enrol into this new service please let us know! We cannot wait to hear from you!
A Sneak Peek at our New Shell Heights Centre!
Junior Einsteins Nurturing Centre - Shell Heights has been under construction since mid-2021, and we are excited to start to see our vision of this centre come to life! Shell Heights is a state-of-the-art childcare facility that is innovative and creative; standing out from the rest of the centres in the Illawarra!
Junior Einsteins – Shell Heights is a purpose-built centre catering to children from 0 – 6 years old. This centre will operate Monday – Friday, from 6:30am to 6:30pm, 52 weeks per year (closed on Public Holidays).
Although our Junior Einsteins philosophies, practices and principles are upheld and embedded by all educators across all three centres, our new Shell Heights centre offers new opportunities and elements that differ from Junior Einsteins Blackbutt and Flinders:
Junior Einsteins Shell Heights is a 123-place centre which is divided into four separate indoor rooms based upon the ages of children:
- From 6 weeks up to 2 years
- From 18 months up to 3 years
- From 2.5 years up to 4 years
- From 3.5 - up to 6 years
Each age group has its own state of the art outdoor environment which has been carefully tailored and created with their individual learning and capabilities in mind. We have ensured that each of the environments have opportunities for the children to explore and be challenged. Each outdoor environment shows our appreciation for natural resources and the balanced relationship between man-made and natural elements.
Aside from the brand-new outdoor environment that we have for the children to explore, Junior Einsteins Shell Heights also contains a number of extra-curricular rooms to further extend upon children’s learning as a part of their everyday learning!
- Science lab: Our science lab provides opportunities for our budding scientists to experiment and explore! The children have opportunities to conduct a variety of activities in small or large groups! Our science lab contains all the materials the child need including a variety of measuring equipment, protective clothing and ingredients to conduct a variety of reactions and explosions!
- Children’s kitchen: The kitchen is perfect for our little cooks and chefs to master some new skills and recipes! Our kitchen has been built at appropriate heights with all the utensils we could ever want! Our kitchen will allow for children to build on their knowledge of healthy eating as well as the development of a variety of self-help skills.
- Art room: Our art room is the perfect environment for children’s creativity and imagination to grow! We have all the available resources and textiles needed for our growing artists to explore various ways to express themselves!
- Library: Our library will be stocked with all the favourite stories as well as new texts to support the children’s literacy development. The library will also be a multifunctional room that we can use for other purposes including small functions and group project activities.
We are excited to see Junior Einsteins Shell Heights come together and offer a variety of new opportunities for the children and families. Fill out our waitlist below to learn more about Junior Einsteins Shell Heights and become a part of the Junior Einsteins family!
Stay tuned for updates and see the videos of our progress below:
Meet Our Director: Nhi
My name is Nhi and I am excited to be the Nominated Supervisor for our Junior Einsteins – Shell Heights centre. I have been a part of the Junior Einsteins team since 2014, taking upon various roles such as Primary Educator and most recently, our network Educational Leader at Blackbutt and Flinders. This year, I am thrilled to be taking upon this new role and supporting the start up of our long awaited Shell Heights centre. Along with our Shell Heights team, I am excited to strengthen our connections with the children and work closely with all our families.
Strong Partnerships
I strongly believe that parents are children’s first teachers, and therefore, it is vital for us as educators to work collaboratively with families to achieve each child’s best interests. I believe that open communication is essential and a vital skill within the early childhood profession.
Empowerment
It is crucial within our role as educators to empower children by acknowledging their voices and ensure that they have opportunities to be heard. We recognise all children as confident and independent individuals, and we greatly value their unique contributions that they offer.