Phone | 07 3351 2022
Nestled amongst tall leafy trees with beautiful natural outdoor spaces, Willmore Kindergarten & Preschool is a not-for-profit, community-run kindy established in 1970 by the Ferny Hills community who wanted a place for their children to grow and learn.
As you walk through the gate, you will feel how warm and welcoming our space is. It's where individuality is celebrated, children and families are loved, nurtured and heard, and where everyone is accepted. Because of these integral values, children can be passionate learners.
Willmore offers a program where we believe children to be strong, capable and competent. They are great researchers and we work alongside them to learn and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Boasting beautiful natural outdoor spaces for the children to discover and explore in.
We believe it's essential for the their wellbeing and development to be connected to their environment and spend a large proportion of the day outdoors.
The curriculum offered at Willmore is a collaborative venture, negotiated with children and developed by fully qualified early childhood professionals.
Your child is valued and respected as a competent and capable co-contributor in the learning process.
Willmore Kindergarten offers a pre-Prep program for children aged between 3.5 years and 5 years.
Our program runs as two groups;
2 days/week
Mon & Tues, 8am - 3:40pm, or
5 days/fortnight
Thurs & Fri and alt Wed, 8:25am - 2:40pm.
Willmore’s teaching team are passionate about advocating for young children and researching alongside them to learn and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Your child's curiosity, enthusiasm and love of learning will continually be encouraged by staff.
Take a tour of our beautiful kindergarten and fall in love with one of the Hills District's hidden treasures.
Mrs Meinicke is Willmore's dedicated, inspiring and innovative leader who has been with the Kindergarten for 10 years.
"I have always been fascinated by how young children view the world. I love how they make theories about their world and how they accept others without question. I love how they rejoice in things we take for granted every
Mrs Meinicke is Willmore's dedicated, inspiring and innovative leader who has been with the Kindergarten for 10 years.
"I have always been fascinated by how young children view the world. I love how they make theories about their world and how they accept others without question. I love how they rejoice in things we take for granted every day. I love to laugh, sing and create with them. It is a privilege to be able to work with children every day."
Mrs Fox is Willmore's nurturing, engaging and courageous co-educator who has been with the Kindergarten for 15 years.
"I like to help each child shine to their full potential. I strive to fill each child with great self-esteem."
Mrs Jones is Willmore's warm, funny and gentle Special Needs educator who has been with the kindergarten for 6 years.
“As a very young child I naturally gravitated to children. I have always been fascinated by their innocent and fresh perspectives of our world. They really do have amazing little minds and I am motivated to get into their t
Mrs Jones is Willmore's warm, funny and gentle Special Needs educator who has been with the kindergarten for 6 years.
“As a very young child I naturally gravitated to children. I have always been fascinated by their innocent and fresh perspectives of our world. They really do have amazing little minds and I am motivated to get into their thinking. My hope is to make a small difference in each and every child’s life that I have the pleasure in teaching.”
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In 2018, Willmore received $17,500 from the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Stronger Communities Programme as a contribution to our front garden redesign project. Our garden is accessible and safe for all, and a place our community can enjoy.
Willmore Kindergarten & Preschool is currently accepting applications for 2023, 2024 & 2025. In the event of vacancies for the current year,
we will also accept applications for 2022.
WAITING LIST YEARS:
2023(DOB intake 01/07/18 - 30/06/19)
2024 (DOB intake 01/07/19 - 30/06/20)
2025 (DOB intake 01/07/20 - 30/06/21)
2026 (DOB intake 01/07/21 - 30/06/22)
Apply for our waiting list here.
Files coming soon.
9th March & 23 March
Run by Willmore’s parent committee, our playgroup session is for parents/carers with children aged 12 months and up.
Playgroup is a wonderfu...
9th March & 23 March
9am to 11am
An event for past, present and future families and friends to come and explore our beautiful community kindergarten and experience the wonde...
9am to 11am
WAITING LISTS OPEN NOW
Applications are open for the 2023, 2024 & 2025 waiting lists. Please apply online here.
WAITING LISTS OPEN NOW
We'd love to show your family around our beautiful kindergarten. Please get in touch to find out more or book a tour on Tuesdays or Thursdays 9am to 3pm.
14 Irruka Crescent, Ferny Hills Queensland 4055, Australia
TERM 1 - Monday 24 January to Thursday 1 April
TERM 2 - Tuesday 19 April to Friday 24 June
TERM 3 - Monday 11 July to Friday 16 September
TERM 4 - Tuesday 4 October to Friday 9 December
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY
Willmore Kindergarten respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our beautiful Kindergarten is placed.
We pay our respect to all Elders past, present and future.
A Lady Gowrie Affiliate Kindergarten | Government approved
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