At Little Zak’s Academy, we are proud to offer quality early learning services that provide children with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in their lives. Research continues to prove that early childhood education is one of the most profound ways to shape a child’s future and ensure their success in their early years, big school, and beyond.

What Does a Good Start in Life Mean?

Providing a child with a good start in life means giving them a strong foundation for learning in their early years. By finding a childcare centre that focuses on high-quality early learning experiences, you can empower your child’s learning, development, and wellbeing outcomes. At Little Zak’s Academy, we focus on creating these essential early learning opportunities with our dedicated educators, working with parents and families to make a lasting impact on each and every child’s growth and educational journey.

What is Our Role?

Little Zak’s Academy is where education matters. At our early learning centres across different states, we provide support to young children in their early years, giving children relevant early learning opportunities to nurture their growth. We aim to provide them with a good start to education that will support their entire future education and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our extensive curriculum operates across our centres and is structured to develop and enhance children’s motor skills, encourage a love of play, and prepare them for kindergarten.

Just some of the structured early learning programs we provide include:

Little Zak’s Prep School: In our exclusive preschool program, we ignite a passion for learning within the children. Our informed, structured early learning program bridges the gap between early childhood education and primary school, allowing each child the best opportunity to thrive in their educational futures.
Zak’s Enviro: Our environment class encourages children to care for our environment, from growing our veggie gardens to learning to compost and recycle. This establishes the basis for understanding the environment, helping to ensure that our children will be early caretakers of our planet.
Zakaroos: Our soccer and fitness programs encourage the children to be team players as they learn critical coordination and movement control, promoting a love for physical activity and exercise. By enhancing their motor abilities in a fun and practical way, the children can be inspired to celebrate their physical literacy through other important sports and exercise tasks.
Little Zak’s Kitchen: Our tailored cooking class is where we start to build helpful life skills like cooking, food preparation, and food safety. By teaching the children how to follow recipes, they can put their preschool prep counting and reading skills into practice and see practical outcomes.
Zak’s Yoga Club: Our yoga classes are a key component of supporting the children’s learning. They teach mind-body awareness and physical flexibility while boosting their self-esteem. Guided by yoga teachers, the children experience techniques that can help them regulate their emotions, helping them meet social and emotional development goals.
Language Lessons: Our centres have language lessons each week to foster a sense of inclusion by exposure to different cultures. Learning different languages contributes to more vibrant communities and can help boost reading and literacy capability.
Swimming: Available at some of our centres, the children take swimming lessons every week to teach about safe water practices. This is especially important in Australia, which has a strong beach culture.

The children across our Little Zak’s Academy centres have a careful balance of early learning activities, from our weekly scheduled lessons to both structured and free play activities.

Educators Provide Premium Care

An early childhood teacher across the sector has a critical role in the support of a child’s education. Little Zak’s educators work with families and their young children to help them achieve their learning goals, improve their social skills, and help them to form an understanding of their place in the world around them. Our caring team of educators work hard to nurture each child to enjoy learning and play, helping children reach each developmental goal.

What is the Little Zak’s Academy Difference?

At Little Zak’s Academy, our early learning centres are focused on supporting children and their families with tailored programs that form the foundation for their education. Our teachers support each child in their years of early education, starting with basic concepts before they begin our tailored kindergarten prep program at four years of age. We provide a holistic education that is forward-focused, helping to provide children with all the skills they need to thrive in their futures.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions about how to provide children with a good start through early learning centres.

Why is daycare important for young children?

Long day care and childcare are important for children as these services work hard to provide learning opportunities for every child. The first six years of a child’s life are the most important and help determine the level of success a child can have in the future. We provide a forward-focused holistic education, helping to provide children with all the skills they need to thrive in their futures.

What is the best age to start early childhood education?

There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ age for your child to start childcare, as this can vary greatly depending on a wide range of factors. However, we do recommend that children enrol at a childcare centre between the ages of 3 and 6 years old, as this can help bridge the gap between their early years and primary school. Look for early learning services, like Little Zak’s Academy, which has tailored preschool prep programs.

How can I help my child transition to childcare?

Children thrive on structure and routine. By setting up a routine in the weeks before beginning daycare, your little one can be prepared. There are numerous ways to prepare your child for childcare, but it is important to find a method that works for you.

What are parental roles in early childhood education?

Collaborative partnerships with parents, families, and communities are essential for high-quality child care. By connecting with our team, you can ensure that you have the best insights about your child’s early learning education so we can collectively form a plan for their growth and development.

What are quality standards in childcare?

Each early learning service in the childcare sector is subject to an Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) assessment, where the service is compared against the National Quality Framework. These quality areas include Educational programs and practice, children’s health and safety, physical environment, staffing arrangements, relationships with children, collaborative partnerships with families and communities, and governance and leadership. Each centre director and team must demonstrate how their centre meets each quality area, and they will receive a National Quality Standard rating. These ratings are public to everyone in Australia and can determine whether parents want to send their child to the centre.

Find a Little Zak’s Centre Near You

Enrol at a Little Zak’s Academy centre near you and give your child a good start in their early learning education.

A Good Start For Young Children with Little Zak’s Academy