Welcome to Woodlands

Woodlands Creche and Pre-School is a happy, safe and nurturing environment for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years just starting out on their school life. Taught and cared for by a team of committed teachers Woodlands Early Learning Development Programme aims to set a strong foundation for your child’s future development.
Situated in Hurlingham Manor, Woodlands is close to Sandton CBD with a back route into our secure area to minimize your time in traffic.

 

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Our Programme

Our purpose as educators is to provide all that is necessary to nurture the development of the 21 st Century child. Woodlands follows the Early Learning Curriculum guidelines and National Curriculum Forum (NCF) which focuses on the Early Learning and Development Areas (ELDA’s) and the 21st century child.

 

Physical abilities

Resilience

Well-nourished

Good health

Safe & secure

Strong relationships

Self care

Celebrating differences

Capable & confident

 

Reading what they see

Experiences & ideas

Listen to sounds & speech

Styles of communication

 

Shape, space & measure

Numbers & counting

Sort, classify, compare

 

 

Through visual art

Through play & make-believe

Through music, dance & drama

Through problem solving

 

Time & place

Their life world

Design, make items & tech

 

 

Our Principal

Christina Haiden is the Principal of Woodlands. A mother of 4 Christina believes passionately in giving children the best possible start in life at Woodlands.
Christina discovered her love for early child development and childcare when she worked as an au pair in Holland for a year and she set her heart on the idea of opening and running a pre-school on her return to South Africa. Wanting to further her business acumen and knowledge Christina qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked for a number of years in the corporate environment.
As well as being a mother of 4 she is favourite Aunt to 10 nephews and nieces. With her work experience behind her Christina has realised the objective she set herself as an au pair by opening Woodlands Creches and Pre-School.

Woodlands Creche and Pre-School (Pty) Ltd.  I  7 Woodlands Avenue, Hurlingham Manor, Sandton, Johannesburg.

011 789 5307  I  info@woodlandspreschool.co.za