How to Enrol:
Our preschool enrols children the year before they start school. Children can enrol from the beginning of the school year if they turn four years of age before 31 July 2025. The EOI form is below or you can collect a paper copy from the school office. You can drop the completed EOI form to the School Office or email it to Seven Hills West-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
EOI Preschool Waitlist Application
Completing the EOI form does not guarantee your child a position in our preschool. In early Term 4, a panel will go through all Expression of Interest forms that have been submitted and will begin to offer preschool enrolments through a priority system.
Priority is given to:
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children
- children living in low socio-economic circumstances
- children who are unable to access other early childhood settings due to financial hardship.
The principal of the school will then offer enrolment in the following order:
- children living within the school's catchment area
- children living outside the catchment area but have siblings at the school
- other applicants
Once a placement has been offered, parents and carers will need to complete a Preschool Enrolment Form and provide proof of immunisation and identification documents.
Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
Getting prepared
The NSW Department of Education Welcome to Preschool guide will help make the start of your child's learning journey a positive and happy experience. It contains handy hints to help prepare your child for Preschool.
After your child's enrolment is confirmed, you will be invited to attend an enrolment interview to help us get to know your child, as well as an orientation session.
Further information and support
Follow these links for information on assisting your child to transition into preschool:-
Transition to school for children with disabilities
Our Seven Hills West Public Preschool Vision
At Seven Hills West Public Preschool, our vision is to grow great human beings every day. To do this, we provide an engaging and nurturing learning environment which fosters our children’s curiosity, confidence, and creativity.
Our Philosophy
‘Growing Great Human Beings Every Day’ is integral to the delivery of our P-6 inclusive school approach. In honouring the Early Years Learning Framework and ethos of Belonging, Being & Becoming, our preschool philosophy has been collaboratively designed by our children, families, and educators.
Our philosophy reflects the cultural inclusiveness of the Eastern, Western, and Indigenous values our families share. We strive to establish an authentic and connected learning environment to support our children’s emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual growth and wellbeing.
Our Commitment
Our educators are committed to providing a stimulating, warm and culturally inclusive atmosphere for every child to thrive. We understand that parents want the very best for their children, so we ensure our preschool program enables every child to explore, experiment and connect with each other and the world through our holistic, Early Years Learning Curriculum.
At Seven Hills West Public Preschool, our vision is to grow great human beings every day. To do this, we provide an engaging and nurturing learning environment which fosters our children’s curiosity, confidence and creativity. We value children as competent, capable learners by working in partnership with families and communities to deliver engaging, nurturing and inclusive learning environments that foster children’s interdependence.
Our educators create an atmosphere of warmth and guidance to provide the optimal environment for healthy development. Learning through play builds a sense of agency and independence to support transitions and lifelong learning. Aligning with the Early Years Learning Framework ensures high expectations of every child through open-ended experiences that spark curiosity and fosters child-led exploration.
All educators play a vital role in modelling and scaffolding a child’s natural urge to explore and experiment through a developmentally appropriate and broad curriculum. Through our commitment to Reflective Practice, we ensure that ongoing professional learning and critical reflection supports every child in belonging, becoming and being. Through high expectations and ongoing collaboration and children's voices, modifications are made to meet the needs of each child.
We respectfully acknowledge the Darug People, the traditional owners of the land at which we are located. We honour and recognise the privilege it is for us to meet, learn and grow on Darug land. The children and educators express this as a daily Acknowledgement of Country.
Local Procedures
Seven Hills West Public Preschool follows the policies of the NSW Department of Education and has created localised procedures that relate specifically to our preschool context. These local procedures include:
1. nutrition, food and beverages, dietary requirements
2. sun protection
3. water safety, including safety during any water-based activities
4. the administration of first aid
5. sleep and rest for children
6. incident, injury, trauma and illness
7. dealing with infectious diseases, including immunisation
8. dealing with medical conditions in children
9. emergency and evacuation
10. delivery of children to, and collection of children from, education and care service premises
11. excursions
12. safe arrival of children who travel between an education and care service and any other education or early childhood service
13. providing a child safe environment, including child protection and supervision
14. staffing, including
15. code of conduct for staff members
16. determining the responsible person present at the service
17. participation of volunteers and students on practicum placements
18. Interactions with children
19. enrolment and orientation
20. governance and management of the service, including confidentiality of records
21. the acceptance and refusal of authorisations
22. payment of fees and provision of a statement of fees
23. dealing with complaints
These procedures are available in the preschool and can be viewed on request. These procedures are updated regularly or as required.
Quality and Regulations
Seven Hills West Public Preschool operates under the National Quality Framework which aims to raise quality, drive continuous improvement and provide better educational and developmental outcomes for children.
The important aspects of the National Quality Framework and its implementation are:
Education and Care Services National Law
Education and Care Services National Regulations
National Quality Standard (NQS)
Early Year Learning Framework for Australia V2.0
An assessment and quality rating process
The Early Childhood Education Directorate who is responsible for the approval, monitoring and quality assessment of Seven Hills West Public Preschool.
A national body – Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) which guides the implementation of the National Quality Framework and works with regulatory authorities
Seven Hills West Public Preschool has a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) to evaluate current practices through self-assessment, identifying strengths and then goals for quality improvement. The quality improvement plan outlines strategies for achieving the preschool’s goals and supports all staff to focus on improvements that will lead to better outcomes for children and families.
Hours of operation
Term 1 and 2
Emus: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (9am to 3pm)
Wombat: Thursday, Friday (9am to 3pm)
Term 3 and 4
Emus: Monday, Tuesday (9am to 3pm)
Wombat: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (9am to 3pm)