Our Programs
We offer a range of programs for different age groups.
Infant Care – (6months – 18months)
Our Infant Care Rooms are aesthetically designed and safely-fitted to ensure optimal protection of infants. Coupled with professionally trained Infant Educators in an extremely small Teacher - child ratio (1:2) setting, our program is based through play learning experiences which provide emergent play situations where children make sense of things and people around them to form relationships and interactions.
We believe our babies learn best when exposed to a variety of activities that fosters language development, cognitive development, social development and motor skills. Play for babies begin with reflexive action and exploration of their immediate world using their senses.
Through sensory play, babies develop an awareness of the body, self, risk taking and the confidence to explore and make choices is strengthened. Activities are introduced with props and puppets to encourage focus and capture the child’s attention.
When you drop your infant off at Bankhill Educare each day, you will know your infant is in good hands, with great friends & qualified caregivers! We can assist you in making sure your infant gets a head-start in life, preparing him for our Playgroup, then throughout childcare years, primary school, and beyond.
Toddlers – (2 years – 3 years)
You might wonder how teachers at Bankhill Educare plan learning experiences for Toddlers;
We at Bankhill Educare plan High-Quality Hands on Play Programs (1:5 teacher child ratio) in an appropriate manner to provide challenging activities which are not too hard or too easy—something toddlers can do with a little help. We further choose materials, activities, and strategies in a more meaningful manner;
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What most toddlers need and what they are interested in —like moving and being active throughout the day with a lot of hands on, trial and error and imaginary play activities.
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What individual toddlers need—Planning activities on an individual basis.. if they show interest in painting, to provide paint, paper and brushes to develop their aesthetic skill.
Teachers focus on four major areas of your child's development:
Physical Development
Toddlers love to move— Run, climb, jump, dance… We prepare gross motor activities for children based on their interest. These activities take place both indoors and outdoors. We also provide materials and activities that interest children to develop their fine motor skills such as painting, free drawing, craft activities
Social and Emotional Development
Our teachers model behaviors like sharing and apologizing so toddlers can learn by example. They give your child opportunities to try new social skills and to try doing things for themselves. Teachers encourage children and help them express their feelings in positive, healthy ways.
Thinking (cognitive) Development
Cognitive development is the ability to make sense of the world around them. It includes memory, language, thinking, and reasoning. Classrooms are set up so toddlers can learn how to solve problems by sorting objects, doing puzzles, taking things apart and fitting them back together, pattern making, construction activities. We offer children a range of activities and experiences that inspire and challenge them, from building on their curiosity.
Language Development
Our teachers spend a lot of time talking to children so that they learn how words should sound and how conversations go back and forth. We make sure we ask a lot of Open-Ended questions from the kids, so they get the opportunity to think and answer and also to build conversation. We read books with simple stories and use songs, rhymes, and finger plays that have repeating patterns.
The Older Toddlers ( 3 - 4 years) at Bankhill Educare follows a set curriculum which covers all Four Developmental Domains;
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Physical Development (Fine Motor and Gross Motor)
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Cognitive Development
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Language Development
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Social and Emotional Development
We provide activities for children with a teacher child ratio of 1:8. At the Older Toddler level, each child is looked upon differently and is individually presented with their own language and math “work,” based on the child’s developmental needs. Each child is given the opportunity to progress at their individual rate, and they are each able to take time away from their academics when needed. Taking “time away” is spent in creating beautiful artwork, puzzles and other outlets for creativity. The classrooms buzz with wonderful, creative energy and learning.
We all gather for the Morning Circle Time, where the children get the ability to develop on their language skills, imagination, self-esteem and self -confidence while participating in various activities such as rhyme time, stories, puppet play, show and tell.
Physical Development
Older Toddlers are with much energy and full of strength, therefore we create a lot of outdoor activities to develop their gross motor skills such as obstacle course, skipping, climbing, hop scotch etc. We get the children feel free when they play outdoors. Use and waste their energy as much as they could, which we believe is necessary at this age to strengthen their upper and lower body muscles.
Our teachers further provide children with fine motor activities, such as painting, cutting, pre-writing patterns, craft, colouring to strengthen the hand control, develop a firm grip on pencil, eye hand coordination. Children work in small groups during all physical activities for better observations.
Cognitive Development
Cognitive development refers to reasoning, thinking and understanding. Cognitive development is important for knowledge growth. In Older Toddler Years children are learning questioning, spatial relationships, problem-solving, imitation, memory, number sense, classification, and symbolic play.
Children want to learn how things work, and they learn best through play. Our teachers get small groups involved in many hands on experiments and projects which involves number, science, nature, cookery etc.. to help children develop the ability to solve problems, create, think out of the box.
We at Bankhill Educare believes that children builds relationship through hands on activities and sends a simple but powerful message – you are important to us. This message is the key to help the child learn about who they are and where they fit in the world. It also gives the child confidence to keep exploring and learning about the world.
Language Development
Our teachers focus on building children’s early literacy skills by reading simple stories with large pictures, finger play, rhyme time, picture card reading. We further get them to describe or narrate the story by looking at the picture books.
The children will further learn the days of week, months of the year, parts of body, tree etc through fun activities and a lot of open ended questions. We believe that children should be given the opportunity to express themselves at all times to develop their language skills.
Small groups being created for “small talk”, where we give them a scenario to act out and role play. Further during hands on activities our teachers introduces basic letter sounds and correspondent pictures, matching picture to the relevant sound etc…to develop their early literacy skill.
Social and Emotional Development
We at Bankhill Educare believes that Children's emotional well-being during their early years has a powerful impact on their social relationships. At this age children are learning to talk about their feelings and the feelings of others. Social-emotional development, however, involves more than just expressing emotions.
Our teachers are extremely keen in making children achieve their set targets and goals. Especially, when it comes to Social and Emotional Development, we take a great effort to make sure that children reach their set developmental milestones according to their age.
Social and Emotional Development is mainly focused on how children;
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Build relationship with others
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Self-awareness
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Emotional Regulation
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Independence
Our teachers help children excel these skills by encouraging pretend play with peers and use words and sentences to express their feelings and thoughts. We get them to share toys, use their manners ‘magic words – please, thank you..’ at all given times.
We further take time to sit with small group to discuss about how they feel on a day to day basis, what their thoughts like etc.. On the other hand our teachers encourage the children to be independent by serving food, share toys, tie shoes, eat on their own. We make sure that we praise each and every child to give them the confidence been independent.
Our Preschool is set up in different sections : science, literacy, writing, reading, dramatic play, blocks and building, and nature corner. We believe that children gain more knowledge when they work in small groups, therefore we maintain a teacher -child ratio of (1:10).
Our teachers will then prepare activities which incorporate play-based material that the children will find engaging and fun. The learning environment will be inspiring, stimulating, and nurturing. The classroom will be a place that children can feel safe to learn, play and explore. The class room is set up in a manner which covers all developmental domains;
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Physical (fine motor and gross motor)
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Language
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Cognitive
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Social and Emotional
We at Bankhill Educare, provides a fun filled but challenging play based activities for our Preschool Children to develop creative arts, literacy, numeracy, science, etc. When the children are engage in projects it looks like “they are just PLAYING”, but in fact, they are learning important educational, social, emotional, and life skills through the process of play.
We believe that the children become confident, build self-esteem and get the ability to experiment and explore with our structured activities which covers the following areas of development,
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Problem solve
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Communicate effectively with peers and teachers i.e. communicate needs, ask and answer questions, retell stories;
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Deal with, and solve conflict fairly;
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Form friendships;
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Relate to teachers;
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Follow instructions and directions from staff;
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Take responsibility for their own belongings;
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Take responsibility for their own behaviours and actions;
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Focus and not be easily distracted;
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Work independently;
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Share and turn take;
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Play cooperatively to meet a common goal;
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An awareness of rules and the reasons for them;
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Dress themselves, ties shoe laces, use velcro or buckles, toilet independently, wipe nose, wash hands, and open own snack box and school bag;
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Depart from parent;
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Sit still and concentrate;
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Share an adults attention with other children;
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Adapt to new environment and experiences; and
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Display an understanding of functional print.
Children at Bankhill Educare will be able to excel in following skills once they turn 5years and complete our full Scholl Readiness Program
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Can recognize own name in written format
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Can write own name
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Begins to recognize letters of the alphabet both Sinhala and English (sounds)
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Begins to print a few letters from the alphabet both Sinhala and English
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Begins to recognize and print a few numbers
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Draws pictures with detail
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Sorts objects according to category
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Demonstrates the concept of opposites
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Hold writing implements using the correct grip
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Uses scissors with safety and control
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Recognizes shapes and colors
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Can finish a task and tidy up afterwards
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Participates in imaginative play
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Understands sequence of events and
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An awareness of road safety and stranger danger.
After School Care & Activity Club
Bankhill Educare proudly offers a top-rated afterschool care program for children aged 5 to 10 years. Operating from 12 PM to 6 PM, our program provides a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment for your child to thrive after school.
Program Features:
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Age Group: Our afterschool care program is designed for children aged 5 to 10 years.
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Operational Hours: The program runs daily from 12 PM to 6 PM.
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Staff-to-Child Ratio: With a ratio of 1:8, our program ensures personalized attention and high-quality care, fostering a supportive and close-knit environment.
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School Pick-Up Service: We offer a convenient school pick-up service using a luxury air-conditioned coach. Parents can live-track the coach and will be notified when their child is picked up and dropped off at the center.
Daily Activities:
Our afterschool care program includes a variety of activities that promote academic, social, and physical development:
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Homework Assistance: Dedicated time and support for completing homework to help children stay on track academically.
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Creative Arts and Crafts: Encouraging creativity and self-expression through diverse art projects.
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Physical Activities: Organized games and outdoor play to keep children active and healthy.
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Educational Games and Puzzles: Fun and educational games that enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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Story Time and Reading: Engaging storytelling sessions and access to a wide range of books to foster a love for reading.
Afterschool Activity Program:
In addition to our general afterschool care, Bankhill Educare runs a specialized Afterschool Activity Program that offers a variety of extracurricular activities:
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Dancing: Classes that help children express themselves through movement and rhythm.
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Voice Training: Training sessions designed to develop vocal skills and confidence in speaking and singing.
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Acting & Movement: Programs that encourage creativity and build acting and movement skills.
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STEM Programs: Engaging activities that introduce children to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in a fun and interactive way.
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Karate: Martial arts training that promotes physical fitness, discipline, and self-defense skills.
HolidaCare Services:
During school holidays, Bankhill Educare extends its services through our HolidaCare program. This program is designed to keep children engaged, entertained, and learning during breaks from school.
HolidaCare offers:
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Full-Day Care: Extended hours to accommodate working parents, providing a full day of fun and educational activities.
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Special Events and Field Trips: Organized outings and special events to broaden children's horizons and provide memorable experiences.
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Themed Weeks: Each week of HolidaCare is themed around a specific topic, such as science, nature, arts, or sports, offering diverse learning opportunities.
Benefits of Choosing Bankhill Educare:
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Experienced and Caring Staff: Our team of trained caregivers and educators is dedicated to providing the highest level of care and support.
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Safe and Secure Environment: We prioritize the safety and well-being of every child, with secure facilities and vigilant supervision.
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Holistic Development: Our program supports the overall development of children, fostering academic growth, social skills, and physical health.
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Convenient Hours: Our extended hours and HolidaCare services provide flexibility for working parents.
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Advanced Tracking Technology: Parents can live-track the school pick-up coach and receive notifications about their child's pick-up and drop-off times, ensuring peace of mind.
