Our Team

Who We Are

Kindisaurus child care center is a small 26 place child care center located in Carinya avenue Mascot that provides high-quality care for children aged 2-5 years old. The center has been open for 21 years and prides itself on teaching children to be confident and involved learners.

The center is owned and operated by Jennie Langridge who is a Bachelor of Education trained (early childhood) and has been educating young children since 1990. The center also provides highly experienced educators who are dedicated to the center, providing small group experiences that are child focussed and aim at developing each child to their full potential. The main attraction of the center to families is our experienced educators who all work on the floor with the children each day providing stability of care and comfort for each child.

The center’s philosophy revolves around the children being active participants in their own learning, enabling them to be confident in their own abilities. Educators encourage children to form and maintain happy and secure relationships with their peers, educators, and families. A big part of the center’s program focuses on the children feel valued as unique persons which allows them to develop skills and abilities at their own pace.

What we do

Families play a huge part in the center’s program. Families and educators work together to build an atmosphere of trust and respect for one another, resulting in a sense of belonging. Two-way communication is vital providing a link between home life and center life and this is incorporated into the daily program. The center has an open-door policy during orientation periods and also when the child starts at the center enabling a stress-free transition to the center.

Kindisaurus also promotes building an awareness of the surrounding Mascot community. Children participate in local visits to parks, shops, and the library as a regular part of the program. Part of these visits involves the children learning about caring for the environment and contributing to a sustainable future. The older children learn a new language each year through the Early Language Learning App.

The program of Kindisaurus relies heavily on children’s interests as well as input from families. The children participate in daily music and language groups, as well as learning Yoga and relaxation methods. There is also a soccer program done weekly and a cooking experience fortnightly. The older children are learning Indonesian through the Early Languages Learning App as well as school preparation activities for the children that are interested. Regular incursions take place at the center and past students are welcome back to present storytimes and craft activities. This family participation both with present and past students and families shows what a caring and extended family environment Kindisaurus child care center is. It is also nice to have a small center where everyone knows you and you are treated as an individual and not just a number.

Kindisaurus has 7 educators who all bring a little magic to the center and work exceptionally well together as a team who provide a caring and nurturing environment for children and families that attend.

Jennie Langridge is the owner and Nominated supervisor of the team . Jennie has a Bachelor of Education specializing in the early childhood field. Jennie has a wealth of experience, understanding of child development as well as developing programs for children with additional needs.

Jennie runs a transition to school program with other educators focussing on letter and number recognition and sounds, pre-reading skills, fine motor skills as well as working on conflict resolution skills and peer relationships.

All educators at the center work part-time, allowing a continuation of familiarity with the center, at all times. When educators have holidays, the team pulls together and works extra shifts to cover so children always have an educator they know and can be comfortable with throughout the day. This allows the children to develop a strong bond with all educators.

We teach your children to be confident, happy and feel secure in our centre environment.

Our educators have a wealth of life and child care experience. Our educators are all mothers who share an understanding of young children and have a community since 1996. Outside interests of Yoga, cooking, gardening, golf, soccer, art, and music allow all these interests to be offered to the children in the program on a regular basis.

Kindisaurus has very experienced educators who can provide your child with the great start they need to succeed in life. A small center that provides continuity in care is rare these days in the industry and seen as a major strength of our centre within the local Mascot community.

About the Educators

Our Educators

Our educator team consists of 2 early childhood teachers,3 diploma trained educators, 3 Cert 3 educators and our cook who is also a trained nurse. A small very experienced team who work well with children, families and the local community.