Music and Movement

In every room, every day, led by the educators who know your child best.

Children moving and playing outdoors at Fairfield

Not a workshop

It isn't a program that sits alongside ours. It is our program.

Through musical instruments, dance and creative movement, children find ways to express what they think and feel, and along the way they build the social, emotional and physical foundations that everything else rests on.

Music through the day

Group time starts with music.

Songs to gather children, settle them, and open up the day's learning. Instruments sit within reach in our rooms, so children can pick them up whenever they choose. Our educators also use music through transitions: the moves between activities, meals and rest that can be the hardest part of a young child's day. A familiar song tells a child what's coming next without anyone raising their voice, and brings every child along.

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An educator leading a group experience indoors at Fairfield

About the program

What families ask about music and movement

Four questions about a program that runs through the day rather than beside it.

A prepared corner of a room at Brighter Beginnings Edensor Park

Where it shows up

Four points in an ordinary day.

Group time

Songs to gather children, settle them and open up the day's learning.

Within reach

Instruments sit in the rooms, so a child can pick one up without asking.

Songs from home

The languages our families speak, sung at group time, so a child knows they belong here.

Every day

Dancing, marching, stretching, climbing, balancing and running, indoors and outside.

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With centres across Western Sydney, a Brighter Beginnings may be closer than you think. Explore our locations and find the centre that feels right for your family.

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The building blocks

The movements behind every game your child will ever join, taught rather than left to chance.

Running
Taught deliberately, using Munch & Move.
Jumping
Practised daily, indoors and outdoors.
Throwing
One of the six fundamental movement skills our educators teach.
Catching
Built up over the year rather than assumed.
Kicking
Part of every room's outdoor time, from the nursery up.
Balancing
Climbing, stretching and steadying, every day.

Songs from home

A child who hears their own language sung at group time knows they belong here.

Songs in the languages spoken at home, instruments from our families' cultures sitting alongside the tambourines, and the child beside them is hearing something new. Families are always welcome to share a song or an instrument from home.

Movement, every single day

Movement isn't a scheduled lesson here. It's how our days are built.

Children dance, march, stretch, climb, balance and run every day, indoors and outside, in every room from the nursery up.

Taught, not left to chance

The building blocks of every game your child will ever join.

Running, jumping, throwing, catching, kicking and balancing have to be taught. Our educators teach them deliberately, using Munch & Move, the NSW Government's healthy eating and physical activity program, woven through transitions, music and active play as well as in planned experiences, the way NSW Health recommends. That's why you won't see a movement lesson on our program. You'll see movement all through it.

Children running and climbing outdoors at Edensor Park

Staying connected

Part of Their Day, Even When You’re Not There

Through OWNA, families can stay connected with their child’s day at Brighter Beginnings. Educators share daily updates, important information and messages, helping you stay informed while your child is in our care.

You’ll also find centre information and seasonal menus in one convenient place, so you know what’s happening and what your child has been offered throughout the day. OWNA is also used to securely complete enrolment when your family is ready.