About Smiley Kids Edenvale
Our Mission
To be the preferred provider of superior childcare and pre-primary education service to empower a child for a competitive and rapidly transforming society of the future.
We consist of 3 main departments:
Baby Department
Classes Include:
Ages: 3 – 18 months
Ages : 18- 24 months
Bridging class ( 24 months until fully potty trained )
After Care Department
Primary school learners from surrounding Primary Schools.
Transportation 1 way or 2 way is available at an additional cost and is only available for learners who attend our centre.
We love, nurture, teach, kindle and motivate each little person in our care. We guide them through structured play and educational, yet fun activities to develop to their full potential and building a solid foundation for all future learning.
Our curriculum is extensive and dynamic. It is continuously updated and new research implemented. We focus on early Literacy, Mathematics, Physical education, Art and Music.
We do in house training of all personnel – teachers and assistants annually. Personnel are also trained in Fire Fighting and First Aid.
Our Gr R graduates are well received by our neighbouring primary schools as we have over the years built up a reputation of high quality education and preparing them well for ‘big school’( Gr 1 ) .
Therefore we say we are “Raising the Pre-school Benchmark!”
Our Extra Mural Activities
We offer these fun and exciting extra murals at Smiley Kids Edenvale :
Meet Our Owner
I am Gerda du Plessis, the owner and principal since 2000. I am responsible for the smooth operations of the school in all areas.
I am actively involved with the well-being of each of the little ones in our care. I know each of them and keep a watchful eye over their academic development, emotional and physical progress.
I scrutinize their assessment reports and am actively involved with the academic teaching processes.
I am serving on the Executive Management Committee of the Smiley Kids Early Childhood Development Association of SA since 2005. The Association is responsible for the Quality Assurance Management (QAM) of each of the 39 existing Smiley Kids schools.
