School Holiday Program in Paddington, Brisbane
Full days of play-based learning for 4 to 6 year olds in the Queensland school holidays.
Fun, educational & safe care for your child so you can get life done!
Our bespoke holiday program, created by a registered primary school teacher, offers play-based learning activities and exciting incursions, such as music, art, yoga and physical play.
Each day is limited to small class sizes to ensure a safe and fun environment for your child and allow them to flourish without feeling overwhelmed. Our beautiful location in Paddington offers a new classroom with plenty of fun activities as well as a large outdoor play area complete with jungle gym.
What your child does
📚 School Readiness: pre-reading, pre-writing, numeracy, social and emotional skills
🏡 Gross motor development through nature play
🙌 Messy play to evoke the senses, explore textures and have fun
🎶 Music and dancing to tap into different rhythms and beat
🧘♀️ Yoga to calm the mind and soul
🌸 Story-time, craft and art
A day at the Holiday Program
Each day mixes a structured school readiness session, with pre-reading, early writing and numeracy, with plenty of play. Children paint, craft, make music and get messy. They also spend time outside on the jungle gym and in the sandpit. We stop for breaks through the day, and your child brings their own lunch.
The program is for 4 to 6 year olds. A full day is too long for most 3 year olds.
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Dates, times and price
The Holiday Program runs in the Queensland school holidays, from 9:30am to 3pm, usually on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in both weeks. Places are from $183.50 a day. Each holiday’s dates are on Enrolmy, including our Christmas Holiday Program in December and the Back to School Bootcamp in January 2027.
Trial classes are for our term classes. They aren’t available for the Holiday Program.
Qualified, checked and insured
Blue Card for every educator
First aid and CPR for every educator
Two educators, no more than 10 children
Public liability and professional indemnity insurance
FAQs
Kindy Readiness is for 3 and 4 year olds getting ready for kindy. It builds confidence, friendships and first skills, such as counting to 10 and holding a pencil. School Readiness is for 4 to 6 year olds in the year before Prep. It covers early reading, writing, numbers and the routine of a school day. Both learn together in the same class, with activities matched to each child.
No, Small Scholars is an early years tutoring service and not a kindergarten or care service. Classes are not eligible for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Our program complements formal kindy and incorporates elements of Prep via a mix of active and calm, play-based activities. We know every child learns differently and develops at a different rate, so our teachers tailor their approach based on each child’s unique ability. The feedback we receive is that our small scholars love their small school!
Yes. Families booking with us for the first time can book a trial in any School Readiness or Kindy Readiness term class, with no obligation to continue. You only pay for the trial class if you go on to enrol.
Whilst our program incorporates quiet and calm activities within the day, we don’t offer a formal nap time.
Whilst our teachers can help your little one if they have an accident, we need to maintain lessons and supervision of all our small scholars, thus we require that you only book if your child is toilet trained.
Our classes are for 3 to 6 year olds. Kindy Readiness and School Readiness children learn in the same class, and our teachers match each child’s activities and expectations to their age and stage. Younger children learn by following the older ones. Older children practise listening, taking turns and leading.
We do not provide food during our classes, but you are welcome to pack snacks for your child. During our Holiday Programs, we will provide breaks during the day for food, however your child will still need their own lunch.
Please pack a back back for your child with the following: hat, water bottle, lunchbox, a spare change of clothes and a messy shirt/apron (for art).
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