• Prep is the shortened name for the Preparatory Year of School.

• State preschools ceased to exist at the end of 2006.

• Prep was introduced at Bracken Ridge State School from the beginning of 2007.

• Prep is full-time - that is ten full days per fortnight, not five days per fortnight like preschool.

• Prep is available to all children of eligible age and there will be no waiting list.

When can my child start Prep?

Birth Date	Eligible for Prep	Eligible for Year 1
Child born 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003	2008	2009
Child born 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004	2009	2010
Child born 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005	2010	2011

What will my child learn at Prep?

The Early Years Curriculum Guidelines have been designed for use in all prep classes.
The Prep Curriculum identifies enquiry-based learning and investigations as key elements.

Teachers will plan for children’s learning using these five Early Learning Areas:

• Social and personal learning

• Health and physical learning

• Language learning and communication

• Early mathematical understandings

• Active learning processes

Children will learn through:

• Play

• Investigations

• Real Life situations

• Routines and transitions

• Focused learning and teaching