An early childhood centre where every child is known by name.
Little Wonder has cared for small children since 2004, and today you will find us on Leeukop Street. Birth to five years, in a centre run by people who live in this neighbourhood.
- Year we opened
- 2004
- Children enrolled
- 176
- Practitioners
- 7
- Classes, birth to five
- 7
I. The centre
A centre, not a business.
Our doors first opened in 2004, and today we are at 188 Leeukop Street. Parents leave their children with us in the morning knowing who is holding them and what they will learn before home time.
What we ask of a parent is what it costs to feed, teach and keep a child safe for the day. Nothing more. Our practitioners are from Rosedale, and the families we serve are our neighbours.
Safe
A secure yard, a register signed every day, and a practitioner present for every arrival and collection.
Ready
A daily programme built on play, language and school readiness, so a child walks into Grade R able to cope.
Ours
A centre the street is proud of, run by people who live here and know these families by name.
II. Programme
Every room has a colour.
Seven classes, each with its own colour. The door of every classroom is painted in that colour, so a child knows their own room from the yard.
Baba klas · Blou
The baby room
Cots, a changing area and mats on the floor. Feeds, sleeps and nappy changes are written down for you every day, with the same practitioner each morning.
2 jaar klas · Groen
The toddler room
The busy year. Toilet training, first words, songs, and learning to share a table and pack away afterwards.
3a, 3b, 4, 5a and 5b · Geel, Oranje, Pers, Rooi, Pienk
School ready
Morning ring, learning corners, counting, holding a pencil, and listening to a story to the end. These are the groups that leave us for Grade R.
Our seven classes
- Baba klas Our babies, from birth Blou
- 2 jaar klas Two year olds Groen
- 3a jaar klas Three year olds Geel
- 3b jaar klas Three year olds Oranje
- 4 jaar klas Four year olds Pers
- 5a jaar klas Our oldest group, off to Grade R Rooi
- 5b jaar klas Our oldest group, off to Grade R Pienk
III. Daily rhythm
The same order, every day.
Small children settle when the day is predictable. Ours runs from the register in the morning to the last child collected from the classroom in the evening.
06:00
Early drop-off
For parents who start work early, by arrangement with the office. Children dropped off at 06:00 may be collected from 16:00.
08:00
Gate and register
A practitioner greets every child and every parent by name.
Morning
Morning ring
The day, the weather, a song and a story, all together on the mat.
Morning
Learning corners
Blocks, books, music and drawing, in small groups that swap around.
Midday
Outside play
The yard, in the cooler part of the day, out of the Upington heat.
16:00–18:00
Rest and home time
A quiet hour and a sleep for the little ones. Children are collected from their classroom or the waiting area.
IV. Our people
The same faces, every single morning.
Seven practitioners, alongside the office staff who keep the centre running. They know each child’s name, which parent fetches them, and what settles them on a hard day.
V. Admissions
Three steps to a place.
01
Come and see us
Phone or send a WhatsApp and arrange a time to walk through. You are welcome to see the room your child would be in.
02
Complete the forms
Bring your child’s birth certificate, clinic book and your ID. We fill in the enrolment form and the collection list with you, here at the centre.
03
The first day
We start with a short day so your child settles, and we tell you how it went when you fetch them.
What it costs
- Baba klas Birth to two years
- R450
- 2 jaar klas Two year olds
- R400
- 3a and 3b jaar klas Three year olds
- R350
- 4, 5a and 5b jaar klas Four and five year olds
- R300
Fees are per child, per month. There is also a registration fee of R200, paid once when your child starts.
What to bring
- Your child’s birth certificate
- Your child’s clinic book
- A copy of each parent’s ID
The enrolment form is filled in here at the centre, with you. There is nothing to print or complete beforehand.
When to start
A child can be enrolled at any time of the year. You do not have to wait for a new term.
VI. Visit us
188 Leeukop Street,
Rosedale.
Phone us, send a WhatsApp, or message the Facebook page. If we do not answer straight away it is because we are with the children, and we will come back to you.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +27 74 400 3158
- Little Wonder on Facebook
- Hours
- 08:00 to 18:00. Early drop-off from 06:00 by arrangement, with collection from 16:00.
- Address
- 188 Leeukop Street, Rosedale
Upington, Northern Cape
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