McRitchie Crescent Children's Services Centre

10/06/2026

If your child attends a government preschool, we want to hear from you.

The annual preschool parent survey is now open to get your views on:
- what you think we are doing well
- where we can improve
- what is important to your child.

To complete the survey, follow this link https://survey.education.sa.gov.au/sc/geKTKJjhzMBaMSLp3hReIA2?ver=1048529024

The survey takes less than 10 minutes, and closes at midnight Friday 10 July.

09/06/2026

✨ Our final Term 2 Enrolment Tour is coming up!
We’d love to show you around McRitchie Kindergarten. Join us on Thursday 18th June at 3:45pm to explore our learning environment, and ask any questions you may have.

Thinking about kindy for your little one? 🌈✨

Come along this Thursday 21/5 at 3:45pm to check out our site and ask any questions you may have. We’d love to see you there!

19/05/2026

Thinking about kindy for your little one? 🌈✨

Come along this Thursday 21/5 at 3:45pm to check out our site and ask any questions you may have. We’d love to see you there!

12/05/2026

🌊🦑 We’re so proud to announce that our kindy is part of the Open Air Gallery, a community art project celebrating Whyalla’s famous cuttlefish! Our children’s amazing artwork is now on display at the Whyalla Jetty alongside creations from other local schools and children’s centres.

A huge thank you to our wonderful educators, families, and of course our talented children for getting involved! It’s fantastic to see their creativity recognised and celebrated as part of Cuttlefest.

And the excitement continues—tomorrow we will welcome a visit from the Sparkles the inflatable cuttlefish to officially kick off Cuttlefest at kindy! 🦑 We can’t wait to keep learning about these incredible sea creatures and have some fun together.

Thank you to Whyalla City Council for making this event so special.

25/04/2026

We’re so excited!

Kindy is back ✨🌈🤸
We’re looking forward to welcoming our families back this week.

Educators return on Monday 27/4, and children attend on their rostered days.
(We are open on Monday)

10/04/2026

That’s a wrap on term 1! 😊✔️

Now it’s time to enjoy a well-deserved break. We wish our staff, students and their families a happy, and safe holiday.

We will see you in term 2 👋

07/04/2026

NO PLAYGROUP
Friday 10th of April - due to end of term reset

We will then be on school holidays for the following 2 weeks.

We look forward to welcoming you back on Friday 1st of May ✨🌈🌸

Have a fantastic and restful break!

27/03/2026

We’re planning our preschool session times for 2027 and we’d love your input!

Whether you’re a current or prospective family, your feedback will help us shape the options to best support children, families, and our community.

Please take a moment to complete our short survey and have your say.

Thank you for being part of our McRitchie Crescent Children’s Services Centre community!

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24/03/2026

Our last 2 kindy tours for the term are this:
- Thursday 26th of March at 4pm
- Friday 27th of March at 9am

Come check out our kindy and have a chat! 💬

Bonus - if you come Friday morning you’re welcome to stick around until 9.30am when our playgroup starts.

Hope to see you there ✨

16/03/2026

💙 School Tour This Thursday – We'd Love to See You! 💙

Our first School Tour for families considering Memorial Oval Primary School is happening this Thursday, and we’re looking forward to welcoming families into our school.

If your child is starting school soon and you’re exploring options for the Mid-Year Reception intake, this is a great opportunity to visit, see our learning spaces in action and get a feel for our school community.

During the tour you’ll be able to:
📘 Visit our classrooms and learning areas
👋 Meet our friendly staff
💙 Learn how we support students in literacy, numeracy, wellbeing and belonging

Choosing a school is an important decision and we’re proud to share what makes Memorial Oval Primary School such a special place for children to learn and grow.

📅 The first tour is this Thursday.
If you’re planning to attend, feel free to contact the front office so we can help plan to welcome you.

We look forward to meeting future students and their families! 💙