1800 413 885
1800 413 885Address:
252 Main Road East, Saint Albans, VIC, 3021
Care Type:
Long Day Care, Pre-school
Hours:
6:30AM to 6:00PM
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0-1 years
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$182.65 /day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to the St Albans Main Road East Early Learning Centre.
Address:
252 Main Road East, Saint Albans, VIC, 3021
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We are incredibly grateful for the support, care, and education our daughter has received at this kindergarten and childcare centre. Since attending, we have seen amazing growth in her confidence, communication, learning, and social development. She has learned to contribute constructively to mathematical discussions and arguments, engage in play with others, and build secure and trusting relationships with both educators and other children. We especially appreciate how the educators encourage children to openly express their feelings and ideas while also teaching them to respect the perspectives of others. Through role-play and interactive learning experiences, our daughter has been able to explore her identity, express herself verbally and non-verbally, and confidently communicate meaning in different ways. We have also noticed her ability to transfer knowledge from one setting to another and actively engage in learning with enthusiasm and curiosity. We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the management team, support staff, educators, the friendly and helpful receptionists, and the lovely and our amazing chef and kitchen team for the care and effort they put into preparing meals for the children each day.Your kindness, dedication, and hard work create such a warm, safe, and welcoming environment for all the children and families. We truly appreciate the incredible care and support you provide, and we feel so happy knowing our daughter is in such a nurturing and inspiring place. Thank you again for everything you do.
- Thi Tang
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through St Albans, Deer Park, Kings Park, and Sydenham.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through St Albans, Deer Park, Kings Park, and Sydenham.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
State Government Approved Programs
Our Kindergarten program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, ensuring a confident transition to school.
Our long-standing team, with over 10 years of experience, provides a calm and supportive environment where children feel safe and secure.
We are a diverse early learning centre with educators proficient in multiple languages, including French, Italian, Punjabi, and Hindi.
Our centre offers the Victorian Government-approved ‘Kinder: Best Start, Best Life’ program for 3–4-year-olds, providing up to 15 hours per week of funded Kindergarten. This program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, setting them up for future success.
Our Enhanced Learning Program for Kindergarten children focuses on:
With extended hours and a year-round program (excluding public holidays), our Kindergarten program is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Teachers committed to supporting your child’s individual development.
Additional Benefits Include:
We also engage with local schools and provide transition statements, ensuring your child feels confident and prepared for the next steps in their education journey. Stay connected with your child’s progress via our Xplor platform, which offers regular updates on their learning and development.
“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and through experimentation. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play including sensory play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing.
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games, role playing and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddlers can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn-taking, developing self-confidence and emotional self-regulation. Our skilled team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program has school readiness at its core, encouraging active engagement in learning and supporting a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning and a child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's literacy development by engaging in rich discussions, reading, storytelling, dramatic play and experimentation all of which introduce new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations.
Throughout the Kindergarten year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, are supported through group learning experiences. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and su pporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Our goal in the kindergarten year is to prepare children and families for a smooth transition to primary school.
Morning
Kate is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Kate is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Kate has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Kate a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Kate and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Kate’s favourite book.
Morning
Daniel is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Daniel is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Daniel identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Daniel is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Daniel is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Daniel picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Daniel and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Daniel enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Daniel is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Daniel’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Holly is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Holly and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Holly is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Holly sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Holly takes part in the centre’s sports program. Holly loves sports. Sports helps Holly improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Holly is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Holly and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Our centre chef prepares and cooks nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating across a wide variety of food.
Our centre offers seasonal whole food-based menus – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Hi my name is Helen, and I am the Centre Manager here at St Albans Main Road East Early Learning. My career in early childhood education and care commenced in 1996 and I began working at in 2010. I hold a Diploma of Community Services (Child Care) and an Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services.
Since l was young, I always had a passion for interacting with children as l have a number of nieces and nephews that l grew up looking after and l knew from early on that l wanted to further this passion of working with children and start my career in early education and child care. I am very dedicated and passionate about my current position as Centre Manager. I find it very rewarding and enjoy coming to work every day and building positive relationships with my families, children, and team.
All children are unique and different and have different needs and to provide the best quality care of all children. Our approach to developing a love of learning with children we provide a safe, caring, and nurturing environment where all children, families all feel welcome, safe, and happy while at our service. Providing positive interactions and listening to all children as they are all individual and have different needs.
Our team is extremely passionate and dedicated about creating a early education and child care centre that is a home away from home for both our families and children. Our centre is very multicultural, and we celebrate diversity of many different cultures. We are fortunate to have many educators who speak a variety of languages including Vietnamese, Hindi, Arabic (Dinki) and many more. We work closely with families to build positive relationships to ensure that everyone feels welcome at our service.
We ensure we follow policies and procedures in ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all team members, children and families when coming to our centre. You can read more about our commitment to safety here.
We have long-serving, multicultural team members who reflect our local community. Many have been with been with St Albans Main Road East Early Learning Centre for over tenyears. It is the sort of Centre where everyone knows all the children, no matter which room they are in. We are such a close-knit team it feels like one big family.
Myself and my team are all aware of the enrolment process. We provide help, support and assistance to new families and explain the whole process of what they need to do to enrol their child at our centre.
We go through the enrolment form so families fully understand what is required, explain that they need to complete the activity test which will determine how much per cent and hours they will receive for their child. Ask them to provide a copy of their Child’s Birth Certificate and immunization summary. We offer as much information to the families so that they fully understand the enrolment process and feel supportive.
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I am always happy and have been told that l make people laugh!
Our team at St Albans Main Road East Early Learning Centre cannot wait to meet your family and begin this exciting journey with you.
At our centre, we provide a variety of engaging experiences that enhance and bring our learning curriculum to life each day.
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Based on 32 Reviews
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Thi Tang
We are incredibly grateful for the support, care, and education our daughter has received at this kindergarten and childcare centre. Since attending, we have seen amazing growth in her confidence, communication, learning, and social development. She has learned to contribute constructively to mathematical discussions and arguments, engage in play with others, and build secure and trusting relationships with both educators and other children. We especially appreciate how the educators encourage children to openly express their feelings and ideas while also teaching them to respect the perspectives of others. Through role-play and interactive learning experiences, our daughter has been able to explore her identity, express herself verbally and non-verbally, and confidently communicate meaning in different ways. We have also noticed her ability to transfer knowledge from one setting to another and actively engage in learning with enthusiasm and curiosity. We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the management team, support staff, educators, the friendly and helpful receptionists, and the lovely and our amazing chef and kitchen team for the care and effort they put into preparing meals for the children each day.Your kindness, dedication, and hard work create such a warm, safe, and welcoming environment for all the children and families. We truly appreciate the incredible care and support you provide, and we feel so happy knowing our daughter is in such a nurturing and inspiring place. Thank you again for everything you do.
jack redwood
cannot recommend this childcare centre enough! The staff are absolutely amazing and genuinely care for my children as if they were their own. You can see the pride they take in both the education and care they provide every single day. The managers and the chef are always so helpful, supportive, and approachable, which makes such a difference as a parent. The chef consistently prepares nutritious meals for my children and they eat more there than at home I drive 30 minutes each way just to bring my kids here, and I do it happily because I truly appreciate every single person at this centre. The love, care, and effort they put into the children is something special. Over time they’ve become more than just educators and staff — they’ve become like family to us. I’m so grateful for everything they do and would highly recommend this centre to any parent looking for a caring and supportive environment for their children.
Madelaine Nelson
The staff at the centre are amazing. My daughter was in their care for 4 years before she started school and every staff member who looked after her showed kindness, empathy and compassion. She learnt so much while she was there and they really took care of her. Their developmental and play equipment is also fantastic. Couldn’t recommend the centre enough.
vanessa manuake
As an international student, finding a daycare centre I could trust while balancing study and life in a new country was really important to me—and this place exceeded all my expectations. From day one, the staff were incredibly welcoming, supportive, and understanding of my situation. The educators are kind, patient, and genuinely care about the children. They’ve created a safe and inclusive environment where my child feels comfortable and happy every day. I especially appreciate how they respect different cultures and make an effort to help children feel a sense of belonging. The centre is clean, well-organised, and full of engaging activities that support learning and development. Communication has also been excellent—they keep me updated regularly, which gives me peace of mind while I focus on my studies. I’m so grateful to have found such a caring and reliable daycare. I highly recommend it to other international students or families looking for a supportive environment for their children.
Aaron Phan
My little girl was at this childcare for years, I have only good things to say about this center. From day 1 when my daughter was put under their care, I had nothing to worry about, she was well taken care of, from A to Z e.g eating, playing to sleeping everything. They made sure they update what's happening within the centre especially if an accident happened, they will always write a report for you to check and signed saying what happened. If you have financial issue they will work with you and try to work out a plan for your child schedule. Every single person in the center treated my daughter like their own,she was well taken care, loved and most importantly my daughter enjoyed being at the center. Thank you everyone at Early Learning Service St Albans Main Road East. From Elixir and family 😀
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