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Highpoint Kinder Haven

Highpoint Kinder Haven

2A Mephan Street, Maribyrnong, VIC, 3032 view map
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5.0
(03) 9071 4490

Care Type:

Long Day Care, Pre-school

Hours:

7:00AM to 6:30PM

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Address:

2A Mephan Street, Maribyrnong, VIC, 3032

5.0

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Great atmosphere, staff are attentive to my daughters needs. My daughter loves attending the centre.

- Bill Kosmas

About Highpoint Kinder Haven

We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Kingsville, Seddon, and Footscray. Many of our Children go on to attend local schools such as St Margaret's Primary School, supporting a smooth transition to school.

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:

  • Nursery (0-2 years): A safe, nurturing environment for babies to explore with tailored sensory and social experiences.
  • Toddler (2-3 years): Play-based learning encourages curiosity, confidence, and social skills.
  • Kindergarten (3-6 years): A stimulating learning environment that prepares our children for school through our Enhanced Learning Program.

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:

  • Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR), an evidence-based program developed by Queensland University of Technology to support children’s executive function and self-regulation.
  • Environmental and social sustainability learning experiences.
  • Personalised learning plans for each child.
  • Local school connections.

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.

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Services Provided by Highpoint Kinder Haven

State Government Approved Programs

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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

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:

  • Numeracy & Literacy: Developing key skills for lifelong learning.
  • Self-Regulation: Fostering emotional control and resilience.
  • Social & Emotional Development: Supporting independence and building healthy relationships.
  • Creativity & Problem-Solving: Encouraging curiosity and critical thinking.

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:

  • Government subsidy: Further reduces out-of-pocket Kinder fees in addition to your eligible Childcare Subsidy (CCS).
  • Personalised Learning Plans: Tailored to your child’s unique needs.
  • Rhythm and Resilience Program: Music and movement to improve emotional regulation.
  • School Readiness: Preparing your child for a smooth transition to school.

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.

About the Curriculum

About the Curriculum

“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 supporting 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.

Health and Nutrition

Health and Nutrition

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.

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Highpoint Kinder Haven Reviews (74)

5.0

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Neha P

Jul, 2025

Our two kids have been going to Kinder Haven Highpoint, and they love the educators and the centre. The educators here have been an absolute blessing, and some of them have been here for a long time now which is amazing. We are so thankful to Gene, Jess, Emma, Kristy, Reema, Jyoti, Shreem, Quyn,Tuk (each and every one of them) for all their care and hard work. The only reason for 3 stars is the infrastructure. The toddlers playground for example has not been functional for months despite us asking the reason for delay several times. This means toddlers may not be getting as much outdoor time as they ideally should.The centre is neat and tidy but a little upgrade to toys and room setup could go a long way. The centre manager has changed several times since we have been here. This is despite the fact this happens to be one of the more expensive centres. I hope the senior management can get a handle on this and improve the infrastructure. If not for the staff here and the friendship our kids have already developed we would have to explore elsewhere. Considering how vulnerable these times already are for parents who send their kids to daycare.

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Bill Kosmas

May, 2025

Great atmosphere, staff are attentive to my daughters needs. My daughter loves attending the centre.

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Emma Jenkins

May, 2025

Kinder haven has a great orientation process. Very friendly, kind and helpful staff. Has a great app to keep parents up to date throughout the day which helps with any anxiety or worries (especially in the early days when your child/children first start attending). Is a great location within close proximity to a primary school which they are aligned with. Secure and clean with great outdoor play areas and a great variety of food options for each different day. Flexible and accomodating for shift working parents. Have had a positive experience since commencement and children are loving making new friends and forming great relationships with staff and look forward to going to care/kinder.

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