Our centre offers the VIC Government-approved ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Kindergarten Program.

At World of Learning, your child will benefit from the VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:

- Numeracy

- Literacy

- Emotional and Social Development

- Self regulation

- Healthy minds and bodies

The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:

- VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Government-approved program

- Extended opening hours

- Open all year round (excl public holidays)

- Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers

- Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation

“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 by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water 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 and reading experiences.

On any given day the Toddler children 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 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 encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.

The oral language supports literacy learning. 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 development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.

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, is supported through group learning environments. 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. Lastly, ensuring that all children are ready for the ‘big school’ by preparing them for all that ‘big school’ has to offer.

Our centre chef prepares and cooks healthy and 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.

Our centre offers children nutrient-rich, unprocessed, and seasonal whole foods – created to delight the fussiest eaters.

My name is Shelley and I am the Centre Manager at Templestowe World of Learning. I began my career in early childhood education and care in 2003 and started working at Templestowe World of Learning in 2011. I hold an Advanced Diploma of education and care and a Graduate certificate of Education. 

I have worked in early learning since I was 17 years old, working as a room leader and then progressing into management over the last 12 years. I was inspired to work with children to make a difference. What I love about my role is having a beautiful team of educators that I work with each and every day and the families. I love getting to know the children and the families. Being hands on is important to me.  

The first 5 years are the most important of a child’s life. They set the foundation for future learning. All childcare centres, including our centre, use the foundation of play-based learning to guide our experiences every day. With access to a range of age-appropriate learning resources, trained educators, and new experiences among friends, we set children up to thrive in an environment that is dedicated to learning. Children develop their curiosity, problem-solving, confidence and resilience at our centre, and we carefully plan play-based learning experiences around their interests and learning goals. Over time, you will see your child develop abilities such as language, motor movement, memory, concentration and social relationships all by partaking in these experiences - it's a truly incredible journey to witness! 

I have a team of educators that are long standing, some being at the centre for 18 years. They are very experienced and passionate educators. They all have a love for working with children, come up with some great new ideas all the time and help the families in any way they can. Our team compromises of three Early Childhood Teachers and diploma qualified educators. All educators have up to date first aid training. We believe in specialists for a room. So, educators are rarely moved from their current room. This means that when your child joins the centre they have years of experience working with that current age group.  

My child protection statement – is that all children deserved to be respected and valued. To ensure all educators uphold the highest of standards in regard to health and safety and that our educators update their training every 6 months.  

We support our families by getting to know them, talking to them and seeing how we can help and at times referring them to local companies that could offer support if there is a need. Being there for the families is very important. Being a small 60 place centre, we have close relationships with our families. We love to have a theatre performance every year for the graduating children for that year and a Christmas party at the local play centre. 

I believe I understand families well is because I am mother myself. For me, being able to help families every step of the way from enrolling with Centrelink to helping them know what to bring for their child’s first day is key.  

Welcome to Templestowe World of Learning.