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Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne

Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne

50 Banyan Drive, Cranbourne West, VIC, 3977 view map
Verified
4.8
(03) 9776 6518

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Long Day Care

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6:30am to 6:30pm

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50 Banyan Drive, Cranbourne West, VIC, 3977

4.8

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About Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne

Welcome to Imagine Childcare & Kindergarten Cranbourne. We offer families a warm and nurturing environment where children learn and grow, and most importantly have fun. Children are inspired through our play-based curriculum, delivered by our passionate Educators. 

We aim to go beyond the delivery of standard childcare, providing a real sense of community and belonging for families. Our centre is a home-away-from-home for our families, and our nuturing environment ensures children have the very best start in life. We offer 3 and 4 Year Old Funded Kinder and Transition to School Programs to ensure your little one is prepared for their transition to primary school.

As an Imagine family, you will enjoy a number of special benefits included in your daily fee:

  • Nutritious meals prepared in our onsite kitchen by our Centre Chef
  • Free barista coffee for parents
  • An Enrolment Pack, including a drink bottle and hat
  • Nappies, linen, and wipes
  • Extracurricular activities, including fitness classes, yoga lessons, a music and movement program, and cooking classes
  • Bush Kinder for our Pre-Kinder and Kinder children

Our centre design includes modern classrooms equipped with hand-picked educational resources to support your child's learning journey. Our classrooms open up onto wonderful adventure playgrounds, complete with a custom adventure fort, cubby houses, sandpits, a water pump, and vegetable gardens.

Contact us today to join our Imagine family! We can't wait to welcome you to our centre.

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Services Provided by Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne

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What the parents say

What the parents say

Being a first time mum, choosing a daycare, and trusting someone to look after my one year old was hard. I feel safe and happy with the team and know he will continue to enjoy his time there. The staff are wonderful, kind, caring and many are mums themselves. Plus, who doesn't love a free coffee made for you at drop off time!?

Hollie - parent

To say we are happy with Imagine Childcare would be an absolute understatement!! It was the best decision we made to move our son here and we are so content to have him cared for by the wonderful staff at this centre. The actual centre itself is amazing. It is brand new, it has a wonderful feel to it, very calm and inviting. So clean and bright. I cannot speak more highly of Imagine Cranbourne West and everyone who works here, we are extremely happy!

Sam - parent  

We are beyond happy with Imagine child care. It's always clean, everyone is friendly, the kids are always happy and to us this is a big deal and speaks wonders for the centre. Highly recommend.

Amanda - parent

Programs

Programs

  • Bush Kinder program
  • Cooking lessons with the centre chef
  • Gardening and sustainability program
  • Sport program
  • Regular incursions and excursions
  • Music and dance program
About the curriculum

About the curriculum

The Educators at Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne believe in nurturing children’s learning and development by focusing on their social, emotional, and cognitive abilities, whilst also supporting their unique interests and personal styles of learning. 

The centre’s practice is based on a number of theorists and their beliefs, which helps to guide the pedagogical strategies. The main theorist is John Dewey, who believes that education and learning is a social and interactive process. 

The Educators practice this view through play-based learning experiences, inquiry-based learning, and discovery learning. Through this teaching strategy, they encourage children to participate in collaborative activities that develop social, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. 

The children at this centre thrive in the environment that allows them to interact with the curriculum and have the opportunity to take part in their own learning to realise their full potential. Drawing Howard Gardener’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Educators aim to tailor experiences to children’s strengths, allowing each child to learn in the way that they find most effective.

 

The children are cared for in the following groups:

  • Nursery 1
  • Nursery 2
  • Tiny Tots                    
  • Toddlers
  • Pre-Kinder 2
  • Pre-Kinder 1
  • Kinder

 

Meet the team

Meet the team

At Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne, the focus of the Educators is to provide a secure and nurturing environment for the children, to promote a sense of belonging. 

The centre offers consistency of care, through long-term Educators who have been with the centre since it opened, allowing strong bonds to develop with the children and families. 

Parents are offered a complementary barista coffee at drop off time, which is a chance for them to chat to Educators about the children’s plans for the day and to ask any questions they may have. 

Educators strive to build relationships with families based on cooperation and a mutual respect for the reciprocal roles that each play in the lives of the child. The centre’s open-door policy aims to facilitate an open and free flow of communication between staff and families, whilst maintaining confidentiality and respect for the privacy and wishes of each family. This results in the highest levels of customer service and care.

The team at Imagine Childcare are amazing. The family culture we have created, means it is a place where everyone wants to be - from the minute you walk in the door and smell the amazing coffee made by our Chef, to the interactions you have with each and every one of our Educators and staff here.

I have just over 10 years' experience working in the Early Childhood industry, and I am grateful to have been managing for nearly 6 years. My overall goal as a Centre Manager, is to be supportive and welcoming to both my team and our families, as I know first-hand having two babies of my own, that you are entrusting your most precious gift.

I look forward to meeting all the children and families who walk through our front door. We strive to live up to all your hopes and expectations here at Imagine Childcare & Kindergarten Cranbourne.

Rebecca, Centre Director, Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne

Having the opportunity to be part of a team that is aiming for ‘Exceeding’ and ‘Putting our best foot forward’, is a breath of fresh air. I feel that from our initial staff meeting, I was able to see the path that we are working towards. My other peers are all encouraging and share the same passion. This all starts from our Centre Manager – Mel’s positivity and calm approach enables me to really enjoy my job and career.

Freda - Educator

 

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Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Cranbourne Reviews (48)

4.8 /5

Based on 48 Reviews

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Tracey Smith

5.0 6 days ago

My son has progressed amazingly with Imagine, we love the educators, Ms Narin, Ms Shivani and Ms Perla they are all amazing they treat daycare like a little school, we love how they care and teach our son. The way Narin and the team make ups songs. How Jan and Megan are amazing behind the Kitchen always providing amazing food for our son and having a coffee ready the parents. Jade and Karen so sweat behind the desk ready for stickers on depature. We absolutely love Imagine the Care Cleanliness and structure has made such a difference with our sons life we cannot recommend this daycare more highly.

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Samantha Key

5.0 1 month ago

My girls absolutely love coming here. They get excited to see the educators and always come home happy.<br><br>The educators are honestly amazing. My girls can find transitions a little tricky sometimes, but they are always so patient, caring and understanding. You can really tell they genuinely care about all of the kids.<br><br>My oldest also has speech appointments, so she often gets dropped off later than everyone else. Every time I arrive, all the children are happy, busy doing activities and so well looked after. It’s really nice to see.<br><br>We are so grateful to have found such a lovely childcare. Thank you for taking such great care of our girls.

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Kelly Emery

5.0 1 month ago

From the moment we were shown around and welcomed by Karen and Jade, we knew Imagine was somewhere special. They made us feel comfortable from the very beginning, and that positive experience has continued throughout our daughter's journey.<br><br>The transition from the toddler room was smooth thanks to the kindness, patience, and support of the educators. When our daughter later moved into the older room, some challenges arose. After we shared our concerns, the team listened, escalated them appropriately, and worked closely with us to put strategies in place to support her. We truly appreciated being heard and involved every step of the way.<br><br>Now that she's in the Kinder room, her face lights up every morning when she sees her teachers. She comes home excited to tell us (when she feels like talking!) about the activities she's done and the fun she's had. Seeing how happy, confident, and secure she feels says everything.<br><br>What stands out most about Imagine is that you can genuinely see how much the educators and management care. It never feels like "just a job"—they truly want every child to feel safe, supported, and valued. Every member of the team is willing to step in and help wherever it's needed, including management, who have personally supported our daughter through her separation anxiety on difficult mornings.<br><br>Open communication and mutual respect are incredibly important to our family, and this is something we've valued from day one. Even when our daughter has made mistakes, the conversations have always been respectful, constructive, and focused on helping her learn and grow. Rather than simply informing us of an issue, they've worked with us to develop strategies that support her development, and that partnership has meant so much to us.<br><br>The empathy, kindness, and understanding shown by the entire team have never gone unnoticed. We are incredibly grateful for the care, compassion, and dedication shown by everyone at Imagine. Knowing our daughter is genuinely cared for—not just looked after—gives us enormous peace of mind.<br><br>Thank you to Karen, Jade, and the entire team for everything you do. We highly recommend Imagine to any family looking for an early learning centre where children are truly cared for and supported.

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Minkie Mildren

5.0 1 month ago

Great childcare, invested in wellbeing, culture, belonging, school readiness and much more. They have great incursions and excursion. Amazing staff members. Everything you want out of a day care you will get here :) shout out to all the staff members for your continued support with my son and making into a confident young man. If I could give more then 5 stars I would

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Poorni Gajadeera

5.0 1 month ago

My one year old is thriving here. She started at 7 months & settled in great within 2-3 weeks with the really kind and caring educators in her room including Erin & Amanda. Drop offs and pick ups are easy with friendly and smiling faces. Can’t forget the free coffee and bakes from lovely Jan and team too! We heard all good things about Imagine from friends in the area who highly recommended the centre to us and they were proven correct! We’re so happy we chose Imagine.

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