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.

“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.

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 Casey-Leigh, and I am the Centre Manager here at Melton Early Learning Centre. My early childhood education and care career began in 2014, and I started working at  in 2015. I hold a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and continuously enhance my skills to improve my professional development in early childhood. I have worked as an Assistant to Lead Educator, Second in Charge, and now as a Centre Manager.

As an early educator, I have had the honour of working alongside some wonderful mentors that encouraged me to enhance my skills, knowledge and professional development.

I have worked with ages from birth to 5 years, where I have implemented experiences and strategies to support and enhance each child’s learning and development. 

My passion has always been about supporting children in their early years and helping them achieve the goals that they set for themselves. We work closely with families to ensure a smooth and consistent transition into the service and prepare them for their transition to school.

I love the connections that I get to make with every child and the bonds formed with them.

In my early childhood education and care career, I have learned that all children are unique and that a single approach will not work for every child. We need to take the time to get to know each child as an individual so we can better support their learning, engage them in meaningful conversations, and interact with them.

My approach to helping children on their learning and life journey is patience and the ability to relate to them. I share their interests, make them feel valued and an important part of the service.

There are so many benefits of attending a dedicated early childhood education and care. We give detailed explanations of what the children are learning and how we are planning to support the children in challenging themselves or reaching their goals through our documentation. I take the time to speak to all the families so that they are aware of our philosophy and how this is implemented to support the children and the families. We have an open-door policy so that the parents can come and discuss any matters with me or another educator at a time that suits their needs.

Here at Melton Early Learning, we class ourselves as more of a family unit rather than a team. I have the honour and privilege to work alongside some strong, intelligent, and caring individuals. I firmly believe I could not achieve the things I have without their support and guidance.

We here at the service believe the motto “It takes a village to raise a child” which we take very seriously.  We each ensure open communication is respected and families feel supported during the good times as well as the tough times.

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