Kindergarten
3-4 year old integrated kindergarten
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Ivanhoe Uniting Kindergarten
15 Seddon Street, Ivanhoe Victoria
Early Learning Centre
Early learning in Ivanhoe.
Located next to Ivanhoe Train Station, our kindergarten has plenty of parking and a bus stop directly out the front.
Our educators are passionate about nurturing your child’s self-esteem, sense of belonging and wellbeing to help them thrive.
Your child will engage in hands-on, nature-based activities and collaborative play to foster their strengths, interests and social connections.
With a train line close to our kinder, the children enjoy train spotting.
Our educators are experienced in supporting children who live with physical and intellectual disabilities.
Program hours and fees
Our centre
Our play areas encourage children to be physically and socially active. Our kindergarten features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Sand and mud pits
- Trees and natural shade
- Trickle stream
- Gardening beds
- Shade sail
- Swings
- Equipment for climbing, skipping, throwing and catching
- Worm farm
- Water tanks.
Our centre
Our play areas encourage children to be physically and socially active. Our kindergarten features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Sand and mud pits
- Trees and natural shade
- Trickle stream
- Gardening beds
- Shade sail
- Swings
- Equipment for climbing, skipping, throwing and catching
- Worm farm
- Water tanks.
Our little learners say
“I love this kinder so much, it's nice and comfy”
- Manna, little learner
Learning experiences
Our team offer programs and activities to stimulate your child’s curiosity and help them develop a love of learning.
Caring for the environment
We teach children about natural resources and the world around them. Our play-based activities feature:
- Our centre’s garden
- Bark
- Sand
- Recycled tank water.
We teach sustainability and caring for living and non-living things through activities such as:
- Hatching chickens and butterflies
- Reptile visits
- Recycling
- Responsible pet program.
Incursions
We love welcoming visitors to our kindergarten from the local:
- Carp Productions
- Drama Toolbox
- Library
- Emergency services
- School
- Church.
Family and community connections
Families are the most important people in a child’s development. We encourage you to be active in your child’s learning journey with us by taking part in our activities. We provide in-house visits and programs to families to explore the world and help build positive relationships.
Languages
Our educators speak English and Italian.
Program hours and fees
Early Childhood Teacher
Nicole
Hi, I’m Nicole and I’m the Early Childhood Teacher at Ivanhoe Uniting Kindergarten. I’ve worked in early learning for over 12 years and hold a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) and a Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Play.
I believe play-based learning in their early years supports children to develop their skills and abilities as they grow. I am inspired by the Australian Bush Kindergarten approach and nature-based learning. I believe children thrive in spaces where they are encouraged to have a sense of agency with the learning environment.
At Ivanhoe Kinder, your child will engage in an intentionally designed early learning environment that stimulates growth though play based learning and education.
Health and wellbeing
Mental health
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the mental health of your child and are skilled in working with children who have experienced challenges and trauma. We also offer mental health support for families if you find yourself in need of assistance.
Nutrition
We have a strong focus on healthy eating and nutrition. Our meals are prepared on site and are full of nutrition and flavour. Your child will help grow the food that we cook in our kitchen. We cook this food using our recycled water. We work with families from a range of cultural backgrounds to ensure cultural foods meet food standard requirements. We also offer progressive snack and lunch time to empower children to ask for what they want and when.
Safe environment
As a child safe organisation, our educators undergo regular working with children’s and police checks. We are focussed on delivering learning and development in a safe and supportive environment, so you can trust that your child is in good hands.
Policies and downloads
News
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