Kindergarten
3-4 year old integrated kindergarten
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15 Yuille St, Melton Victoria
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Our kindergarten is located at the Melton Uniting Church, behind the Melton Valley Golf Club and a short walk from Melton Primary School.
We offer a creative kinder program, led by educators who are focussed on nurturing your child’s strengths, interests and social connections.
We teach values that reflect our small local community, including kindness, resilience and teamwork.
Our educators provide an inclusive environment and are experienced in working with children of diverse needs, strengths and abilities.
Your child will enjoy indoor and outdoor learning activities to improve their motor skills and build friendships. Our kindergarten features:
Your child will enjoy indoor and outdoor learning activities to improve their motor skills and build friendships. Our kindergarten features:
- Mary, parent
We encourage hands-on, nature-based activities and collaborative play in an environment that will empower your child to take initiative in their learning journey and make friends along the way.
Your child will learn about sustainable practices and get their hands dirty in our garden. We encourage children to develop everyday sustainable practices through activities such as recycling and composting. We grow our own fruit and vegetables.
We organise fun and informative workshops at our kindergarten, including:
Community is at the heart of everything we do. We encourage families and the local community to get involved in our kindergarten. We encourage you to participate in:
To help your child learn about our community and form connections, we engage with the local:
We have educators who speak Punjabi in addition to English. We can also provide formal and informal interpreter services with families as needed and translate and provide information in various languages of our community including Arabic, Vietnamese and Turkish.
Kindergarten Teacher
Hi, I’m Renee and I’m the Nominated Supervisor and a Kindergarten Teacher at Melton Uniting Kindergarten. I have worked with Uniting for the past nine years at several of our services across Melbourne’s north west as a teacher and Nominated Supervisor. I have a Post Graduate Degree in Education (Early Years) and a Bachelor of Business with a double major in Human Resource Management and Communications. As a mother of two children, I understand the importance of my role. I feel I have the very real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children by building strong, connected and respectful relationships with each child and their family. Our amazing educators work tirelessly to create a safe and welcoming environment that provides endless opportunities for children to engage and explore, create, develop trust, friendships and a sense of belonging.
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the emotional wellbeing 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.
We help children form healthy eating habits. We do this by encouraging them to take an active role in their food preparation through tending to our vegetable, fruit and herb garden. At our kinder, we:
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.
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