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Paynesville Uniting Kindergarten
100 Langford Parade, Paynesville Victoria
Early Learning Centre
Early learning in Paynesville.
Our kindergarten is located on Langford Parade, opposite Southon Bush Reserve.
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.
We have experienced educators who specialise in working with children of all abilities embrace their diverse ways of learning.
Our kinder has access to a range of specialists, including speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, paediatric consultants, social workers and maternal and child health nurses.
Program hours and fees
Our centre
Our kinder features inviting indoor and outdoor learning spaces that provide connections with nature, community and foster curiosity and creativity through play-based learning. Our kindergarten features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Leafy yards that attract local birds
- Undercover pergola areas
- Amphitheatre
- Mud kitchen
- Sand pits
- Boat
- Swings
- Cubby houses
- Large fort, climbing equipment and slide
- Water tanks
- Vegetable garden and fruit trees
- Worm farms.
Our centre
Our kinder features inviting indoor and outdoor learning spaces that provide connections with nature, community and foster curiosity and creativity through play-based learning. Our kindergarten features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Leafy yards that attract local birds
- Undercover pergola areas
- Amphitheatre
- Mud kitchen
- Sand pits
- Boat
- Swings
- Cubby houses
- Large fort, climbing equipment and slide
- Water tanks
- Vegetable garden and fruit trees
- Worm farms.
Our little learners say
“I love coming to kinder to see all of my friends.”
- Chloe, little learner
Learning experiences
Your child will be provided with interesting and stimulating materials to help them investigate, discover and create.
Your child will enjoy:
- Incursions
- Regular walking excursions in our local community
- Nature bush and beach kinder
- Recycling projects
- Cultural awareness activities
- Visiting local schools and retirement villages.
Family and community connections
We encourage you to participate in your child’s learning journey. We invite you to:
- Celebrate each family’s unique culture
- Volunteer time to be a part of the program
- Share your individual skills, interests and hobbies
- Assist with fundraising
- Participate in our Parent Partnership Group.
Program hours and fees
Early Childhood Teacher
Lisa
Hi, I’m Lisa and I’m the Early Childhood Teacher at Paynesville Kindergarten. I have worked in early learning for over 30 years and hold an Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching 0–8-year-olds.
My values as a teacher are kindness, commitment, and professionalism. I am passionate about early learning because it is vital that children experience a rich, positive, engaging, and calming learning and development environment in their formative years. Creating a love for learning, in which each child feels a sense of place and belonging, is my heart felt goal. Every day is different, every child and group is different, and that makes my job so refreshing, rewarding and a rich learning experience for me too. Families are always the child’s first and foremost teacher and I endeavour to support them by building strong and trusting relationships.
Key Upcoming Dates
- No upcoming events
Health and wellbeing
Mental health
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the mental health of your child. We offer yoga, mindfulness and relaxation techniques for children. Our educators 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.
Physical wellbeing
We offer learning experiences and activities that will help your child to care for their physical health. We offer:
- Perceptual Motor Program
- Smiles 4 Miles Program
- Growing fruit, vegetables and herbs through the Stephanie Alexander Program
- Cooking experiences
- Sun Smart Program
- Bushfire awareness.
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
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