Our Philosophy & Values

Long Day Care and Montessori inspired Kindergarten

  • Oak Park | Toddler Programs

    Children

    • Providing your child with a supportive and stimulating environment whilst encouraging, inspiring and empowering them through their own unique journey

    • Programs are intentionally designed to support your child’s development and individual learning needs

    • Encouraging your child to make their own choices and explore their environment. promoting independence, positive self esteem and pride in their cultural heritage

    • Fostering and nurturing children’s interests with a balance of structure and spontaneous play

    • Understanding, appreciating and acknowledging children’s differences and supporting their development

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    Families

    • We strive to provide a welcoming, positive, safe and caring environment where every family feels safe, supported and welcomed

    - We acknowledge and uniqueness and diversity that each family brings to our centre

    - Drawing on parents’ knowledge and expertise to develop programs and activities for children

    • Providing families with regular communication about their child’s learning and development through observations, summatives and parent teacher meetings and community catch ups

    • Encouraging families to share their knowledge and skills through participation in all classroom programs

  • Oak Park | Early Learning Literacy

    Educators

    • Providing high quality education and care programs by qualified educators who have a variety of diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds which contribute to the rich learning environments for children.

    • Providing consistency and stability for children and families

    • Employing educators with a genuine passion and interest in caring and educating young children

    -Educating team that advocates for children’s

    • Our educators are committed to continuous learning and education and are provided with professional development throughout the year

    • Occupational Therapist available on site to work directly with educators and families

  • Oak Park | Early Learning Puzzles

    Learning and Development

    - Guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and Montessori principles, we create learning opportunities that are hands-on, meaningful and developmentally appropriate.

    We believe early learning is not just about preparation for school — it’s about laying the groundwork for resilience, kindness, independence and a lifelong love of learning and discovery.

    • Milestone based and play based learning program in babies and toddler classrooms

    - In kindergarten, combining Montessori philosophies with play based learning, adding a prepared and structured element to the day to prepare children for school

    • Ensuring all children still have time to be children, to be free, make choices

    • Providing your child with a safe environment where they will be supported to accomplish each developmental milestone

    • Providing your child with an explorative and hands on environment and supporting a positive approach to learning

  • Oak Park | Love of Learning

    Health and Well Being

    • Creating a happy, fun and social environment for your child to flourish

    • Providing a Wellbeing Program which may include activities such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, cooking and more

    • Providing healthy, fresh and nutritionally balanced meals for all children, prepared on site by a qualified Chef

    • Providing support to children and families in building a healthy diet, happy minds, and a positive lifestyle

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    Community and Sustainability

    • Recognising, respecting and honouring the Traditional Owners of the Land, the Wurundjeri Willam peoples

    • Creating a sense of community as it supports children to actively participate in the world, promotes belonging and a sense of identity

    • Celebrating and appreciating all cultures and diversity by providing an inclusive environment

    • Promoting environmental education and incorporating sustainable practices into daily programs

    • Providing incursions and excursions within our community

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