
Our Philosophy & Values
Long Day Care and Montessori inspired Kindergarten
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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

We’d love to meet you!
Discover what makes Oak Park Early Learning a special place for your child’s early years.
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