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Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes

27 Limewood Street, Manor Lakes, VIC, 3024 view map
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4.7
1800978429

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Long Day Care

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6:30am to 6:30pm

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27 Limewood Street, Manor Lakes, VIC, 3024

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About Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes is a welcoming childcare centre located within the established Manor Lakes Estate in the Wyndham community. Designed with a homely feel and spacious learning environments, our centre provides children with the opportunity to explore, learn, and grow through engaging play-based experiences.

Our experienced educators are committed to supporting every child’s individual learning journey by creating environments that build confidence, curiosity, and a strong sense of belonging. We believe every child has unique strengths and talents, and our programs are designed to encourage their development while preparing them for their future learning journey.

Our educational programs are tailored to each stage of early childhood development, including:

- Nursery Program
- Toddler Program
- 3-Year-Old Kindergarten
- 4-Year-Old Kindergarten


At Aspire, we focus on creating meaningful connections with children and families, supporting children to develop independence, self-confidence, and a lifelong love of learning within a caring and inclusive community.

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Services Provided by Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes

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Get To Know Us

Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet Charu Marwaha - Centre Manager

Charu Marwaha is the Centre Manager at Aspire Manor Lakes, bringing over 22 years of experience in the early childhood education sector. With extensive leadership experience, including 12 years managing long-day early learning services, Charu brings a wealth of knowledge and a strong commitment to creating inclusive and nurturing environments for children and families.

Throughout her career, Charu has also gained experience in programs management within Outside of Hours School Care and supporting children with diverse abilities. She is passionate about building strong relationships with families, empowering educators, and creating learning environments where every child feels valued and supported.

Charu finds the most rewarding part of her role in seeing children and families feel connected, and watching educators grow and succeed as a team. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking and relaxing with her favourite shows.

About the Curriculum

About the Curriculum

At Aspire, our early learning programs are designed to support children at every stage of their development. Through caring educators, engaging experiences, and play-based learning, we help children build confidence, curiosity, and essential skills for the future.

Our Kindergarten programs are delivered by qualified educators and focus on fostering school readiness, independence, and a lifelong love of learning.

Our programs include:

• Baby Steps Nursery Program (6 weeks – 2 years)
A nurturing environment where babies explore, develop early skills, and build secure relationships through sensory play and responsive care.

• Little Learners Toddler Program (2 – 3 years)
Supporting growing independence through engaging activities that encourage social, emotional, and cognitive development.

• 3-Year-Old Early Learning Program
Designed to build confidence, creativity, and foundational skills through meaningful learning experiences.

• 4-Year-Old School Readiness Program
Preparing children for a confident transition to school by strengthening independence, communication, early literacy and numeracy, and lifelong learning skills.

Health and Nutrition

Health and Nutrition

At Aspire, we see mealtimes as an important part of every child's learning journey. Sharing nutritious meals together helps children build confidence around food, explore new flavours, and establish healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime. Our approach is guided by the Australian Dietary Guidelines, ensuring every meal supports children's wellbeing and development.

Our seasonal menus include a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grains, dairy foods, and quality protein sources such as lean meats, fish, eggs, and legumes. We focus on providing balanced, wholesome meals made with nutritious ingredients while limiting added sugar and salt. Water is encouraged throughout the day to support healthy hydration.

Every meal is thoughtfully prepared with age-appropriate portion sizes to meet the changing nutritional needs of growing children. By creating positive mealtime experiences and offering a diverse selection of nourishing foods, we help children develop healthy food choices, enjoy trying new tastes, and build a strong foundation for lifelong wellbeing.

Safety

Safety

Aspire is proud to be a sector leader in child safety, taking a proactive, reflective and community-informed approach to meeting and embedding the 11 Child Safe Standards throughout our organisation.

Through collaboration, reflection, and transparency, we ensure that safeguarding is more than compliance. This includes conducting rigorous recruitment checks, holding ongoing staff training, and implementing age-appropriate programs that build children’s awareness, confidence, and voice.
We actively collaborate with families and engage children in conversations that build trust, respect, and a shared culture of care. Regular reflection and review ensure that child safety remains dynamic, responsive, and consistently prioritised across the organisation.
By fostering transparency and open dialogue, Aspire builds environments where children feel secure, respected, and valued.

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Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Manor Lakes Reviews (76)

4.7 /5

Based on 76 Reviews

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Komaljit Kaur

5.0 • 1 week ago

We are very happy with our experience at Aspire Early Education Manor Lakes!<br><br>My daughter attends Room 7 (Kangaroo Room), which is a mixed-age group, and she absolutely loves it! She enjoys the welcoming environment and the variety of engaging learning experiences and activities offered every day.<br><br>A special thank you to the wonderful educators Lovejyot, Navjot, Balbir, and Iram, who genuinely care for the children and make them feel safe, happy, and valued. Although it is a very busy room with children of different ages, the educators do an amazing job ensuring that every child's individual needs are met.<br><br>I also appreciate the dedication and support of the leadership team, Centre Manager Charu, Assistant Centre Manager Pooja, and Educational Leader Syed, who work closely with the educators to maintain a positive, nurturing, and well-organised learning environment.<br><br>Another highlight is the amazing chef, Shelly! She puts so much care into preparing fresh, healthy, and nutritious meals while considering children's individual dietary needs and requirements. My daughter absolutely loves the food, and we have noticed such a positive improvement in her eating habits since attending the centre!<br><br>As a parent, nothing makes me happier than seeing my daughter excited to attend childcare and come home happy. It gives us great peace of mind knowing she is in such caring and capable hands.<br><br>Highly recommend Aspire Manor Lakes to families looking for a caring, inclusive, and supportive childcare centre! ❤️

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Karen Rae

5.0 • 1 week ago

We couldn’t be more grateful for our experience at Aspire Early Education Manor Lakes. From day one, the team made us feel welcomed, supported and confident that our son Luca was in loving hands.<br><br>A very special thank you to Charu, Gloria, Balbi, María and Lovejyot for the love, patience, kindness and care you have shown Luca throughout his time at Aspire. It means so much as parents to know that your child is not only being looked after, but genuinely cared for, encouraged and loved.<br><br>Watching Luca grow, learn, build confidence and create beautiful connections with his educators has been so special. You have all played an important part in his little journey, and we will always be thankful for that.<br><br>As we say goodbye due to our move, we are leaving with nothing but appreciation and beautiful memories.<br><br>Thank you for making Aspire such a special place for our little boy. We will truly miss you all!<br><br>Highly recommend Aspire Manor Lakes to any family looking for a caring and nurturing environment for their little ones.

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Cinthiya Solanki

1.0 • 1 week ago

⭐️⭐️<br><br>Very disappointing experience at Aspire Manor Lakes.<br><br>My daughter is 2 years old and had never attended daycare before. I had already explained that she has a speech delay and is waiting for a paediatrician appointment.<br><br>After just one hour of orientation/consultation, the centre told us that she would need one-on-one support and an NDIS certificate for them to be able to support her.<br><br>I found it extremely concerning that such a judgement was made about a 2-year-old after only one hour in a completely new environment. She was exploring, tipping toys, spilling food and not immediately following instructions — behaviours that should be expected to some extent from a child experiencing daycare for the first time.<br><br>If the centre does not have the capacity to support a child during their initial transition, that should be communicated honestly rather than making such a significant judgement after one hour.<br><br>We left feeling that our daughter was judged rather than given the time, patience and guidance she needed to settle into her first daycare experience.

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melissa van asten

5.0 • 1 month ago

My twins have been attending here and I am so happy with the above and beyond level of support and care we receive. The centre manager Charu is truly devoted to ensuring that this centre is run with compassion, professionalism and attention to detail. I would highly recommend that you can feel in safe hands here.

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Harini J

5.0 • 1 month ago

Our daughter has been associated with Aspire Child Care since she was two years old, and she has been attending this centre since 2025. We are very happy with the care and support she has received from all the educators. Everyone is so friendly, caring and approachable, and we truly appreciate the effort they put into making the children feel safe, happy and comfortable. A special thank you to her wonderful teachers Mahesha and Melisa, as well as all the educators who have looked after her with so much care.<br><br>We are particularly pleased with the way Aspire supports not only learning but also the overall development of children. Her early literacy and numeracy skills, communication and social behaviour have all been nurtured beautifully. A special mention to the bubbly and cheerful **Centre Manager Charu, and to Pooja for their warmth and support. We would also like to extend a special thanks to Syed. We are grateful to the entire Aspire team for creating such a positive, caring and enriching environment for our daughter.

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