To learn and develop to their potential, children must be respected and valued as individuals. The centre encourages children to become independent and lifelong learners by providing equal educational opportunities for all. Teachers and educators take a holistic approach, providing open-ended exploration and play, consistent warm relationships, and stimulating programs.

Kindergarten

The Kindergarten Program provides a learning environment that encourages children to think, investigate, explore and solve problems independently. The academic curriculum includes language, maths and science.

The Five Senses Course

In line with the centre’s holistic goals, the Five Senses course uses the senses to introduce children to a range of concepts and learning opportunities. This includes health and safety, social skills, arts and cooking. 

Computers & Engineering

Children have hands-on opportunities to discover computers and engineering concepts, equipping them with important skills for kindergarten and beyond. 

Drama & Acting

To nurture individuality and creativity, the centre incorporates a stimulating creativity program that includes poetry, singing, dance, drama and puppetry. 

Music

Children can take part in extra-curricular music lessons with skilled professional music teachers. Available instruments including drums, guitar, piano and African drum.

Sports 

The centre focuses on health and wellbeing with regular physical activity in the Adventure Wonderland playground, plus sports including soccer, basketball, athletics, gymnastics and badminton. Families are also welcome to join the Soccer Club, with lessons led by an ex-professional soccer player and qualified coach.

The centre has a leading team of Bachelor qualified teachers and Diploma qualified educators, who strive to give all children the very best learning opportunities. 

Educators are open in communication, engage active listening skills and work to build a shared understanding between children, families, colleagues and communities. They do this through positive, responsive, reciprocal and respectful interactions. 

To achieve the best possible outcome for children, the centre provides all staff with ongoing training, professional development and support.

The centre proudly fosters children’s wellbeing by supporting families, respecting their culture, knowledge and community. They aim to build strong connections and consistency among all aspects of the child’s world. 

The team welcomes family input into the program and encourages all families to participate. Families are also welcome at centre events and cultural celebrations held throughout the year. 

To stay informed, all families have access to the Mana App and receive a monthly newsletter with news and details on upcoming events. 

Marsden Early Learning College embraces the Early Years Learning Framework. The curriculum adheres to the philosophy of building on children’s own experience to foster empowerment, through a holistic approach to children’s learning. 

The highly trained and dedicated educators understand that they play a vital role in shaping the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of every child. As such, the educators take a child-centred approach where the children learn in a safe, supportive and caring environment. The educators aim to develop a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging in children by building positive and reciprocal relationships. 

The centre has seven age-specific classrooms, where children receive individualised care and learning. These include:

• Earth Explores - 0 to 12 months
• Venus Explorers - 12 months to 2 years
• Saturn Explorers - 2.5 years to 30 months
• Mercury Explorers - 31 months to 3 years
• Pluto Explorers - 3 to 3.5 years
• Neptune Explorers - 3.5 to 4 years
• Jupiter Explorers - 4 to 5 years
• OSHC/Vacation Care - 5 to 13 years

Morning 

Anna is 8 months old and new to the centre. In the morning, she cuddles a favourite  teddy while an educator reads her a story about animals in the jungle.

Lunch 

After lunch, Anna’s educator helps her play with blocks. She builds a tower and loves watching it grow taller and taller.

Afternoon

Anna and the group are outside this afternoon. They play in the Ancient & Archaeological park, digging in the sandpit and searching for fossils.

Our centre provides a secure, nurturing environment where your child’s wellbeing is always our highest priority.

• Our dedicated team prioritises safeguarding children through daily practices, educational programs, and adherence to national child safety principles.

• Our Kindy children participate in the kindy Program, designed to build confidence, resilience and healthy habits in fun, age-appropriate ways. The program includes learning about body boundaries, personal safety and managing big emotions — all part of giving your child the best possible start to school.

• Our supervisory and senior staff complete regular Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting training to ensure they are confident in recognising, responding to and reporting any concerns.

• We proudly work with Gecko and other respected child safety advocate organisations to strengthen personal safety education within our curriculum and enhance our safeguarding practices.

• Our S.A.F.E. framework (Spot, Act, Fix, Explain) empowers all staff to speak up if they see or suspect something isn’t right. With S.A.F.E. in place, we have created a strong culture of accountability where reporting is expected, supported and encouraged.

• Our Active Supervision policy ensures every team member understands and practices Plan, Position, Look & Listen — maintaining vigilant supervision at all times.

Together with our mandatory National Child Safety Training and comprehensive CCTV coverage throughout the centre, these measures ensure we provide a safe, secure and supportive environment where every child can thrive.