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Wimble Street Child Care Cooperative is a small parent-run centre that consistently achieves an ‘exceeding’ standard of excellence as assessed by the ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education & Care Authority).
We offer 31 places across three rooms and healthy and delicious meals for the children cooked on-site by our Wimble cooks. We also provide each child with a blanket for nap time and a Wimble Street hat for lots of sun safe outdoor play. Our Centre is open 7.45am to 5.45pm and the Centre provides morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, catering to your child’s dietary needs.
Our front and middle rooms are multi-aging rooms. There is a significant body of literature that suggests that ‘family groupings’, that is multi-age groups, allow younger children the benefits of learning from and watching the skills of older children. Older children also benefit through the helping and caring relationships they form with their younger peers.
Our three and four year old kinder program is acclaimed by parents and includes one of the first bush kinder programs established in Victoria. You can read more about our programs and teaching and learning philosophy here. A key element of Wimble’s supportive and engaging environment for children must be attributed to our educators who have more than 50 years of working at Wimble between them. Wimble is proud of our record of retaining quality staff, most of our staff members have been at Wimble for 7 years or more and this translates into a stable, consistent and tailored environment of care for our children.
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Wimble Street Co-Op is a standout in today's child care sector, offering a refreshing contrast to the increasingly industrialised and impersonal approach of... Wimble Street Co-Op is a standout in today's child care sector, offering a refreshing contrast to the increasingly industrialised and impersonal approach of many centres. It’s a nurturing community where attentive, long-term staff create a warm, family-like environment that fosters the growth and development of young minds. The genuine care and commitment of the educators make Wimble Street a wonderful place to be a part of, and has proved to be a secure and supportive space where my child has been able to thrive. Read more
We moved to Melbourne from London and discovered Wimble by pure chance. We have rarely felt so lucky. It is the most astonishing... We moved to Melbourne from London and discovered Wimble by pure chance. We have rarely felt so lucky. It is the most astonishing little community of parents, children and educators, all housed in a beautiful building of extraordinary character. The children here benefit from a social, educational and play environment like no other. Read more
From the moment we walked in on our first visit to Wimble st. we knew it was the best place for us. The... From the moment we walked in on our first visit to Wimble st. we knew it was the best place for us. The community and carers have become part of our missing 'village' over the last few years. When my daughter lists her family members she always ends with: 'and the Wimble friends, they are my family.' It feels great to be supported by such devoted educators and a strong community. Read more
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In January 2012 the National Quality Framework (NQF) came into effect across Australia.
The purpose of the NQF is to improve and standardise the quality of child care through a
range of measures including better staff to child ratios, higher staff qualifications
and an assessment and rating system designed to promote continuous improvement.
Under the NQF child care services are assessed and rated against the National Quality Standards (NQS).
The NQS measures the quality of early childhood education and care in Australia. It will cover
most long day care, family day care, preschool/kindergarten and outside school hours care services.
Under these standards child care services will be assessed and rated against the
seven quality areas, 18 standards and 58 elements that make up the NQS.