(03) 5902 7206
(03) 5902 7206Address:
95 Army Road, Pakenham, VIC, 3810
Care Type:
Long Day Care, Pre-school
Hours:
6.30am to 6.30pm
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0-1 years
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$163.65 /day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Community Kids Pakenham Early Education Centre.
Address:
95 Army Road, Pakenham, VIC, 3810
Rating Score
My cherubs love Community Kids in Pakenham, the older kids love coming to pick the youngings up and see if theres is any cake from the chef - ALWAYS AMAZING 🧁- Linda at the front is so understanding and interested in all families days and events.
- Brittany Tullberg
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Pakenham, Nar Nar Goon, Nar Nar Goon North and Pakenham Upper.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Pakenham, Nar Nar Goon, Nar Nar Goon North and Pakenham Upper.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
State Government Approved Programs
Our centre offers the Victorian Government-approved ‘Kinder: Best Start, Best Life’ program for 3–4-year-olds, providing up to 15 hours per week of funded Kindergarten. This program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, setting them up for future success.
Our Enhanced Learning Program for Kindergarten children focuses on:
With extended hours and a year-round program (excluding public holidays), our Kindergarten program is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Teachers committed to supporting your child’s individual development.
Additional Benefits Include:
We also engage with local schools and provide transition statements, ensuring your child feels confident and prepared for the next steps in their education journey. Stay connected with your child’s progress via our Xplor platform, which offers regular updates on their learning and development.
Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and through experimentation. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play including sensory play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing.
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games, role playing and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddlers can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn-taking, developing self-confidence and emotional self-regulation. Our skilled team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program has school readiness at its core, encouraging active engagement in learning and supporting a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning and a child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's literacy development by engaging in rich discussions, reading, storytelling, dramatic play and experimentation all of which introduce new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations.
Throughout the Kindergarten year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, are supported through group learning experiences. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Our goal in the Kindergarten year is to prepare children and families for a smooth transition to primary school.
Morning
Ellie is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Ellie is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Ellie has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Ellie a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Ellie and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Ellie’s favourite book.
Morning
Josh is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Josh is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Josh identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Josh is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Josh is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Josh picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Josh and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Josh enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Josh is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Josh’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Charlotte is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Charlotte and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Charlotte is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Charlotte sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Charlotte takes part in the centre’s sports program. Charlotte loves sports. Sports helps Charlotte improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Charlotte is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Charlotte and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Our centre chef prepares and cooks nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating across a wide variety of food.
Our centre offers seasonal whole food-based menus – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Want to see the centre first hand? Book a tour with Community Kids Pakenham Early Education Centre below.
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1-2 years
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Pre-Kindy
2-3 years
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3-5 years
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Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Community Kids Pakenham Early Education Centre.
Rating Score
Brittany Tullberg
My cherubs love Community Kids in Pakenham, the older kids love coming to pick the youngings up and see if theres is any cake from the chef - ALWAYS AMAZING 🧁- Linda at the front is so understanding and interested in all families days and events.
Hello Brittany, Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review! We’re thrilled to hear your children enjoy their time here. Linda and our chef are such vital parts of our team, and they’ll be delighted to know they’ve made such a positive impact on your family’s experience. Your feedback motivates us to continue providing the best environment for all the children in our care. Best regards, The Community Kids Team
Jennifer Laws
We loved it here, my daughter was only here for a short time, unfortunately we moved location and had to leave. But the moment I walked into the centre with my husband and daughter, The manager Linda I think her name was, came to greet us and she knew our names and made us feel so welcome. Our tour was so in-depth and the staff were all so welcoming. We started in the kinder room and the 3 weeks we were there, we felt like we were family. Management were always checking in on how our day was and if we had any feedback. We had nothing but positive things to say. The kinder program is so welcoming and informative, the app they use isn't very good, but we were always informed about her day. I cant believe what they eat, there menu is planned so well and the cook even makes treats out the front for parents with a coffee machine out the front. They have thought of everything. Even on our first day the same lady in the office Linda, even gave us bubbles and said how proud she was on my daughters first day and achievements even on our last day. Whenever I dropped off the kids always asked for a hug from her. Shes a real asset to community kids and think she's on her own? Big shout out to you! Also Lekan in the kinder room, he is so informative, kind and has such a way with the children in that room. Its always so calm and settled everytime I went in, which was great with our seperation anxiety. I didn't really get to see much of how the other rooms ran, but everyone is so friendly, it gives a homely feel. If we move back in the area, we will definitely come back. Thank you for having us for such a short time. ☺️😊😊
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for the glowing 5-star review! We’re overjoyed that you love it at our centre. Knowing that our efforts are appreciated truly inspires us to keep striving for excellence. Kind regards, The Community Kids Team
Mariah Sonnet
I had my son here and he absolutely loved it, the 4 year old kinder room is so engaging, always fun, calm and inviting. Lekan is so welcoming and informative, even the 3 year old kinder room has come along way from when we first started. Kalpani and Sunil are always seen engaging in group time as we walk in, making the room calm for drop off's, thank you. I also want to say a big shout out to Linda the Acting Centre Manager for running the centre on her own the past 6 months, you are always so positive to the parents, teachers, and children. They really respect you, us as parents can see, and my son just adores you, we will miss coming here, as we leap in to school this year. But we will be sure to come back and visit. We are going to miss you all. Highly recommend this centre for kinder 100%.
Dear Mariah, We can’t thank you enough for your 5-star review! It’s fantastic to hear that your son absolutely loves it. Your support encourages us to continue creating a positive and enriching environment for your child. Warm wishes, The Community Kids Team
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