Penguin Childcare Parkville

14 Kirrip Crescent, Parkville, VIC, 3052

5.0 Average score

81 Reviews

6.30am to 6.30pm

Licensed for 90 Children

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Our centre proudly offers the VIC Government-approved Kindergarten program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program supports your child's learning, development and well-being, to help ensure a successful transition to school.
We are a multicultural early learning centre, with educators proficient in multiple languages, including Serbian, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Somalian and Urdu.
Our community engagement program encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services including the zookeeper from the Melbourne Zoo. We also go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.

Welcome to Penguin Childcare Parkville

About Penguin Parkville Long Daycare and Kindergarten

Welcome to Penguin Childcare Parkville. We're ideally located for families in in Parkville, Travancore, Ascot Vale, Flemington and Brunswick. Our centre is conveniently located for both commuters and residents, just 5 minutes away from the Melbourne Zoo, The University of Melbourne and The Royal Children’s Hospital.

Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.

At Penguin Childcare Parkville, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.

Our multicultural and dedicated team of Teachers and Educators provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment - where your child can thrive, and be their wonderful self, every day. Our educators are proficient in multiple languages, including Serbian, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Somalian, Urdu and more. This diversity enriches our learning environment and provides children with exposure to different cultures and languages.

Getting school ready? We offer the 3 and 4-year-old Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.

We offer a great variety of learning experiences at Penguin Parkville including:

Music & Movement Program: Designed to develop fundamental skills that help support children’s self-regulation, memory, and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding of music - and have fun.
Real life experiences: Children participate in fun and exciting experiences such as harvesting the veggie garden and early cooking skills.
Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services, and we go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.

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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Our centre offers the VIC Government-approved ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Kindergarten Program.

At Penguin Childcare,your child will benefit from the VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:

- Numeracy

- Literacy

- Emotional and Social Development

- Self regulation

- Healthy minds and bodies

The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:

- VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Government-approved program

- Extended opening hours

- Open all year round (excl public holidays)

- Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers

- Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation

About the Curriculum

“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 by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water 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 and reading experiences.

On any given day the Toddler children 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 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 encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.

The oral language supports literacy learning. 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 development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.

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, is supported through group learning environments. 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. Lastly, ensuring that all children are ready for the ‘big school’ by preparing them for all that ‘big school’ has to offer.

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Amanda Grech

Oct, 2025

My son Luka is now 4 years and 4 months old. He started at Penguin Parkville Childcare on the 25th of March, 2024,... Read more

Response from the owner 28 Oct 2025

Dear Amanda, Thank you for your heartfelt 5-star review! We are so incredibly honoured to be entrusted with Luka’s care and being a part of his early learning journey - we love sharing updates on his growth! We understand that finding the right support for a neurodiverse child is often daunting, and it means the world to us to know that our team's compassion, warmth, and dedication have provided you with confidence and peace of mind. We believe that understanding each child's needs and is key to quality care and support, and your kind words recognising our amazing team's passion and commitment to ensuring every child receives the tailored support they deserve truly makes our day. It is our absolute privilege to work closely with Luka's therapists to maintain consistency and help him thrive. We're so grateful for continued trust in us and look forward to supporting Luka's journey of growth and learning here at our centre. Best wishes, The Penguin Childcare Team

Michael Scott

Oct, 2025

My son has been there for only 2 months but has fully bonded with the staff and children at the centre. Staff is... Read more

Response from the owner 22 Oct 2025

Hello Michael, We’re so grateful for your 5-star review! Hearing that your son is happily settled and thriving at our centre truly makes our day. It's incredibly rewarding to know that our amazing team have been so supportive for your family as we believe in creating a warm, engaging and nurturing space for our children. Thank you for your confidence in us as it inspires us to keep up the great work every day. Best regards, The Penguin Childcare Team

Sharon Gill

May, 2025

Wonderful service.. and excellent workmanship of all staff that are present in the childcare centre.. keep up the good work.

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