Confident, Caring, Respectful Learners

Our Philosophy

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The Yarragon Early Learning Centre strives to provide a friendly and open environment where families feel welcomed and valued. We are inclusive of all children and families including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Community.

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We acknowledge the importance of forming successful relationships with children, families and the community which optimizes positive outcomes for each child enabling them to reach their full potential. Promoting the implementation of the child safe standards so that each child feels safe and connected is embedded in our services everyday practice.

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We endeavour to provide a play based learning environment that reflects the children’s interests and ideas, provides open ended and creative experiences and caters for children’s individual needs.  An environment that is child centred, rich in a range of materials, resources and opportunities in which children can engage and excel as confident learners and become valuable members of the wider school community.

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Programs at Yarragon Early Learning Centre

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3 Year Old Preschool Program 
Children must turn 3 years of age before 30th April in the year they attend to be eligible for the 3 Year Old Program. 

4 Year Old Preschool Program - Government funded 
Children must turn 4 years of age before 30th April in the year they attend to be eligible for the 4 Year Old Program. 

Phone us on (03) 56342375 to make an appointment to look through our wonderful Early Learning Centre. 

 

Enrolment Process: 

If you have any questions regarding Kinder Enrolments within the Baw Baw Shire, please contact the Kindergarten Enrolment Officer on 5624 2540 or email Leanne.Akers@bawbawshire.vic.gov.au for any enrolment enquiries. 

 

 

 

Application forms for a place in community-based Baw Baw kindergartens must be

submitted to Baw Baw Shire Council. Separate forms will need to be completed for

pre-kindergarten (three year old) and four year old kindergarten programs. There is no

automatic follow on of positions from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten programs at the

same service. 
 

 

 

 

 

​​​​​​​​​Assessment and Rating

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Service Quality Ratings

Approved children's education and care services across Australia

are assessed and rated by their state and territory regulatory

authority. The NQS is part of the National Regulations and

includes seven quality areas that are important to children's

learning and developmental outcomes.

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Overall rating

Services are given a rating for each NQS quality area and an

overall NQS service quality rating based on these results. The

overall rating provides a snapshot of how the service is

performing.

Learn more about the assessment and ratings process

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Best Life, Best Start​​​​​​​​​

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Free Kinder is available for Victorian 3- and 4-year-old children at

participating services in both standalone (sessional) services

and long day care (childcare) settings - meaning a saving of up to

$2,563 per child, every year.

 

Pre-Prep: Four-Year-Old Kindergarten will transition to 'Pre-Prep' - increasing to a universal 30-hour a week program of play-based learning for 4-year-old children in Victoria.

 

Three-Year-Old Kindergarten: The roll out of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten continues, programs will increase to 15 hours a week across the state by 2029 - providing Victorian children with 2 years of a quality kindergarten program before school.

 

Kindergarten Tick

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The Kinder Tick helps Victorian families find a funded kindergarten program for their children.

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When you see the Kinder Tick, you can be confident:

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• the program will be led by a qualified teacher

• children will benefit from play-based learning

• the kindergarten program is funded and approved by the Victorian Government

• the program complies with government guidelines and the National Quality Framework.