WELCOME TO
VIRGINIA PARK CHILD CARE CENTRE
Virginia Park Child Care Centre is proudly a community based, not for profit centre. We have been serving our local and wider community since 1989. We are a 50 place centre and cater for children from 3 months to school age.
We proudly
welcome families
We respect that each
family unit is unique
Homely
environment
Excellent staff
retention
To this end we strive to
provide a reliable and
consistent team of educators
One of our aims
is for you to have
trust in our team
Many families
have come through
word of mouth
We offer a government
funded 4 year old
kindergarten program
- 7.00am to 6.15pm
- 5 days a week
- Closed public holidays
- Closed approx. 2 weeks over Christmas/New Year
Orientation is offered so that your child has the security of you with them whilst they get to know the educators, new children and their new environment. It is important for you and your child to feel comfortable in a new setting. We encourage families to stay for an hour or so, on a couple of occasions before your child begins.
JOEYS ROOM
3 months to 2 years of age
12 children
3 Qualified Educators
PLATYPUS ROOM
2 and 3 years of age
17 children
4 Qualified Educators
KINDERGARDEN ROOM
Government funded
3 and 4 years of age
19 children
1 Qualified Kinder Teacher
2 Qualified Assistant
“I am writing this with great pleasure to be able to support the centre but also to give the wonderful staff members the feedback regarding their performance.
We have arrived 3 years ago to Australia and Gil has attended the centre for nearly that time.
Gil started as a baby 10 months in the Joey’s room. It was love in first sight. He integrated quickly into the life of the centre and attached almost immediately to the carers.
We have brought a child to the centre with great pleasure and picked up a happy healthy safe child who is treated with love and given the stimulation that are suitable to his developmental stage.
A dash of sadness surrounded me when he moved to the platypus room. Well, it’s hard to see your last baby grow. It’s irreversible. But the time was right for him to move on and again he felt so happy to come to the centre each morning and I’m so happy and relaxed with his happiness knowing he is in the best hands I could ask for.
He was challenged and given the opportunity to grow and explore. He is constantly loved and always happy in the centre.
I would like to THANK the team in the Platypus room and a bit late to extend my appreciation and love also to the Joey’s team.
Not saying goodbye yet as we are still in the centre until the time is right for Gil to go to prep, but it is well deserved to say Thank you and I love each one of you who touched us so deeply:
Helen N, Hansa, Ashraf, Bec, Lekha, Tania, Jenny, Teigan, Catherine and last but not least Carol and Marcia.
WE appreciate the love a care and level of stimulation, education and boundaries.
We LOVE you All!
Kinder team, here we come!”
Gil, Yaara and the Dromi family.
“I arrived new to Melbourne in the middle of winter with no friends, family or support network and the urgent need to find daycare for my two boys to continue my part-time job. I went to countless daycare centres, but none really felt right. The majority felt like mega centres with a strict business model which seems to lean towards making profits rather than care and provide support for the children.
Virginia Park was the 12th centre I visited in 3 days and the moment I walked in I knew it was where I wanted my kids to be. Virginia Park is actually about the children and you feel the sense of community and care. I could never have dreamed of finding such a perfect environment for my children; not only are they lovingly cared for they learn and enjoy the countless activities and events. Over the last year I have seen my children blossom with confidence and learn more then I though was possible for their age groups.
The best part of the Virginia Park without a doubt is the amazing staff. My children love the educators like family, and I trust and value their advice – which I request endlessly. This centre means more to me than words can express, I am beyond grateful that I found it and that me and my boys get to be a part of the beautiful community they have created.
Thanks,
Kathy Costa”
BETTER HEALTH CHANNEL
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
This website contains information about different illnesses and conditions,
healthy eating and health service directories.
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood
VICTORIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
https://www.vic.gov.au/department-education
Our Commitment to Child Safety
Virginia Pak Child Care Centre is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We have a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse. We are committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe and child-friendly organisation where all children and young people are valued and protected from abuse.
All children and young people regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, ability and family background have the right to be protected from harm and to be treated with dignity and respect. We are an inclusive organisation that recognises and respects diversity and we are committed to proactively supporting and building the cultural safety and inclusion of all children and young people in at our Centre.
We recognise the distinctive history and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and respect and observe their cultural rights. We are committed to creating a culturally safe and inclusive environment in which the diverse and unique identities, experiences and cultural rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are respected and valued.
As a child safe organisation, we are committed to providing welcoming, safe and
accessible environments where all children and young people feel valued, are listened to and are genuinely considered and involved in decisions that affect their lives.
The wellbeing and safety of the children and young people in our care will always be our priority. We have specific policies, procedures and practices in place to support our people to achieve these commitments.
232A East Boundary Rd
Bentleigh East
Victoria 3165
Ph: (03) 9570 6995
Fax: (03) 9570 6030
E-mail: enquiries@virginiaparkchildcare.com.au
You can read about VPCCC serving this area since 1989, being proudly not for profit and having good staff retention.
Come and see what VPCCC has to offer.
Please contact us to make an appointment. We look forward to showing you around and giving you the opportunity to ask us about our centre.
THE VIRGINIA PARK CHILD CARE CENTRE IS SUPPORTED BY THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT.