About Us

Our Emergent Curriculum focuses on:

Interest, strengths, abilities, and needs of an individual child.

Recognising the power of play motivating children's learning about the world and themselves. Educators' co-constructed learning play spaces with children to ensure they are relevant, meaningful and reflect their interests, abilities, and needs.

We use the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) to guide our curriculum. The core of the framework focusing on child-centred in a holistic approach enables children to initiate and direct their own learning with the support of responsive educators.

We have high expectations for all children to become confident learners. Educators develop an ongoing educational program through the process of planning, documenting, and evaluating children’s learning and work collaboratively with families in their child’s everyday learning journey.

Our experienced educators use strategies to guide and build intrinsic motivation for all children to make progress toward the learning outcomes.

to have a strong sense of identity and well-being,

to feel connected with and contribute to their world.

to become involved and confident learners.

to be effective communicators.

Our service offers 3- and 4-years old children an approved kindergarten program delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher and a team of experienced educators.

We embrace the School Readiness Program in preparing your child for their transition into school. All planned activities are purposeful and intentional to guide the whole group and individuals to participate in the program and to achieve their possible outcomes.

At Dandelion Early Learning Centre

We value our community and building strong relationships with all our families, children and Educators. By exploring our community we learn about the world around us. We do this by providing opportunities for incursions and excursions.
We are fostering a deeper appreciation and respect for the diverse cultures including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and South Sea Islander communities.

Our Environment is

A two-storey state of the art building providing a variety of play spaces for the children to explore the indoor and outdoor environment.

Our natural gardens and grow boxes allow children to experience an outdoor classroom environment to foster their interest in a learning garden which embrace the natural habits of creatures and a sensory garden.

Our Team provides

Over 25 years of experience and are all extremely passionate about a quality learning environment and practices.

Our team are highly qualified and are committed and ensure they have ample opportunities to grow in the sector embracing the Professional Development the service offers on a regular basis.

Our Service has a dedicated Educational Leader to oversee the children’s curriculum and practices providing ongoing support for all families.