Starfish Early Learning Centre Nunawading

A Leafy And Loving Environment
  • 28 Mountain View Road, Nunawading
  • Phone (03) 9894 1688
  • Monday to Friday: 7:00 am–6:00 pm
Starfish Early Learning Centre rated Exceeding National Quality Standard childcare logo.
Smiling toddler being fed with a spoon during snack time in a childcare centre supporting safe early learning.
Starfish Early Learning Centre rated Exceeding National Quality Standard childcare logo.

Our Nunawading Centre gives your child the freedom to explore, investigate, discover, and grow.

Spacious & Safe

Our Nunawading centre is architecturally designed to be a spacious, stimulating, and safe environment.

Leafy Living

Our Nunawading centre features ample outdoor space and a calming, leafy environment.

Exciting Excursions

Children and educators explore the area during their walking excursions and regularly visit the local aged care centre to spend time with aged care residents.

Our Nunawading Early Learning Centre gives your child the freedom to explore, discover, make connections, and grow.

Our Nunawading Early Learning Centre gives your child the freedom to explore, discover, make connections, and grow.

At Starfish Early Learning, we appreciate the immense significance of a child’s early years in shaping their future. This commitment is evident in our unwavering dedication to building secure, nurturing, and inspirational learning environments.
Young children engaged in play-based learning activities at Starfish Early Learning Centre, supported by caring educators
Toddler playing with colourful educational toys in a nursery classroom at Starfish Early Learning Centre

0 - 3 years program

We strive to provide a play-based curriculum that encourages learning in all developmental domains. Learning opportunities we provide include sensory experiences, construction, imaginative play, music and movement.

  • We offer extracurricular experiences with experts in physical education, arts, indigenous culture, and animals
  • Tailored for safety and developmental challenges, our facilities for babies and toddlers encourage appropriate risks while ensuring their well-being.

3-5 years funded kindergarten program

Our funded kindergarten program draws on multiple highly regarded early learning philosophies, combining them with incursions by experts in fields such as physical education, animals, dance and indigenous culture.

  • Our educators hold bachelor’s degrees in early childhood education, implement an approved educational program incorporating diverse approaches and theorists.
  • Starfish promotes child development through a relational approach, ensuring a safe, enjoyable, and enriching learning environment.
Children playing in a sandpit and riding toys in a childcare outdoor play area.

Ready for your child to join the Starfish Nunawading Centre?

Reggio Emilia inspired childcare classroom with natural materials, plants and open learning stations for play based early learning.
Reggio Emilia inspired childcare classroom with natural materials, plants and open learning areas for early learning.
Nature-inspired early learning table with branches, wooden trays and sensory materials in a childcare classroom.
Hanging bead mobile with colourful shapes used as a sensory feature in an early learning childcare classroom.
Childcare sensory exploration area with light projections, mirrors and learning materials supporting early learning.
Child using wooden peg board with rubber bands and mirrors for hands-on early learning in a childcare classroom.

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Starfish Early Learning Centre Nunawading

  • 28 Mountain View Road, Nunawading
  • Phone (03) 9894 1688
  • Monday to Friday: 7:00 am–6:00 pm

Meet the Team

Portrait of Tonii Tran, Managing Director of Starfish Early Learning Centre.
Tonii Tran
Managing Director
Portrait of Kera Degenhardt, General Manager at Starfish Early Learning Centre.
Kera Degenhardt
General Manager
Portrait of Debbie Scott, Nunawading Centre Director at Starfish Early Learning Centre.
Debbie Scott
Nunawading Centre Director

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Nunawading centre is located at 28 Mountain View Road, Nunawading.

The Victorian Government provides funding to support children to access a kindergarten program in the year before they start school. The funding is a contribution towards meeting the cost of the kindergarten program and is based on the number of children enrolled in the program at Starfish Early Learning Centre. Each child is eligible to attend only one funded kindergarten for a single year.

Our Nunawading Centre is open five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm.

Some of the suburbs we service at our Nunawading Centre include Forest Hill, Vermont, Donvale, Doncaster East and Box Hill North. To confirm a full list, please contact us.

Our Nunawading centre has seven rooms: two nurseries, three toddler rooms, and one each for three and four-year-olds.

Get Started With Starfish!

Contact our team to learn more or secure your child’s place at Starfish today!