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Starfish Early Learning Centre Reservoir

A community of learning and exploration
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Our Reservoir Centre fosters an environment of belonging, being, and becoming.

A Collaborative Community

The diverse team of educators at our Reservoir centre work with the local community to expose your children to diverse cultures and experiences.

Enjoyment In All Weathers

Our Reservoir centre’s spacious covered and uncovered outdoor areas allow children to enjoy fresh air in all weathers.

Unique & Innovative Spaces

Our Reservoir centre is uniquely designed, using a mix of natural and recycled materials to create stimulating environments for your child.

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

Our Reservoir Starfish Early Learning Center located on 17 Rosenthal Crescent offers exceptional care and learning for your child, with facilities and programs.

Here at Starfish Early Learning Center, we acknowledge the profound influence that a child’s initial years can wield over their future. This determination is clearly manifested in our relentless pursuit of establishing secure, nurturing, and stimulating educational atmospheres.
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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.
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Chika Lestari, Current Centre Director at Starfish Reservoir
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I am the Centre Director at Starfish ELC Reservoir, with 14 years in the early childhood education and care sector and 9 years as part of the Starfish family. My journey began after the birth of my first daughter, which gave me a deeper appreciation for quality early education and the impact educators have on children and families. What I love most is connecting with people—welcoming a new family, supporting an educator to grow, or spending time with the children. I enjoy visiting the rooms each day and seeing their faces light up when they call out my name. I am passionate about creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where children feel secure, families feel valued and connected, and educators feel respected and empowered.
Chika Lestari
Reservoir Centre Director

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Reservoir centre is located at 17 Rosenthal Crescent, Reservoir. Conveniently for drop-off and pick-up, we’re roughly 500m from Keon Park train station.

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

Some of the suburbs we service at our Reservoir Centre include Thomastown, Fawkner, Bundoora, and Macleod. To confirm a full list, please contact us.

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

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