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AGES 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS

Starfish Childcare & Early Learning Centre Springvale

Starfish Childcare & Early Learning Centre Springvale provides play-based childcare and funded kindergarten for children from six weeks to five years.
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Why Starfish Springvale?

  • A welcoming, multicultural early learning community reflecting the diversity of the local area.
  • Six age-specific rooms, including two nurseries, two toddler rooms and dedicated 3 and 4-year-old spaces.
  • Multilingual educators help families and children communicate, connect and feel a strong sense of belonging.
  • Resident animals and visiting dogs provide opportunities to learn about empathy, responsibility and safe interactions with animals.
  • Conveniently located around 500 metres from Springvale train station and serving families across Springvale, Keysborough, Dandenong, Clayton South, Clarinda and surrounding areas.
  • Funded kindergarten programs supporting children’s learning, development and transition to school.
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Fees

Starfish ELC Springvale · 28 St Johns Avenue · Six weeks to five years

Child Care Subsidy
Daily Fee
Six weeks to five years
$164.00/day
Estimated out-of-pocket cost $42.48/day*
* Estimate only. Your actual out-of-pocket cost may vary based on your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) entitlement and individual circumstances.
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What's included in your daily fee

Baby diaper
Nappies and sunscreen
Chef hat
Nutritious, high-quality meals freshly prepared by our qualified chef
Healthy balanced meal
Lunch
Children's backpack
Tailored educational programs to children's evolving interests
Open book
Engaging, age-appropriate toys, books and learning resources
Colourful children's building blocks
Two one-hour orientation sessions
Red apple
Breakfast
Healthy banana and cracker snack
Afternoon tea
Colourful paint palette
Rotating educational curriculum
Children's sand bucket and shovel
Safe, shaded playgrounds designed for every age group
Thumbs up
CCS-approved centre
Cup of tea
Morning tea
Children's playground slide
Play-based learning
Pencil and writing paper
Extra-curricular activities
Broccoli
Kitchen garden program and veggie patch
TRUSTED STANDARDS

Our Foundation

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Since 2009
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Kitchen Garden
DAILY ROUTINE

A Typical Day

Discover how we balance structured learning, free play, and essential rest throughout your child's day.

Drop Off

A gentle transition. Share overnight updates with your educators and help your child settle into their room's morning rhythm.

Learning & Play

Child-led exploration through Reggio Emilia-inspired provocations, building cognitive and social skills.

Morning Tea

Fresh morning tea prepared by our chef.

Indoor & Outdoor Experiences

Flexible flow between our classrooms, the established vegetable garden, and outdoor play spaces.

Lunch

Nutritious lunch prepared daily by our centre chef

Rest & Sleep

Quiet time or sleep tailored to your child's individual routine to recharge for the afternoon.

Afternoon Learning Activities

Continued sensory play, art and group experiences, with a healthy afternoon tea.

Daily updates from our educators

A comprehensive wrap-up of your child's day from our educators, supported by their Daily Learning Journal.

CENTRE LEADERSHIP

Meet Your Director

I’m My Luong, Centre Director at Starfish Springvale. I warmly invite you to book a tour, walk through our rooms, meet our educators, and ask any questions you have about your child’s early learning journey.

Meet the Team

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Tonii Tran
Managing Director
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Kera Degenhardt
General Manager
My Luong, Centre Director at Starfish ELC Springvale
My Luong
Springvale Centre Director

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Our centre respects and values all families, educators, and children, with a focus on fostering an environment of Belonging, Being, and Becoming.

Multilingual Educators

Many of the educators at our Springvale centre are multilingual, allowing them to connect with children and assist families new to the area or extended family members who may be picking up and dropping off children.

Pets To Play With

Our Springvale centre always has a few resident animals to play with, teaching the children empathy and responsibility. We have our pet dogs regularly visit for lessons in behaving safely around dogs.

Opening Hours

Our Springvale centre is open Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm.

Programmes by Age

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6 weeks - 18 months
Babies
  • Safe & Well-designed Learning Spaces
  • Dedicated calm sleep spaces
  • Sensory play
  • Daily routine updates for feeds & sleeps
  • Extracurricular Experiences
About the 0–3 program
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18 MONTHS - 3 YEARS
Toddlers
  • Play-based learning
  • Building independence & confidence
  • Toilet training support
  • Indoor and outdoor exploration
  • Kitchen garden program
About the toddler program
Young child exploring the vegetable garden outdoors at Starfish ELC
3 - 5 YEARS
Kindergarten
  • Government-funded program
  • Bachelor-qualified Teachers
  • School readiness focus
  • Kitchen garden program
About funded kindergarten
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Common Questions

Our Springvale centre is located at 28 St Johns Avenue, Springvale, conveniently only 500m from the Springvale 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 Springvale Centre is open five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm.

Our Springvale Centre services the following suburbs: Dandenong, Dingley Village, Keysborough, Clayton South and Clarinda. To confirm an exact list, please contact us.

Our Springvale Centre offers 6 rooms: 2 nurseries, 2 toddler rooms, one room for 3-year-olds, and one for 4-year-olds.

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