ABout Us

For more than 30 years, Blackburn Preschool has provided high-quality kindergarten education to families in Blackburn, in Melbourne’s east, from the same location on Blackburn Road. Generations of local families have come through our doors. Today we often welcome parents who were once pre-schoolers here themselves, now returning with children of their own.

We are a community-run, not-for-profit kindergarten, supported by a volunteer Committee of Management of parents. We are also a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), so we operate with transparency and accountability. Funds are reinvested in our children’s education, resources and facilities.

Our Philosophy

• We celebrate children as competent, capable and active learners.

• Our educators are passionate, inspired and committed to excellence.

• Our educational programs contribute to strong foundations for life-long learning.

• We value diversity and recognise the unique set of values and beliefs that every child and their family bring with them, including Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

• Play offers opportunities for children to actively explore, imagine, create and discover as they engage in learning.

• Our practises encompass a range of curriculum approaches and are informed by the Early Years Learning Framework of Australia and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.

• Parents and teachers work in collaboration to achieve positive outcomes.

• We value and respect our natural environment and are inspired by its beauty.

• The environment provokes children to wonder, discover and engage.

• We revisit and reflect on our principles and practises.

• We respect our rich history of being family focused and supported by a volunteer parent committee.

• We are committed to establishing a positive legacy for our future children and their families

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