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Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten Centre overview
Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten Centre highlights
- Family-owned and operated for over 30 years.
- Newly renovated inside & outside.
- Highly experienced & qualified teachers and educators.
Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten is a family focused child care centre in the Airport West community shopping precinct on McNamara Avenue. It has been operating since 2006 and is open from 6:45am to 6:15pm. The centre cares for children from birth up to school age, and is conveniently located next to St Christopher's Primary School.
Outside in the recently renovated playgrounds, the children are free to play in the natural environment with sandpits, slide, balancing ropes, climbing equipment, cars, bikes, and even a wooden fire engine to sit in. Inside, the children enjoy the small community feel, large open spaces and natural light. With regular incursions, a school readiness program and an Italian language program, there’s so much for little ones to learn every day.
The centre even offers the opportunity for children to visit a bulk billed GP who comes to the centre each week. Take a tour at Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten to see if the centre is just right for your family.
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Bimbi Early Learning and Kindergarten Service features
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What the parents say

What the parents say
My 3 children have attended Bimbi for over 5 years now and we are very happy with the service they provide. My children really feel at home at the centre, the educators are very warm and welcoming, and we look forward to attending each day.
Amelia - Parent
I love that community feel at Bimbi, we always feel incredibly involved and included within the centre. The communication between educators, management and families is great and my child’s individual needs are always met.
Denise - Parent
The centre provides great learning experiences for my child such as weekly incursions and regular excursions. My child is always very engaged and really looks forward to attending Bimbi each week.
Angela - Parent
Coming to Bimbi each week we are always greeted by a friendly and warm smile from educators. My child is always happy to attend and usually just gives me a hug and runs off to his educators, they have such a great relationship with my child and my family.
Vildan - Parent
I love that the centre is always supportive and inclusive of my family and are always willing to go the extra mile to accommodate my child’s needs. I would highly recommend Bimbi to anyone!
Andrea - Parent
Centre philosophy

Centre philosophy
- Safe, happy and nurturing
- Education appropriate to-your child's needs
- Delicious, nutritious meals
- Family run and family focused
- Part of the community
- At your convenience
Programs

Programs
Fitness and dance program: Happy Feet is a play based program that incorporates music, costumes, games and lots of fun.
Music and movement program: taught by a professional music therapist and a vocal, performing arts and drama teacher. Children are involved with music, dance, song, drama and improvisation.
Language program: the children learn basic Italian with the Bravissimi program, which includes lots of games, songs, craft, stories, dance and puppets. The kindergarten children also take part in the ELLA (Early Learning Languages Australia) program for Italian.
Regular incursions: the centre offers a range of extensive weekly incursion programs to all age groups.
School readiness program: taught by degree trained teachers, this program will set your child up for success in the transition to school.
About the curriculum

About the curriculum
At Bimbi Day Care and Early Learning, every room is designed to maximise your child's learning, including their physical, social, emotional, personal, spiritual, creative, cognitive and linguistic development.
The educational program will support your child to build self-esteem and confidence; develop a caring attitude towards others; learn problem-solving and assertiveness skills; use imagination and creativity; foster social skills; develop good communication skills; and express feelings.
Your child's program will feature indoor and outdoor play-based learning experiences, quiet and active times, individual, small and large group activities, plus time for one-on-one interaction with educators. It will be flexible, with a balance of structured and unstructured play-based learning experiences that revolve around your child's interests and developmental stage.
Educators will encourage your child in a positive and supportive manner to explore and try new experiences. As your child grows and develops, so will their needs, interests and abilities.
Rooms:
- Blue Wrens: 0 - 18 months
- Fairy Penguins: 19 to 36 months
- Honey Eaters: 3 year olds
- Lyre Birds: 4 year olds
Meet the team

Meet the team
I consider it my privilege and honor to support the amazing educators at Bimbi Day Care in providing children with excellence in early childhood education and care. Their level of hard work and dedication is second to none and I thoroughly enjoy working in such a committed team.
I passionately believe in the importance of providing supportive, nurturing, and encouraging environments for children and their families to discover new relationships, to discover new ideas, to construct knowledge through play, and to cultivate a joy for learning.
Bimbi is like a second home for many families and educators and I take pride in providing such a warm, homey environment and maintaining such a high standard of education and care at our service.
Daniela - Centre Director, Bimbi Day Care and Early Learning
I am amazed by the dedication of each educator to ensure each child is respected and their needs are met. As I walk through the rooms and engage in professional conversations the knowledge and understanding of each child’s learning and developmental needs flow easily from each educator. They are always wanting to learn more and better themselves, which really drives my passion in my role to help and support their individual journeys.
Carla - Educational Leader, Bimbi Day Care and Early Learning.
Bimbi provides a friendly, warm, and nurturing environment for children and families at our service which allows me to fulfil my passion to educate and care for children in a supportive and team-oriented atmosphere.
Melissa - Educator
Bimbi is such a great place to work as it is such a supportive environment for both educators and families. The centre is very community driven and really has a warm and homey vibe.
Amelia - Educator
Health & nutrition

Health & nutrition
At Bimbi Day Care and Early Learning, the centre’s cook prepares delicious and nutritionally balanced meals to support the children’s healthy growth and development. The four-week rotating menu has been developed by Nutrition Australia to reflect child nutrition guidelines. It features fresh, seasonal and locally sourced ingredients.
Educators strive to help the children develop good food attitudes and habits by making mealtimes relaxed and pleasant, encouraging independence and social skills. Nutritional education is incorporated into the early learning program in fun and engaging ways. The centre will also provide recipes for the children's favourite foods for parents to cook at home.

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Centre Reviews
I was so upset that I didn't discover BIMBI early enough. If you see this post, put your name on waitlist immediately. Trust... I was so upset that I didn't discover BIMBI early enough. If you see this post, put your name on waitlist immediately. Trust me, your future self will thank you. Below are my own experience comparing with the previous care we enrolled to. The previous care was newer and bigger in A.W., but it's like a survival game in the backyard mixing children approx. 2 years old to 4/5 years old, often rough play unsupervised probably due to lack of manpower even educator told me it's very out of control. My child hates to go daily. After change to BIMBI, it's so different once my child settled into the 3 years old kinder. No more refusal to go to childcare and he even start to eat the Neapolitan sauce which is like a miracle to me. I listed few pros and cons below for your reference if you are considering BIMBI. PROS: * Family owned care, everyone so nice and educators knows all the child's name from different rooms. * Each room has 3 educators for 22 to 23 kids for what I understand which is a huge plus for 3&4 years old. As most other childcare is in ratio of 1:11. * Each room has their separate backyard, so no mix age during the backyard play. Best thing ever. I assume this is also the reason why my child doesn't get sick so often. * Outdoor and indoor plays are so well organised, and there are always multiple activities on the table whenever I do pick up and drop off. * Weekly incursion for Kinder 3 & 4. Tuesday - Sports/ Wednesday - Happy Feet/ Wednesday - Italian. Try your best to get those days. Your kids will love it. * There are also occasional excursions to Niddrie Library and Nearby Park. * Most BIMBI kids goes to St Christopher's, so BIMBI also does the after school care which is so convenient if that's where your child going to study in future. CONS * Facilities maybe a bit slightly dated and needs a bit upgrade which I can see they are trying to do end of last year. But not a big deal. Clearly Pros outweighs Cons. No brainer. Highly recommend. Read more
My daughter has been attending for just over a year and s he has blossomed. The staff are great people, patient and helpful, they... My daughter has been attending for just over a year and s he has blossomed. The staff are great people, patient and helpful, they even toilet trained my daughter. Office staff are very accommodating and helped my through any issues I had including with child subsidy. All round an incredible centre that has made going back to work easy. Thank you to all the Bimbi staff! Read more