Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip

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Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip Centre overview
Welcome to Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip! Our friendly and inclusive service provides quality early education and care for children aged from 6 weeks to 6 years. We value children as individuals and celebrate their unique backgrounds, interests, strengths and needs. Our dedicated educators have drawn on their expertise and experience to create a nurturing and inclusive environment in which children feel safe, secure and supported to play, learn and grow.
Strong community connection and building positive relationships with families is of key importance to us. We value families as our co-educators and encourage them to participate in all aspects of our service and their children's learning.
Inspired by Reggio Emilia philosophy and guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, our educators provide a holistic, play-based curriculum with a strong emphasis on nature and outdoor learning experiences. We celebrate each child as unique and our dedicated educators focus programming on meeting the individual needs and interests of each child.
Indoor learning spaces feel just like home and are filled with materials and resources that come straight from nature and everyday life. Activities are largely open-ended to allow children to follow their interests, use their imagination and stimulate social interactions with their peers and educators.
Engaging outdoor spaces provide further opportunities for imaginative and collaborative play with children enjoying the unstructured open green spaces, quiet shady areas, sandpits and climbing equipment.
We look forward to showing you around our service!
Fees & Vacancies
Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip Service features
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Get to know us
Meet the team
Meet the team
Meet Carly - Service Manager at Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip
“There is no greater feeling than assisting a child along with their family to develop their life skills, whether mentally, emotionally or physically – it is a brilliant sensation watching them grow as individuals.”
I am a community member local to Bunyip along with my small family of 4. So I am completely honoured to be in the role at Sparrow Early Learning Bunyip and I believe in establishing strong, positive, quality relationships with all educators, families, children and making strong lasting partnership in our community.
You will start to see our educators, children and families on regular excursions into our community for regular parks, bush walks, picnics outdoors and exploring our beautiful town of Bunyip.
We would love for you to come in and meet us, see our wonderful centre and come on a tour around the service where you will have the opportunity to meet with the educators.
On behalf of our dedicated team, we welcome your enquiries and look forward to sharing your children’s Early Learning Journey with you.
My qualifications & experience:
- Over 15 years of experience in early education & childcare
About the curriculum
About the curriculum
“The Sparrow Way combines proven international early learning methods to create a unique and purposefully contemporary practice designed for today’s society. Guided by the principles of Reggio Emilia childcare and underpinned by The Early Years Framework for Australia, we embrace children’s inherent abilities to learn and develop, creating an environment for them to find solutions through exploration, discovery and invention, marveling in everything around them. The Sparrow Way is our method of working with children based on these beliefs and principles.”
- The Sparrow Early Education Team
The Sparrow curriculum is thoughtfully planned by our educators and shaped by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). Being guided by the EYLF and National Quality Standards (NQS) ensures we offer high quality learning programs that are responsive to children’s ideas, interests, strengths and abilities.
Programs are play-based, child-driven and inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach with a strong emphasis on nature and outdoor learning experiences. Educators carefully design environments that stimulate curiosity and provide opportunities for hands-on learning experiences that are reflective of real life.
Play is viewed as a powerful tool for children to explore, discover and make meaning of the world around them. Activities are largely open-ended, providing a wide variety of natural resources and materials which stimulate imagination and foster creativity, problem-solving and meaningful interactions with friends and educators.
Children are encouraged to express themselves through various mediums, such as art, music and dramatic play, allowing them to develop a deep sense of autonomy, confidence and joy in their learning journey.
Parent communication and involvement
Parent communication and involvement
The Sparrow team values the role of families as children’s most important teachers and our educators foster positive and collaborative relationships with families. Parents are encouraged to contribute their ideas for programming, learning activities and the overall operation of the service.
Our inclusive open-door policy welcomes parents to visit our service, engage in discussions with educators and participate in children's learning. Our educators maintain open and continuous communication with families, ensuring a strong connection between the children's home learning environment and their educational experiences at the centre. During pick-up and drop-off times, educators are readily available to engage with families and gladly share insights into the children's progress, well-being and participation.
The use of the Storypark communication app provides daily updates, photos, and videos, fostering regular connections between educators and families. Parents also receive frequent communication through emails, newsletters, displays, notices, information evenings, special events, and Facebook.
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
- Planned and delivered by qualified Early Childhood Teachers
- Government Accredited
- School Readiness focus
- Transition to School program including school visits & transition reports
Sparrow Early Learning centres provide high quality kindergarten/preschool programs led by qualified Early Childhood Teachers. While the curriculum remains play-based, these programs follow a more structured approach to teaching and learning experiences to prepare children for transitioning into a primary school environment. There is a careful balance maintained between child-led and teacher-led learning activities.
Our Early Childhood Teachers cater to the individual needs of each child and in collaboration with parents, ensure that children are adequately equipped with the skills and experience required for a smooth transition to “big school”. Ongoing assessment of children’s progress and development is carefully documented and communicated with families and transition statements can be shared with future schools to facilitate a smooth transition to school.
Attending kindergarten/preschool at their familiar Sparrow Early Learning centre makes the transition from the long day care setting less intimidating and children can continue their early learning journey in a safe and familiar environment, surrounded by friends and familiar educators. It also means families can enjoy the flexibility of extended care hours and continued care during school holiday periods. All meals and snacks are provided, adding to the convenience for busy families.

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Centre Reviews
Love this day care, couldn’t recommend highly enough 😁😊 Love this day care, couldn’t recommend highly enough 😁😊
Axle has loved his time at Bunyip Sparrow!! Axle has loved his time at Bunyip Sparrow!!
Thank you, Laura, we appreciate your 5-star review!