Opened in 1949, Hopetoun Early Years Centre is Moonee Valley’s longest running early years’ service. Fully renovated in 2016, Hopetoun Early Years Centre features purpose-built long day care, sessional kindergarten, and Maternal and Child Health facilities, including spacious indoor and outdoor play spaces.
Hopetoun Early Years Centre caters to the needs of a diverse range of children and families. The children along with educators are encouraged to celebrate their individuality and cultural diversity.
The service's learning program is taken from the National Quality Framework, which is a child-centred learning environment. The child is educated taking into account their knowledge, abilities, ideas, and culture. The program is organised to enhance children’s learning through a routine which exposes them to meaningful interactions with opportunities to solve their own problems. The service operates under a dynamic multi-aged integrated model providing opportunities for child-to-child learning, and an environment that allows the individual needs and interests of children to thrive.