Bluebird Early Education Glen Waverley

Hello and welcome to Bluebird Early Education Glen Waverley, a place where your child will feel safe and supported.

As you walk through the doors of our multi-storey purpose-built service, you are instantly welcomed into a warm and caring environment with a home-like feel.

We pride ourselves on building strong, caring, supportive relationships with all children and families as we ignite the spirit of learning. Through thoughtfully planned learning experiences and highly qualified educators, we ensure that your child receives the best start to their learning journey.

Throughout our 105-place Service, you will find 6 Studios filled with natural light and materials. Each Studio is meaningfully designed to foster and nurture your child’s holistic development, providing each child the opportunity to unleash their full potential.

We know health and nutrition play an important role in supporting the growth and development of your children, which is why we have an in-house chef who prepares delicious meals designed in conjunction with Nutrition Australia. We provide 5 meals a day and cater to all forms of allergies and dietary requirements.

Our 2 large outdoor play spaces create a haven for physical activity and include: 2 climbing forts, 3 sandpits, a boat and water play.

Our team of friendly Educators are committed to your children and your family. We want you to consider Bluebird Glen Waverley your home away from home, a safe space for your children to learn, create friendships, become independent, and most importantly have fun!

Bluebird Early Education strives to be at the cutting edge of educational pedagogy and fosters an holistic early learning program that supports every child to achieve their full potential.

Our inspired curriculum embraces a range of early childhood philosophies and proven teaching practices, in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework of Australia. Our major philosophical influences include, Reggio Emilia, Steiner, Montessori.

Most importantly, your little learner will be safe within the care of our passionate and highly experienced educators who receive ongoing professional development and mentoring from industry leaders.

Bluebird’s extended curriculum is based upon proven research that supports the successful development of the whole child through activities that enhance cognitive, social, emotional, physical and creative skills.

Each Studio designs a group program, which is based on current interest at the time. Various curriculum areas and expressive art mediums are integrated throughout our educational environments.  Children are also provided opportunity to investigate group projects throughout the terms.

Through a range of strategies, the teaching team support, extend and challenge children’s learning, thinking and development as they engage with new concepts, persist with difficulty and master new understandings. This process is important and offers insight into how each child approaches learning.

Documentation of learning is captured through individual learning stories, group learning stories and anecdotal assessments, which highlights the skills, knowledge and dispositions each individual child demonstrates.

Families have access to an online Individual Learning Journal for their child, which is a dedicated record of learning and development.  This can be accessed at any time during the year and shared with extended family members.

Our Learning Journals contain a collection of various assessments and documentation that reflects a child’s progress of development and learning. It provides evidence and samples of a child’s achievement throughout the year. For educators, Individual Learning Journals offer an opportunity to reflect on an individual child’s efforts and achievements over time. For children and families, Learning Journals enable them to be part of a collaborative approach where all contributions are welcomed and gain an insight and understanding your child’s learning.

Early childhood experts regard the Kindergarten or “Pre-school” stage as one of the most significant in terms of children’s cognitive, physical and emotional development. That is why we have developed the Bluebird Kindergarten program, dedicated to helping children excel during this pivotal year.

Our Kindergarten Program is lead by university- qualified early childhood teachers who specialise in teaching academic fundamentals within the framework of play-based enquiry.

We pride ourselves on delivering a world-class Kindergarten curriculum that focuses upon the development of academic competence, creative problem solving, decision-making skills, independence and a life-long passion for learning.

Set within long day-care hours, our 5-day program provides each child with an individually tailored program focused upon developing the skills for a success at school and well beyond.

• Solid academic foundations including literacy and numeracy skills
• Social maturity and emotional strengths
• Independent inquiry and creative problem solving abilities
• Memory and concentration skills
• Motor skills and physical coordination
• Good health, nutrition and wellbeing
• Responsible citizenship qualities
• Independence and strong self-esteem