Altona Meadows Children's Service

Altona Meadows Children’s Service

Long day care and kindergarten

Wathaurong Country

Welcome to Altona Meadows Children’s Service. Our service has a warm, family feel. Our open door policy means you are welcome to drop in at any time to spend time with your children. You can take as much time as you need to settle your children when you drop them off in the mornings.

Our approach

At Altona Meadows, we promote healthy eating and offer a range of food for lunch. Stir fries, vegetarian meals, homemade pasties, soups and hearty stews are offered to the children. We cater for children with food allergies and provide cultural diets.

We foster the Reggio Emilia Philosophy at our service and believe the environment is the third teacher. We encourage exploration and imagination, reflecting the natural world. You will often see our resident chickens running around the yard with the children. All our educators are passionate about their roles and strive to provide the best possible care for your children.

Our service

We are a 58-place service.

Our kindergarten room caters for children 3 years to 6 years (allocation for 26 children).
Our funded kinder program runs five hours a day, four days a week by our early childhood teacher.
Our babies room caters for infants 0 to 20 months (allocation for 12 babies).
Our toddler room caters for children 20 months to 3 years (allocation for 16 children).

Our educational program

We offer free Victorian Government funded sessional kindergarten for three and four-year-olds. Our programs are guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standards (NQS) to support each child’s learning and development.

One Tree’s educational program aligns with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. We are inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy that educators are co-learners who collaborate with children.