Cranbourne North YMCA Early Learning Centre

Children who excel in the early years remain successful throughout school and are off to the right start in their lives. This is why YMCA Early Learning Programs exist to aid the nurturing and encouragement of your child’s development with early education.

About YMCA Victoria

YMCA is a non-profit community organization, which means that all of the money we earn goes to improve our programs and services and helping those in our community gain have access to our services.

YMCA Victoria has been working with young people since it became a part of Victoria’s community back in 1853. We are adamant about the power of awe-inspiring young people. At YMCA Children’s Programs, we strive to improve the lives of all children by providing a safe and safe environment in which they can flourish.

About our teachers

Our mission and focus each day is to enrich the lives of your child. We work hard to ensure that they are happy, confident and connected to their educators as well as the center environment. Being parents or guardians your presence is the one that has the greatest impact on their growth, so we are looking forward to working with you to help them achieve their full potential.

We recruit educators in accordance with legislative requirements, and take into account the qualifications, abilities as well as the personal qualities of each candidate to establish a positive environment and professional learning communities. We are an employer of equal opportunity and we value the varied languages and cultures of our teachers.

Our teachers have a strong commitment to preserving the latest practices and research and employ a variety of techniques and methods to aid children’s learning. They recognize that every child is able to become confident and proficient in their learning provided they are encouraged to discover and explore the world that surrounds them. The use of a variety of children-led and personalised teaching techniques are used to assist children.

We as educators are aware of the importance of living healthy by giving children the opportunity to try a variety of healthy food choices and be educated about the choices they can make in their food from both their educators and classmates.

The Y are dedicated to our teachers and are aware of their role in the learning process for the health and education sector. We make sure that the professional development opportunities we offer to our educators are in line with the current practice and provide continuous encouragement to develop further knowledge and skills.

Staff ratios

Our centers adhere to National law and have maintained ratios of teacher to child in all times, ensuring supervision when children play, transitions to toileting, meal time and rest/sleep. Our practice of having two educators on site is in excess of the minimum requirements for staffing under the Education and Care Services National Law and offers additional security of your child’s security.

We at the Y believe that the safety and security of young and vulnerable children to be the top priority.

We’re certified through the Australian Childhood Foundation as a child-safe organization. This accreditation was achieved by ensuring that child-safety practices are integrated into everything we do.

National Quality Framework

In all our work We strive to surpass our clients’ expectations. National Quality Framework (NQF) that governs all children’s and school age education and care in Australia. Assisting the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), it makes sure that all services are operating in accordance with a high-quality standard.