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Aspire Ashbury, Armstrong Creek Childcare Centre

Aspire Early Education Ashbury, Armstrong Creek, is located within The Square Ashbury shopping complex. The childcare centre is conveniently close to local schools and parks.

With a homely vibe and plenty of room to explore, children thrive within our play-based programs. We believe that every child deserves a quality education, and that their individual talents deserve to be recognised. We strive to nurture and cultivate children’s sense of identity, belonging, and self-confidence. By doing this, we that will ease the transition into school and allow them to flourish in life.

Our Armstrong Creek childcare centre is staffed by a team of experienced and fully qualified educators, who are committed to providing the best possible care for every child. We work in close collaboration with families and ensure that any personal needs and requests are accommodated for. Our teachers possess comprehensive knowledge of both the Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, that offers every child the opportunity to succeed. 

The Armstrong Creek Community 

Aspire’s Armstrong Creek daycare centre is in the heart of the community, allowing the service’s team, children and families to create connections with local schools, services and businesses. As the first Aspire childcare centre in the area, the team is very excited to grow and deepen community connections.  

Our childcare centres also host a range of community events, internal celebrations and cultural programs throughout the year for families. These events ensure the children can be part of the community throughout their entire early learning journey. Aspire Armstrong Creek had a fantastic opening event at the end of 2024, with many community members attending. 

Ashbury, Armstrong Creek Details

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New Enquiries: 1800 978 429
Existing Families: (03) 4232 2950
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Mon – Fri 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
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Ages: 6 weeks - 6 years
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Programs: Incursions and Excursions
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Childcare Centre Highlights

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten childcare centres offer regular incursion programs that provide fun and engaging educational and learning experiences for the children. Some stand-outs include a visit from a butterfly incursion program, Healthy Harold and an Australian animal incursion, amongst many others.

Aspire runs engaging and exciting excursions throughout the year. This differs from centre to centre but may include excursions such as Bush Kinder, farm visits, walking to a local park or to local primary schools. These excursions further strengthen the learning of students in every age group, as they align with Aspire's curriculum and the interests of the children.

Aspire long daycare centres provide nutritious daily meals to each child. Meals adhere to the Nutrition Australia Dietary Guidelines, ensuring that each child, regardless of dietary requirements, receives delicious meals each day. Aspire's amazing chefs also love to create special moments for our children and staff, making birthday cakes or delicious spreads of food to celebrate special occasions.

Childcare Centre Facilities

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Armstrong Creek features 8 spacious rooms supporting children's development from six weeks to six years old. The childcare centre also has a fully equipped nursery on site, along with a commercial kitchen, learning rooms and a lush green space. With plenty of room to play, learn and explore in the centre’s eight rooms, your child will soon feel at home amongst their peers throughout our educational programs.

The piazza is a hub for mealtimes and the centre’s sustainability programs, which include edible gardens and cooking classes for children. This space fosters a sense of community, allowing children of different ages to learn together. Older children develop responsibility and confidence by modelling positive behaviours for their younger peers, while younger children enhance their own confidence and independence by mimicking these behaviours.

The childcare's spacious outdoor yard features a playground with different areas for each age group. Children are free to explore the outdoor environments including playground areas, sand pits, veggie gardens, rock climbing features, and more. Additionally, our programs actively promote the message of environmental consciousness and sustainability.

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Aspire Armstrong Creek Programs

Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten operates in a long daycare setting and has four main programs, tailored to each stage of early development. At Aspire, our quality education programs are designed to guide children’s learning and development, by encouraging them to explore, discover and connect with others.

Our Baby Steps Nursery Program provides a nurturing environment, with daily activities and intentional teaching opportunities to support your child to reach developmental milestones. Our play-based learning approach allows children to learn through sensory play, as well as build a foundation for future learning.

The Little Learners Toddler Program is designed to create an engaging environment that supports your toddler’s social and cognitive development. We provide a fun, play-based learning approach that engages their young and active minds within a safe and stimulating environment.

Aspire Early Education Ashbury, Armstrong Creek has a robust Pre-Kinder and Kinder program to support children's growth and development as they step into primary school. Our play-based programs are designed by kindergarten teachers, as well as early primary school teachers. The teaching team also considers what the children are interested in learning about, and tailors activities, topics and learning opportunities around these interests. Inquiry-based learning helps children develop new hobbies and makes them feel as if their interests are listened to. This ensures that the children in our care receive an education that will allow them to thrive and prepare them for future education.

The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families up to 15 hours of free kindergarten a week, in addition to the Childcare Subsidy. The funding offsets the fees for three and four-year-old children that are part of the centre’s long day care kindergarten program.

As of 2025 families can save up to $2,101 a year for eligible children aged three years old and above in eligible long daycares. This is in addition to the Child Care Subsidy. Use our CCS Calculator to estimate your child care subsidy & out-of-pocket costs.

The Free Kinder program is designed to ensure all children access the benefits of early learning and give them a strong foundation for a successful school experience.

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A Day at Aspire Armstrong Creek

What We Provide

Healthy meals & snacks

Incursions & excursions

Nappies, bottles & wipes

Sunscreen

Play-based learning environments

Qualified teachers

School readiness pathways

In-centre celebrations

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Meet the Centre Manager for Ashbury, Armstrong Creek

Shelby Biggs

Hi there, I’m Shelby! With over 11 years of experience in the early learning field, I’ve had the privilege of working in various roles, from directly engaging with children to taking on educational leadership and management positions. This journey has brought me to the Aspire Early Education team, where I am excited to be the Centre Manager for the newly opening Ashbury, Armstrong Creek centre.

I am deeply passionate about guiding and supporting each child’s early learning journey. It’s incredibly special to be part of their exploration of connections to people, places, and experiences that help shape their understanding of themselves and the world around them. I look forward to working closely with our families and children to create a nurturing, respectful, and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and supported as we embark on this journey together.

Outside of work, I love making memories with my son, whether we're searching for pirate treasure at the beach, hiding from dragons, dancing, walking our two labradors, or exploring bush country on camping trips.

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What Our Families Have To Say

★★★★★

I have toured the facility and was super impressed with how interactive the staff are with the children as well as teaching them important life skills.

I have had questions answered promptly and the enrolment has been fairly easy.

Kaitlin, family at Aspire Armstrong Creek, VIC

★★★★★

I have just enrolled my child at Aspire Armstrong Creek and she is coming home so happy. New warm and welcoming center in a great location. Staff are amazing and helpful. Room leader Amy and her crew are amazing.

Definitly felt comfortable when taking a tour with Center Manager Shelby. In all AMAZING STAFF AND FACILITIES. Highly recommend 👌

Jessa, family at Aspire Armstrong Creek, VIC

★★★★★

I have recently toured the centre and left super happy knowing that my son will be attending a nice, clean and organised centre.
The staff that I’ve met which included Shelby and Chloe alongside the staff in the room my son is enrolled in have been extremely accommodating and supportive in the enrolment process.
It’s such a daunting process trying to find that perfect centre that suits your and your child's needs and I am so grateful that for me is Aspire Armstrong Creek.

Lauren, family at Aspire Armstrong Creek, VIC

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