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Aspire Deanside Childcare Centre

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Aspire Deanside Tractor Playground

Aspire Deanside supports the ever-growing Deanside community, providing high-quality education and care. We have a strong emphasis on community values, and we aim to foster a lifelong love of learning and a sense of belonging for every child. Our play-based educational program is complemented by literacy and numeracy workshops. 

The Deanside Community  

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Deanside is located within the Deanside Central Estate, a short distance from CS Square Shopping Centre and less than 5 minutes from Deanside Primary School. Located on Sinclairs Road, we are conveniently located to drive past on the way into the city for an easy commute. 

Aspire Deanside has strong bonds with Deanside Primary School, with the two working collaboratively to ensure four-year-old kinder children get the best start to school. Frequent cooperation means the centre children and families are well acquainted with their future school, teachers and curriculum.  

To support centre families, Aspire Deanside has prepared a Community Swap Shop Pantry. Families are welcome to donate non-perishable items or take what they need from the pantry. Aspire Deanside fosters a sense of community and care by creating a space where families can support one another. 

Deanside Details

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New Enquiries: 1800 978 429
Existing Families: (03) 8764 2057
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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: Sketchroo
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Centre Highlights

The centre hosts a variety of incursions to supplement the educational experiences of the children. On Mondays, the children get moving and take part in a classical dance incursion. Every Wednesday the centre enters a state of “zen” and each of the rooms takes part in a yoga session.

Several one-off or once-yearly incursions are a highlight for the centre children and are based on the children’s interests, as well as the Aspire curriculum.

Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten centres frequently run 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 bolster the learning of students in every age group, as they align with Aspire's curriculum and the interests of the children.

Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten 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.

Centre Facilities

Our purpose-built facility sets the benchmark for early learning centres and caters to children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. The centre offers a fully equipped commercial kitchen, a piazza, and ample outdoor space, offering plenty of room for your child to play, learn and explore. The centre has eight learning rooms specifically designed for each age group and stage of development.  

The piazza offers a space for multi-age group activities such as centre events, incursions, shared mealtimes or blended learning opportunities. Utilising this gorgeous space allows children of different ages to interact with each other, and form bonds between age groups. 

The outdoor play space features an enchanting fairy cave, sustainability gardens and a tractor with a timber maze to play and explore. These play areas help children connect with nature, and provide countless ways to play.  

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Aspire Deanside Programs

Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten have 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 Deanside 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 will 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.

Peace of mind for parents

A Day at Aspire Deanside

Morning

  • Get dropped off and settle into the room
  • Have breakfast and play
  • Learning opportunities
  • Incursions/excursions

Midday

  • Get ready for lunch
  • Wash hands, clean table and sit down
  • Lunchtime!
  • Clean up
  • Naptime

Afternoon

  • Incursions/excursions
  • Play-based learning opportunities
  • Story time
  • Snack time

Evening

  • Start winding down
  • Free play
  • Finish daily activities
  • Get picked up

A Day at Aspire Deanside

Morning

  • Get dropped off and settle into the room
  • Have breakfast and play
  • Learning opportunities
  • Incursions/excursions

Midday

  • Get ready for lunch
  • Wash hands, clean table and sit down
  • Lunchtime!
  • Clean up
  • Naptime

Afternoon

  • Incursions/excursions
  • Play-based learning opportunities
  • Story time
  • Snack time

Evening

  • Start winding down
  • Free play
  • Finish daily activities
  • Get picked up

What We Provide

Healthy meals & snacks

Incursions & excursions

Nappies, bottles & wipes

Sunscreen

Play-based learning environments

Qualified teachers

School readiness pathways

In-centre celebrations

Healthy meals & snacks

Incursions & excursions

Nappies, bottles & wipes

Sunscreen

Play-based learning environments

Qualified teachers

School readiness pathways

In-centre celebrations

Peace of mind for parents

Meet the Centre Manager for Deanside

Rena Rani

Hi, I'm Rena, the Centre Manager at Aspire Deanside!

My journey in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector began as an Educator in 2013, fostering a nurturing environment for children’s growth and learning. Over time, I honed my leadership skills, gradually taking more responsibilities. As a centre manager now, I oversee operations, support staff development, and ensure the highest quality of care and education for all children. Its been a fulfilling progression, allowing me to make a positive impact at every step.

As an Educator, I am guided by a blend of progressive and holistic learning philosophies. I believe in the importance of child – centered approaches, where learning emerges from child interests, experiences, and interactions with environment.

My favourite thing about being a centre director is the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives on children, families and staff everyday. I love being able to create a supportive and enriching environment where children can learn, grow and thrive. Building strong relationship with families and seeing joy on children faces as they explore and discover new things brings me immense fulfilment. Additionally I enjoy the leadership aspect of my role, empowering and supporting my team to be their best selves and to be contribute to the success of our centre.

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What Our Families Have To Say

★★★★★

My son is going to this wonderful childcare center and we would absolutely recommend everyone that they have the best childcare facility. Management and the staff are fantastic and treat you like family, it's such a warm and welcoming environment, which makes dropping off so much more easy.
There are daily reflection updates and photos so we get a little glimpse of all the activities that our children do throughout the day. The centre is beautifully clean and they serve very nutritious and a varied menu.
A big thank you to all the educators there who work so hard at keeping our little one comfortable, happy, and safe 🙂

Amanat, family at Aspire Deanside, VIC

★★★★★

I can’t say enough good things about the team at Aspire Deanside especially room leader Raman from room 5 and her team.
My child recently transitioned to this center, and within just 1 week, Raman and the team, made her feel completely at home. The staff took my feedback seriously and went above and beyond to ensure my child settled in smoothly. Now, she looks forward to going to childcare every morning, which brings me so much peace of mind. Happy child happy mama!
Kudos to the Centre Manager Rena too!
Great work team!

Mena, family at Aspire Deanside, VIC

★★★★★

From the moment I walked in for a tour I instantly felt at ease. The Centre Director and Educators greeted my daughter and myself with big smiles and made us feel so welcome. I had a hard time getting my daughter to leave during her orientations and whenever it is time go home she never wants to leave.
My daughter had been attending the centre for about a month and I loved the atmosphere and her Educators so much that I applied for a job myself. I can honestly say it was the best decision I made. I've been there a while now and my daughter wakes up every morning asking if it is a kindy day because she's so excited to go.

Andrea, family at Aspire Deanside, VIC

★★★★★

As a parent you will always be mindful and worried about who you entrust your children to everyday while you go to work. All my 3 children attend Aspire Deanside - one in the nursery, one in toddlers and the other in kinder so seeing the consistency in care across the whole site is fantastic. My children absolutely love it which makes me super happy. The management team and all the educators are so caring, nurturing and welcoming. It's great to see a centre where all the educators get on well with each other too. Thank you!!!!

Laura, family at Aspire Deanside, VIC

★★★★★

One of the best childcare centers.
All the team members are very helpful.
I really appreciate Centre Director Rena who always goes above and beyond to help & support children and families.
As a parent I fully recommended this centre.

Nick, family at Aspire Deanside, VIC

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