


Our Aspire Pakenham childcare and daycare centre is ideal for parents looking for a long-term childcare solution. We are situated in a great location close to Pakenham train station, Pakenham Central Marketplace, and various local parks and reserves.
Our Pakenham 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.
We love the opportunity to bring our Aspire community together with the Pakenham community through our excursion programs and internal celebrations. The centre has recently introduced free coffee and morning tea for families to enjoy in the foyer.
Aspire Pakenham also run a big community event during the year that invites families and the community to the centre to enjoy different activities and experiences. This creates a sense of belonging and community engagement for our Aspire Pakenham families and the wider community.
Aspire Pakenham has recently introduced their Tiny Explorers: Messy Moments – a fun-filled sensory play experience designed for little hands to explore, create, and get messy! From paint splatters to squishy textures, this is the perfect opportunity for your little one to engage in hands-on learning while having a blast. These sessions are held every Friday from 11am-11.30am. Limited vacancies are available so contact the team to secure a spot!
Aspire Pakenham's long daycare offers regular fortnightly incursion programs that provide fun and engaging educational and learning experiences for the children. During May, they have the following incursions:
6th May: A Day with Clay for our Kinders
9th and 23rd May: Yoga Incursion
12th May: Korean Ethnic Dance Incursion
20th - Bee incursion
Contact the management team to learn more about these incursions or book a tour today!
Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten centres frequently run engaging and exciting excursions throughout the year. Aspire Pakenham runs regular excursions to the local park, local primary school, Pakenham library, Myuna farm and more. 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 Pakenham childcare provides 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.
Our purpose-built Pakenham childcare facility sets the benchmark for early learning and childcare centres and caters to children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. The seven learning spaces have design features fit for each age group. These rooms foster a tailored curriculum throughout all stages of learning. Designed to help your child learn and grow, they will quickly develop a love of learning and a sense of community in their rooms.
Aspire Pakenham's long daycare contains seven spacious indoor rooms, specifically built for children at every stage of their early learning journey. The rooms are filled with different learning experiences including sensory play, letter and colour recognition activities, painting and craft fun, storytelling, cooking experiences and more. The centre also boasts a modern, catering-style kitchen with generous food storage space, and plenty of room for our chefs to make their delicious meals!
Pakenham's childcare and kindergarten indoor rooms connect seamlessly with the outdoor yard area, which allow the children to explore and play, supporting their overall learning experience. Aspire Pakenham’s outdoor facilities include different playground areas, cubby house, veggie gardens, bike paths, sand pits, and dry creek beds. Additionally, our programs actively promote the message of environmental consciousness and sustainability.
Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten Pakenham operates in a long daycare setting and offers four main programs, tailored to each stage of early development. At Aspire Pakenham, 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 Pakenham 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 in pre-school 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 Pakenham centre’s long daycare 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.