Milestones Early Learning Centre Bairnsdale (Dawson Street)

Child care and Kindergarten in Bairnsdale for ages 0-5.

Address

64 Dawson Street, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875, Bairnsdale, VIC, 3875

Open Hours

Monday - Friday
6:30 am to 6:00 pm

Ages

0-5
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Child Care & Kindergarten in Bairnsdale

Welcome to Milestones Bairnsdale - Dawson Street Campus, quality early education and child care in Bairnsdale for children aged 0-5 years.

Here at Milestones Early Learning we offer a safe, nurturing and exciting environment for babies, toddlers and children to develop social connectivity, emotional confidence, foundational learning, and physical health and wellbeing.

Our experienced educators and bachelor qualified teachers are recognised for their loving and caring commitment to children. They are attuned to the needs, personalities and interests of each child, and establish trusting and secure relationships to allow children to feel the confidence to connect with others and explore their learning potential.

We invite you to get in contact and take a tour of our centre. We can't wait for you to meet our educators, see the learning environments, playground and tell you more about why our initiatives and curriculum really set us apart.

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Our Lifelong Learning Curriculum Includes:

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    Language Lessons
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    Yoga
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    Sustainability
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    STEAM
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    Multi-sport
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    Performing Arts
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    School Readiness
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    Cooking

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Milestones Early Learning Centre Outdoor Playground for Kids

Outdoor Play Equipment

Outdoor play is an essential experience for young children as it plays a vital role in their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

Each Milestones Early Learning Centre features an exciting outdoor play area for children to explore, build confidence, and develop friendships. The outdoor play area is different at each Milestones centre, but all include a large playground, sandpit and space to run, jump, balance and climb.

Milestones Early Learning Centre Outdoor Playground for Kids
Our onsite cook prepares fresh meals for children daily

Meals Prepared Onsite

Each day our Centre Cooks prepare a wide variety of nutritious meals and purees onsite for the children and babies in our centres, taking the time to involve the children in meal preparation and healthy food education.

Creativity is essential when satisfying a number of young food critics every day, as is care, to ensure children's daily nutritional needs, and any individual cultural or dietary requirements are being met.

Note: A small number of our centres do not provide meals. The Centre Manager will let you know when you meet the team prior to enrolment though.

Our onsite cook prepares fresh meals for children daily
Affinity Expands Lifelong Learning Curriculum Through Partnership With Wandana Aboriginal Education

Reconciliation

We have partnered with Wandana Aboriginal Education to deliver a purpose-built Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural education program for children.

This unique program is an immersive cultural learning experience for all students and teachers, and includes weekly classroom activities, as well as an authentic Aboriginal handmade artefacts and education kit.

 

Affinity Expands Lifelong Learning Curriculum Through Partnership With Wandana Aboriginal Education
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Our Lifelong Learning Curriculum

Schemas In Action

Healthy Beginnings

Babies aged 0-1 years

Your baby will start their lifelong learning journey in a safe, nurturing environment. Educators will:

  • Develop strong, positive bonds;
  • Encourage confidence to explore new surroundings;
  • Spark curiosity through sensory experiences; and
  • Establish helpful routines that support health and wellbeing.
Toddlers | Child Care for Children Aged 1-3 Years | Early Experiences

Early Experiences

Toddlers aged 1-3 years

Your toddler will enjoy an exciting environment in which to explore and experiment as their confidence and social skills emerge. Educators will:

  • Introduce literacy and numeracy through learning games;
  • Support self expression through language skills; and 
  • Develop social and friendship skills in group settings.
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School Readiness

Children aged 3-5 years

Your child will be given the very best start before they begin Primary School where they will delve into enquiry based project work, and literacy and numeracy programs. Educators will:

  • Guide self-awareness, self-help skills and socialisation;
  • Investigate literacy, mathematics, science, technology and the arts;
  • Stimulate creativity, deeper thinking and problem solving; and
  • Prepare children for classroom environments through play-based preschool and kindergarten programs.
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Meet Our Team

Hi, my name is Jo-Anne Maguigan, and I am the Senior Centre Manager for both Milestones Early Learning Dawson Street Campus and Day Street Campus in Bairnsdale.

I have worked in the Early Childhood sector now for 36 years in New Zealand, Victoria and in Remote Aboriginal Communities in the Northern Territory, in a variety of roles from Kindergarten Teacher, working in pilot projects as well as Centre Manager.
I have a Diploma of Teaching (ECE) a Graduate Diploma of Education (ECE) and am a fully registered Early Childhood Teacher, I have also been involved with adult education for 30 years both in New Zealand and at TAFE Gippsland.
My Early Childhood Career began due to an interest in development and gifted children, I continued to study further in these two areas and later developed a strong interest in brain development.

I believe every child has the right to be safe and healthy to receive a high-quality Early Childhood Education and to reach their full potential through our Lifelong Learning Curriculum.
I look forward to working with our staff, families and children in both centres.

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Our Centre Gallery

Before you book a tour of our early learning centre and meet our wonderful team of educators, you can take a look at our rooms and environments below.

What our families say about us

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Milestones' onsite cook prepares fresh healthy meals daily for children

Fresh Healthy Meals

Milestones centres feature an onsite cook who prepares healthy meals for the children daily, including breakfast, lunch and several snacks throughout the day. The weekly menu can be found in your centre, and is also often published on Facebook (so be sure to follow your centre!).

Milestones' onsite cook prepares fresh healthy meals daily for children
Health, safety and wellbeing at Milestones

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

At Milestones Early Learning Centres, we believe that child safety is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to upholding the safety, rights and wellbeing of all children and promote a culture of child safety with a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and harm.

Health, safety and wellbeing at Milestones
Family participation and communication

Family Participation & Communication

Verbal face-to-face communication is important to us and helps to establish our relationship. Communication will also take the form of emails, newsletters, displays and notices in the centre and digital forums such as Facebook, SMS and Storypark.

Family participation and communication

Get in touch with one of our friendly team and start your journey with Milestones Bairnsdale - Dawson Street Campus