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About Guardian Early Learning – Mulgrave:

Children of all ages will find enjoyment in discovering the light-filled indoor and outdoor learning spaces which will feature:

• A huge outdoor play area featuring natural gardens, climbing structures, natural play equipment, sand-pits and water play
• Reggio Emilia inspired floor plan including atelier, art studio, piazza and stage
• Parent rooms
• Drop off & pick on ground car parking spots are allocated directly adjacent to the entry
• Commercial grade, open plan kitchen with onsite cook, providing nutritionally balanced meals catering for all children’s dietary needs

It is within these learning environments that our team of dedicated and passionate educators implement the Guardian curriculum – a Reggio Emilia inspired play-based, child-led early learning philosophy which encompasses literacy, numeracy, science, art, music, and language, underpinned by a focus on social and emotional development.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Guardian community at Mulgrave. To stay updated on the open date and tour times, please make an enquiry or call 13 82 30.

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Good to Know

Meet our Centre Manager

I’m Alyce Mardell and have worked in a variety of roles within the early childhood sector for the best part of ten years. I joined Mulgrave in the pre-opening stages which allowed me to carefully select a team of educators as well as the resources you see throughout the centre.

I believe children’s learning thrives when the environment has a safe, secure and warm atmosphere and children are treated with dignity and respect at all times. When you feel a sense of belonging it allows children to find the confidence to explore, investigate and hypothesise with their peers and educators.

Children, much like adults, learn very differently from one another and you cannot put children’s learning in a perfect box. There are children that learn through technology, systematically, creatively, physical movement, senses, role playing and alone/group or parallel interactions. It is about knowing each child individually and finding ways to accommodate their specific learning style to support their interests and developmental needs.

The most rewarding part of being an early childhood professional is watching children learn, develop and grow, as well as building strong relationships with the children and their families. Another highlight for me is the proud moment we have when children “graduate” from the Kinder program and leave to go to school.

My leadership approach is inspired by supporting, challenging and encouraging every team member to reach their full potential. I do this by finding strengths in each educator which in turn helps to support the team overall. As a leader, I feel it is important to ensure you are always empowering your team; this creates a cycle of continuous improvement, professional development, challenge of thinking and, most importantly, building strong future leaders in the sector.

I am currently studying my Bachelor of Early Childhood birth to five so I can be found doing a lot of studying in my free time but can also be found catching up with friends, shopping and hunting for the next best coffee shop!

Our Educators

Our educator team are committed and passionate about ensuring your child will be safe, nurtured and cared for every day. With Guardian children are encouraged to engage in interest-led play that creates learning and meaningful experience.

Our educators seek to optimise diverse learning opportunities and implement the Curriculum as framed by the Early Years Learning Framework.

You and Your Child

All Guardian Centres provide a Centre-to-Family communication platform so families can maintain contact with their children’s experiences through photos, stories and learning outcomes.

Our Centres use Storypark and each family is provided with a secure login to access on their computers, mobiles or apps.