Delivering Exceptional Quality Care and Education in Cranbourne West!
Welcome to Pebble Patch!
Our purpose built facilities provide light filled rooms that facilitate a homely atmosphere, our playgrounds are shady, abundant and provide numerous learning opportunities for the children. Delivering exceptional quality care and education for children aged six weeks to six years and includes a fully accredited kindergarten program.
Children’s learning and daily routines are documented and delivered via a safe and secure electronic platform to ensure families are informed and involved in their child’s day.
Along with our purpose built facilities that have been thoughtfully designed to create positive and enriched learning experiences, we provide healthy and nutritious meals every day and our talented cook can cater for any dietary requirement.
We invite you to tour our centre and learn more about our high quality curriculum and learning environments.
Age Groups
Gumnuts Room
3 months- 19 months
This room is about what the babies want to learn and explore to achieve their milestones. Our passionate educators are nurturing, caring, and flexible with the babies’ routines in the room. The Gumnuts have a large open planned room, that is spacious to crawl, or begin their first steps, exciting spaces to explore. We have an ' alfresco' outdoor space, that is private and safe with a lovely outlook to our shared open planned playground. Our youngest children have the opportunity to be in this open planned natural area to explore their world around them.
Kangaroo Paws
19 months- 2.5 years
As the name suggests our toddlers are jumping about like Kangaroos, with excitement to enhance their fundamental movement skills, smiling as they confidently achieve new skills each day. Our program facilitates their interests, physical movement, language development to communicate their needs. Our team of educators have respectful and nurturing relationships with children that supports their confident and emotional wellbeing.
Wattles Room
2.5yrs year room & 3 year funded kindergarten program
Our Wattles room offers bright open planned learning environments, fostering opportunities to be creative, explore through nature, and imagination through pretend play. Our children have a open planned shared outdoor playground, and designated play spaces under our vast porch promoting indoor outdoor play opportunities. A focus on intentional learning begins as this age groups inquisitive minds learn through play, enhancing literacy, numeracy and communication. We offer a fully funded 3 year kindergarten program with an Early Childhood teacher, and this program is supported with School Readiness Funding, enhancing learning for access inclusion and participation; communication (language, literacy and numeracy); wellbeing social, emotional and executive function.
Waratahs Room
4 year funded kindergarten program
Our Waratahs room offers open planned room, with inviting learning environments and provocations to inspire learning through play based opportunities and intentional teaching. Our school readiness program ensures children are confident, independent, resilient and able to self regulate their emotions ready to go out into the wider community after their final kindergarten year.
Inclusions
- StoryPark App
- Flexible Sessions
- Child Care / Long Day Centre
- Allergy & Sun Safe Aware
- CCTV Surveillance & Secure Access for Families
- Nutritionally-balanced meals provided
- Nappies, Bibs, Wipes and Bedding Supplied
- Age appropriate toys & books
- Sun Hats and Sunscreen Provided
- Regular Incursions & Excursions
- Music & Art Programs
- Community Connection
- In-house Pets
- Gardening Programs
- Shaded Outdoor Playground
- On-site Car Parking
- Parent Room
- Secure Pram Storage
- Wellbeing Room
- Sleeping Room
- Breast feeding room
- Experienced, degree-qualified teachers
- Arts Focused Learning
- STEM Focused Learning
- Kindergarten Program
- Eco and Sustainable Centre
- Cultural Education and Celebrations
- Developmental Child Care
- Self-Directed Discovery (The Montessori Method)
- The Self-Directed-Developmental Approach (Reggio Emilia Pedagogy)
- Play-based Learning (The Waldorf Approach)
All inclusions are subject to availability and are provided at the discretion of the centre director.
Fees
- Nursery$147
- Toddler$147
- Pre-Kinder$145
- Kinder$145
The is an estimate of what you might expect to pay. Fees are based on a 10 hour session fee per day for 3 days, for a specific rate please contact us directly.
Mayfield Cranbourne West
Meet Linnea Gosewinckel!
Hello, I am Linnea, the Centre Manager. I bring to Mayfield, 45 years’ experience, in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector, in a range of roles that I have championed in supporting children and families. I have been devoted to early childhood education, where I have been committed to providing inspiring learning environments to promote learning; a home away from home ‘safe have’ for our children and as a child advocate. I have a strong belief in the ‘Image of the Child’, which refers to the beliefs and values educators have about children and their potential. It shapes how educators interact with, support, and see the children in their care. This image can be influenced by cultural, social, and historical contexts, as well as personal experiences. I thrive on developing and mentoring educators to exceed in their practice, providing creative learning environments, that excites children to flourish, be curious about the world around them, as they learn beside their trusting educators. Together our team, children and families unite with celebrating our many cultural events together, acknowledging the Bunurong people, implementing sustainable practices as we respect the land on which we play and learn.
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide most of the essentials that may be needed throughout the day. We ask that you pack and label; sheets, hat, spare clothes, water bottle, comfort items/dummies. And if your child requires a sleeping bag, milk bottles, formula, or breast milk.
We offer orientation sessions for families to come along before the first day to have a short play with us. These sessions are usually close to the first day and act as a good lead in. It gives you, your child, and the educators time to get to know each other and the opportunity to ask any questions or provide important information. These sessions are usually organized once enrolment is confirmed, they last for 2 hours and are free of charge. Talking about it at home is also a great way to get your child excited for all the amazing experiences they will get to be a part of.
Be positive! Make the drop off a happy experience and take a few minutes to help your child to settle in. The mornings can be busy, but taking some time to find an activity your child enjoys and saying goodbye can help for a smoother start to their day. There will always be a warm and caring educator on hand to help. You are always welcome to give the centre a call after you have left for an update.
The educator to child ratio varies depending on state and territory, we meet or exceed this ratio. 0 to 24 months the ratio is 1:4 in all states and territories. 24 to 36 months the ratio is 1:5 in QLD and SA, and 1:4 in VIC. Over 36 months the ratio is 1:11 in QLD, SA and VIC. You can find out more on the ACECQA website.
It is important to take the time to find a centre where you feel confident and comfortable and know your child will be safe, happy, and protected. Find a centre that provides a learning environment where careful guidance and role modelling by educators can help children become competent, independent and develop valuable life skills. It is also important to consider aspects that will impact your family such as location, cost, and inclusions.
All Mayfield Early Education centres aim to meet or exceed the National Quality Standards and Regulatory requirements of an early childhood service. We regularly update our policies and procedures to ensure that children, family, and educators are aware of their requirements and responsibilities to help keep children in our care happy, safe and protected. As a parent or guardian of a Mayfield Early Education centre, you can find out more by visiting www. mayfield.com.au/policies. This page requires a password which you can obtain from your Centre Manager upon your enrolment.
Reviews
Pebble Patch is a wonderful day care services. They are very compassionate and are very easy to talk too. They provide update regularly so you know how your child doing. Can't recommend them enough.
— Cranbourne West Parent
My son attends the Kangaroo Paws class patch and he enjoys it there. Since moving to his new school here he is much more settled, and his teachers are attentive to his needs. He has dietary requirements and the team have been very careful to cater to his needs. The play-space is wide, open, and safe for kids to play in. I feel at peace leaving my son here while I’m at work because I know his needs are being met. The teachers are supportive and caring, not burnt out. Thank you Pebble Patch team for taking care of Jericho and teaching him life skills! They send a daily feedback of nap times, and if they had morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, I like their system
— Cranbourne West Parent
This centre is amazing, my child is so happy and feel free to be here. I highly recommend for other families.
— Cranbourne West Parent
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We warmly welcome any questions you'd like to ask about Cranbourne West.
