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About Bilbies ELC & Kinder

We believe the early years are crucial in shaping a lifetime of learning. Through Montessori education, we nurture independence, problem-solving skills, and a love for hands-on exploration. This approach fosters curiosity, empowering children to build confidence and establish a strong foundation for future success. 

At our centre we offer:

Montessori Education, School Readiness program, Victorian Early Years Learning & Development
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Specialist-led Sports, Music program, and Imagination Library
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Care for children 0-6years, Open 52 weeks, Mon -Fri 7am - 6:30pm
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Care items provided, including nappies, wipes, and sunscreen
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5 meals prepared onsite by chef, catering for Halal, Vegetarian, Vegan, Individual Requirements
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CCS - Child Care Subsidy
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Victorian Government Funded Kindergarten Program
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Years of Experience

Learning through play

Montessori Curriculum

The Montessori Curriculum is an advanced learning framework that incorporates specific learning outcomes and knowledge skills that align with children’s developmental needs and interests. It is divided into five key areas of learning: practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, and culture. As children progress through the Montessori Curriculum, they encounter more challenging learning materials that are appropriate to both age and skill levels. In this way, the Montessori Curriculum emphasises learning as a process that cannot be determined by a child’s age. 

Practical Life

Practical Life activities help children learn how to care for themselves and their environment. These activities help the child to become more independent, leading to greater self-confidence, and the ability to face new challenges. Practical Life exercises include lessons in grace and courtesy, care for self, and care for the environment. The purpose of these activities is to enhance co-ordination, concentration, independence, and indirectly prepare children for writing and reading. Activities often include cleaning, food preparation, polishing and watering plants.

Sensorial

Sensorial materials were designed by Doctor Maria Montessori to help children express and classify their sensory experiences. The purpose of sensorial activities is to aid in the development of the intellectual senses of the child, which develops the ability to observe and compare with precision. There are sensorial materials that focus on visual perception, tactile impressions, auditory sense, and olfactory and taste perceptions. Activities often include matching and grading materials that isolate the sense of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.

Language

Language materials are designed to enhance vocabulary and explore both written and spoken language. Through language-based activities, such as the sandpaper letters and the moveable alphabet, children learn phonetic sounds and how to compose words phonetically. They progress using concrete materials to compose their own written work, read the work of others, and learn to communicate their unique thoughts and feelings.

Mathematics

Mathematical concepts are introduced to the child using concrete sensorial materials. Initial explorations with sensorial materials encourage children to understand basic maths concepts such as learning number recognition, counting and sequencing of numbers. Sensorial work prepares the child for a more formal introduction to mathematics, and the introduction of abstract mathematical concepts such as the decimal system and mathematical operations.

Culture

Cultural activities lead the child to experience music, stories, artwork and items from the child’s community, society and cultural background. The areas of geography, science, zoology and botany are all included in this area. A range of globes, puzzle maps and folders containing pictures from different countries all help to give the child an insight into different cultures. The culture area encourages children to develop their capacity for creation, and develop fine motor skills. Whilst learning to freely express themselves. Through cultural activities, children develop an awareness and appreciation of the world around them.

Our approach

Montessori Principles

“The child gives us a beautiful lesson, that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands.”
– Maria Montessori

The Montessori program is based on internationally recognised best practice standards for Montessori early education. The Curriculum emphasises that every child goes through a unique development process, and that their needs and interests should be nurtured and respected.

Principles of the Montessori program:

  • Every child is respected for their individuality and allowed to learn and progress at their own pace
  • Every child has a natural desire to learn, and will be given the right resources, experiences and opportunities to facilitate growth
  • The first six years of life are the most formative to the development of the child’s personality and intelligence
  • Teachers in the Montessori classroom are facilitators and observers of learning; children have the ability to direct their own learning
  • The Montessori Program emphasises the stages of childhood development and provides children with developmentally appropriate activities
  • The Montessori Program is holistic in nature, integrating the social, emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual aspects of development
  • The Montessori Program will integrate the child’s home environment, community, society and cultural background into learning experiences

Principles of the EYLF V2.0:

The Principles underpin practice that is focused on assisting all children to make progress in relation to the Learning Outcomes. Educators consider ethical, socially just and inclusive principles for children’s learning in the early years when they:
  • build secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships
  • develop partnerships
  • are respectful of diversity
  • embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
  • commit to equity, inclusion and high expectations
  • consider sustainability in all its forms
  • engage in critical reflection and professional learning
  • exercise collaborative leadership and work as a team

Why Choose Us

Different kids, different learning

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Playing Area

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Outbound Area

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Reading Area

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