Nurture One Wangaratta Children’s Centre

We are a purpose-built, warm and inviting early education centre for children aged from birth to six years. Open from 6:30am to 6:30pm each day, our Wangaratta centre provides fresh, nutritious meals daily including breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and late snacks.

At Nurture One Wangaratta Children’s Centre we offer a Government approved kindergarten program and centre wide curriculum that is supported by a bachelor qualified teacher.

Our Wangaratta early learning centre is led by a team of consistent, dedicated and qualified educators who work together to deliver the best service for your child. Our play-based educational programs allow each child to flourish and grow emotionally, physically and developmentally.

All children enjoy our spacious outdoor areas with natural recycled materials as well as age appropriate educational resources.

We have an open-door policy that welcomes any new and curious families who would like to visit our Wangaratta centre to check out our amazing facilities. We look forward to welcoming your family into our centre.

Kim Fuller

I have been lucky enough to be a part of our amazing Wangaratta centre for more than 10 years. I completed a Diploma of Children’s Services in 2008 and a Bachelor of Education (Primary) in 2020.

My favourite part of working here is connecting and interacting with our wonderful community of families and children, as well as our great team of educators. I am fortunate to be in a position where I can watch both the children and our educators learn, grow, develop, and have fun!

At Nurture One Wangaratta, we pride ourselves on providing a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment in which our relationships with children and their families form the foundations of everything that we achieve. In nurturing genuine, respectful relationships with children, we strive to inspire the positive foundations and mindset of a life-long love of learning.

Rooms

Our Wangaratta centre provides care for the following age groups:

• Babies 0 – 2 years
• Toddlers 2 years – 3 years
• Pre-Kindy 3 years – 5 years
• Kinder 4 years – 5 years

Facilities

Our Wangaratta service provides the following facilities:

• Nappies
• Breakfast
• Morning Tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon Tea
• Other meals
• Petting zoo/animals
• Sustainability program
• Veggie garden
• On-site parking
• Music program
• Sports program
• SMART Interactive Whiteboard
• In-house cook
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Government Approved Kindergarten program
• Xplor Home – For easy connection between families and our centres. Xplor Home is the best and easiest way to keep track of your child’s day.

A centre tour is a convenient way to experience the centre of your choice and meet with our qualified educators at a time suitable to your family schedule. Nurture One also offers the virtual tour option in all our centres. Click here to book a tour online.

On the day of the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to observe practices and interactions within the centre environment. You’ll be able to see all the rooms and playgrounds, ask the team members any questions you have in mind, and get all the information you need to make the best decision for your child.

Nurture One’s Family Support team will add your child’s name to our waitlist if one of our centres is currently full in your child’s age group. We will then contact you as soon as a place becomes available.

We also do monthly check-ins to review the availability, and you will receive a text message confirming if you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. If you would like to get an update at any point, you’re welcome to reach out on our Web Chat or give us a call.

Our Family Support team can also help you find more G8 early learning centres near you, with the same offerings at the Nurture One centre you are interested in that have immediate availability.

It’s common for a child to experience separation anxiety when they first start child care. When you’re getting ready to start child care, you can help your child overcome anxieties by visiting the child care centre together for a Stay and Play session, and easing into new routines at home.

Click here to read more tips about how to make the transition easier for your child.

Most of our Nurture One child care and early education centres offer the following:

• Nappies and wipes
• Sunscreen and hats
• Nutritious meals prepared by our in-house cook

Some centres also provide sheets and formula, so you may not need to remember to pack them.

For nursery children, be sure to bring: nappy rash cream, dummies, bottles and teats, comfort toys or blankets, three spare outfits, spare socks and a plastic bag for wet clothes.

For toddlers and preschool or kindergarten-aged children, it’s best to bring: spare underwear, water bottle or sippy cup, sun hat, closed-toe shoes, two spare outfits, spare socks and a plastic bag for wet clothes.

Plus anything else your individual child may need, such as breast milk, a sleeping bag, a comforter or medication.

It’s best to speak to your centre of choice for a full list of everything included.

Nurture One uses Xplor Home as our family communication app. It is the best and easiest way to keep track of your child’s day. After you enrol your child with the centre, you can utilise Xplor Home to book child care days, manage your account, receive the photographs that capture your child’s learning, learn about your child’s progress, as well as keep up-to-date with upcoming centre events and important information.

If your child shows signs of an infectious illness when they arrive at the centre or becomes sick during the day, you may be notified that you need to make alternative arrangements or pick up your child from the centre, and keep them home until they are no longer infectious. While we understand that this can be inconvenient, Nurture One is committed to maintaining a healthy environment and reducing the risk of infection for all children.

Under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), families are allowed 42 absence days per child, per financial year. These can be taken for any reason, including public holidays and when children are sick, without the need for families to provide documentation.