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At Mentone Girls’ Grammar, we believe the early years lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. Our Sarah Simpson Early Learning Centre (ELC) offers a nurturing, inspiring program for three- and four-year-old girls – a place where imagination is celebrated, relationships are nurtured, and each child is supported to flourish. Our three-year-old Kindergarten program and four-year-old Pre-Prep programs are designed to encourage children's natural curiosity and motivate them to develop a lifelong love of learning through play and inquiry.

Mentone Girls' Grammar ELC Playgroup

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Dream Big

Our ELC is assessed and rated as Exceeding National Quality Standards by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority.

Guided by the Reggio Emilia Approach®, the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) and the national Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), we recognise our students as capable and resourceful learners.

We believe young children learn best through a balanced approach that combines play, inquiry, and intentional teaching. By fostering their sense of identity, connection to the community, wellbeing, confidence, and communication skills, we support each child's potential and growth.

Our goal is to nurture each child's potential by supporting their growth in identity, community connection, wellbeing, confidence as learners, and communication skills.

We aim to inspire our youngest learners to develop the confidence and capabilities to contribute meaningfully to the world around them—and to dream BIG.

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Ms Bree Phelan

Children learn best through relationships—with each other, their families, educators, themselves and the world around them.

Our team of highly qualified early learning teachers and educators are dedicated to ensuring your daughter feels a strong sense of belonging and is nurtured, inspired and challenged to learn. They understand the unique needs of our youngest learners and help them to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes she will need to flourish now and in her future.

THE PERFECT BLEND

Curriculum

We are committed to ensuring our students have a personalised learning experience. We achieve this through our small class sizes led by qualified Early Childhood Teachers and Co-Educators, with an educator-child ratio of 1:11. In this nurturing environment, our ELC curriculum provides a holistic balance of play-based inquiry and intentional teaching experiences that stimulate our youngest learners' cognitive and physical development, develop their literacy and numeracy skills, and build their emotional and social intelligence.

Enriching Experiences

Specialist Classes

We enrich your child's learning experience with a diverse range of specialist classes each week, led by expert early years' teachers.
The classes include:
* Music
* Language - Chinese
* Physical Education
* Library
* Dance and Drama
* Swimming (Term 4)

Leading the Way

Beach Kinder

Our prime beachside location gives our girls the unique opportunity for outdoor learning through our signature Beach Kinder Program.

Students explore the natural surrounds of Mentone Beach, building awareness of local ecosystems and Indigenous perspectives.

These rich, sensory experiences deepen children’s understanding of the world and support the development of resilience, creativity, independence and care for the environment.

Supporting Families

Before & After School Care

Complimentary Before Care is available in the Early Learning Centre from 8.00am - 8.30am for ELC students only. Spaces are limited to 22 places, bookings are essential.

We partner with our Out of School Hours care provider, Extend to provide ELC students with After Care from 3.00pm - 6.00pm. Extend, has over 20 years experience, is Australia’s largest family owned and operated outside school hours care provider. Their After School Care program is held onsite in the Junior School's Multipurpose Room, offering an engaging, inclusive and safe space for our students to further thrive, learn, laugh and play. A fee applies for this service. To learn more and book a spot, visit Extend.

“I love reading books with my friends. Mr Owen reads us a story at the Library. We play fun games and do drawing. I love climbing outside and my teachers help me with the Lego.” - Neve, Pre-Prep