Essendon
Located near La Valle Café, Essendon North Primary School and Woodlands Park, Journey Early Learning Essendon is proudly connected to the local community. Through regular excursions, aged care visits, and strong local school connections, children build confidence, familiarity, and meaningful relationships while developing important school-readiness skills for a positive transition from Kindergarten to school.
Why families choose Journey Essendon
- Beautiful outdoor yards
- Play-based learning
- Italian classes
- Art studio experiences
- Family-style dining spaces
- Strong educational leadership
- Regular excursions & community visits
- Engaging incursions & programs
Journey Essendon
Monday to Friday
We are proud to offer a warm, welcoming and vibrant early learning environment filled with creativity, connection and genuine care for your child. From our beautiful shaded outdoor yards and family-style dining spaces to our inspiring art experiences and homely atmosphere, every part of our centre is designed to help children feel safe, confident and excited to learn. With passionate educators and meaningful play-based experiences, our centre is a place where every child feels genuinely known, valued and encouraged to flourish.
Your child’s safety and wellbeing are our highest priority at Journey Early Learning Essendon. Our childcare centre maintains a zero-tolerance approach to harm, with strong safeguarding and child protection practices embedded into everyday learning and care.
Our educators are trained in the See, Act, Tell framework, helping create a safe, supportive and nurturing early learning environment where every child feels protected, respected and heard.
Our purpose-designed early learning environments support children through every stage of their childcare and kindergarten journey, encouraging confidence, exploration and school readiness.
Discover more about our funded Kindergarten program and school readiness approach.
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) can help reduce your childcare fees and make high-quality early learning more affordable for families. Use our Child Care Subsidy Calculator to estimate your subsidy and explore flexible long daycare and kindergarten options at Journey Early Learning.
A message from your Centre Manager
Welcome to Journey Early Learning Essendon! I’m Laura, and I feel incredibly proud to be part of such a warm and welcoming community. With more than 20 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, I’m passionate about creating a home-like environment where children and families feel genuinely supported, connected and involved in their journey. Book a tour today — we would love to welcome your family.
Laura
What families say about Journey Essendon
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To find out more, call us on (07) 3102 1303 (08) 8986 7557 (03) 9005 4650 or use the form below.
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