Lara
Located near Lara Train Station, Lara Sporting Club, Coles, Woolworths and Avalon Airport, Journey Lara is well connected to its local community. At excursions, children engage with their surroundings while building, confidence and a strong sense of belonging within their environment.
Why families choose Journey Lara
- Wathaurong cultural incursions
- Beach & bush kinder
- Dentist visit program
- Cooking & sensory classes
- Animal learning experiences
- Quarterly community market
- Date nights & art shows
- Sports and science incursions
Journey Lara
Monday to Friday
Welcome to Journey Lara, where a warm and engaging environment supports children to learn, grow, and thrive. Our caring educators create meaningful connections with families, fostering a strong sense of belonging. Through play-based experiences and a supportive approach, children are encouraged to build confidence, explore their interests, and feel safe and valued each day.
Your child’s safety and wellbeing are our highest priority at Journey Early Learning Lara. 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
I’ve proudly led the centre for over three years and hold an Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Education. I’m deeply passionate about building strong, meaningful connections within our community and ensuring every child feels safe, supported, and valued. Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do, and I’m committed to creating a nurturing, inspiring environment for children, families, and educators to thrive.
Krystal
What families say about Journey Lara
The first step of your journey starts right here
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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