Ascot Vale Progress Kindergarten

It's a busy week this week at Progress Kinder! Here's what you need to know⬇️

National Child Protection Week is running from 1 – 7 September 2024. The 2024 theme is 'Every child in every community needs a fair go’ - Click here to learn more and get involved: https://www.napcan.org.au/get-involved-2024/

It's Early Childhood Educators Day on Wednesday 4 September 2024 - let's celebrate our wonderful educators at Progress!

Finally, it's Bravehearts Day on Friday 6 September 2024 and Progress Kinder is raising funds and awareness for the prevention of child sexual abuse. You can contribute online here: https://www.braveheartsday.com.au/fundraisers/progresskinder

Come say hello and buy yourself a sweet treat for Father’s Day!

Union Road

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY!

Not long now until our first-ever Progress Kindergarten Father's Day bake stall!

When: Saturday 31 August 2024
Time: 8.30am - 12pm
Where: Outside Happy Eats Gelato on Union Road

All funds raised from this event will go towards booking in-service visits for the children across all groups.

We look forward to seeing you there 🧁🍪😀

Are you looking for a local playgroup?

There is a local playgroup held in Flemington every Thursday from 10:30am-12:30pm and every Friday from 12pm-2pm. The playgroups are volunteer-led, and the children engage in free play. Suitable for babies through to five-year-old children.

Bring your child a snack in case they get hungry (no nuts). No sessions on public holidays or during school breaks.

Location: Canterbury Street Stables (NOT nearby Crown St Stables)

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We're busy getting ready for our first-ever Father's Day Bake Stall!

Come down to Happy Eats Gelato on Union Road in Ascot Vale on Saturday 31 August from 8.30am to pick up a cake, slice or biscuit for Dad.

Kinder families - please check your email inboxes for details on how you can get involved.

All funds raised from this event will go towards booking in-service visits for the children across all groups.

See you there 😀

Our Grill'd Moonee Ponds Local Matters jar is filling up!

There's still a few more days left in August to support Progress Kinder at Grill'd Moonee Ponds (69 Puckle St Moonee Ponds).

Head in for a burger, and pop your Local Matters token in the Progress Kinder jar. The community group with the most tokens at the end of the month receives the largest donation from Grill'd.
It's a simple and delicious way to support our local kinder!

Union Road...we're coming back!

Following the success of our annual Mother's Day bake stall, we've decided the dads of Ascot Vale also deserve a sweet treat for their special day 🧁🍪😋

Enter the inaugural Progress Kindergarten Father's Day bake stall!

When: Saturday 31 August 2024
Time: 8.30am - 12pm
Where: Outside Happy Eats Gelato on Union Road

Kinder families - please check your email inboxes for details on how you can get involved. All funds raised from this event will go towards booking in-service visits for the children across all groups.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Have you visited Grill'd Moonee Ponds this month yet to support Progress Kinder?

In August, Progress Kinder has a Local Matters jar at Grill'd Moonee Ponds (69 Puckle St Moonee Ponds). Head in this month for a burger, and pop your Local Matters token in the Progress Kinder jar. The community group with the most tokens at the end of the month receives the largest donation from Grill'd.

It's a simple and delicious way to support our local kinder!

Would you like to support our kinder just by eating burgers for dinner? 🍔🍔

Then you are in luck! For the entire month of August, Progress Kinder will have a Local Matters jar at Grill'd Moonee Ponds.

Simply head to Grill’d Moonee Ponds (69 Puckle St Moonee Ponds) during August for a burger, and pop your Local Matters token in the Progress Kinder jar. The community group with the most tokens at the end of the month receives the largest donation from Grill'd!

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Kinder families - it's picture plate time!

Are you looking for a memorable Father’s Day or Christmas present? We’ve got you covered!

We are running a melamine plate and mug fundraising activity and we'd love you to join in. Your child's unique artwork is transformed into durable, high-quality melamine picture plates and mugs that will last a lifetime.

Templates and instructions are available to pick up at kinder this week and are due back by Friday 28 June 2024. More details below ⬇️

Progress Kinder Kids Day Out is this weekend!

Come join us for a fun-filled day at Essendon Traffic School!

We will be running two sessions, with a cap of 30 riders per session. Anyone is able to purchase a ticket and attend so please invite your family and friends to join you on the day.

There is some play equipment and a large sandpit for children to play in, so this is perfect for those unable to ride bikes on the day. Younger siblings are welcome to attend and play while their older siblings ride.

Session One - 10:30am to 12pm
Session Two - 12:15pm to 1:45pm

Purchase your tickets now at

Progress Kinder's Kids Day Out Hey there! Progress Kinder's Kids Day Out is a fun-filled day for children to enjoy time together outside of the kinder environment

Upcoming event: Progress Kinder Kids Day Out at Essendon Traffic School!

Our Kids Day Out is the perfect opportunity for children to enjoy time together outside of the kinder environment. It's like one big play-date 😀

The Essendon Traffic School is a mini road set up for children, complete with road signs, railway bells and traffic lights. It is a safe place for children to gain confidence, practice riding their bicycles and learn about road rules all while having fun.

We will be running three sessions, with a cap of 30 riders per session. Anyone is able to purchase a ticket and attend so please invite your family and friends to join you on the day.

Purchase your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progress-kinders-kids-day-out-tickets-913365459677?aff=odeccpebemailcampaigns&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=ebcampaigns&utm_campaign=28838819&utm_term=ctabutton&mipa=ABIdvVuYjRkb-4WiI5E1gX1Yl-FhUFwBkRpijqN2k78hFu4NX6sR2vXhuBcWWT8TxFGhy0xT-GpoDz94k9pmzF4NNyoJkt7dtNnI626e59R6Y0itzKj6a6pQC8Yy3KnJDytO7c2O46cd1oAzJuX_60f_A2Lif5G_G40qIpRvmKyK0PHL_qpQg-JXzXwyO_rJDBk07no5w1BCBzlti-fEmt52oa5ciMJ5xSnaZQtfNA61FPvALW5YdYvZ2ha7CejILOn6sobq8P_fKXUwCVgyvYFBQ3Wi5F24AuSzOuQS73A_g2gCgUNML2E

Are you looking for a first-round kindergarten place in 2025?

Applications are currently open for Progress Kindergarten’s 2025 three and four year old kinder programs in Ascot Vale. To be offered a first-round place, your application needs to be submitted to Moonee Valley City Council by 31 May 2024.

Apply here https://mvcc.vic.gov.au/live/my-family/families/kindergartens/ and learn more about our 2025 kindergarten programs at www.progresskinder.org.au.

It's National Reconciliation Week - Wear It Yellow!

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2024, 'Now More Than Ever', is a reminder to all of us that no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will —and must —continue. That is why our kinder has chosen to support reconciliation by participating in Children’s Ground’s ‘Wear It Yellow’ day.

As part of ‘Wear It Yellow Day’, our students will engage with National Reconciliation Week learning materials and have vibrant discussions about First Nations culture and history. You can donate to Children’s Ground here: https://wearityellow.org.au/aisling-carter

2025 enrolments are open!

All children who turn three or four years old by 30 April 2025 are eligible to attend a funded FREE kindergarten program in 2025.

In 2025, our funded three year-old program will increase to a long-day program of 7.5 hours, running one day a week.

We also offer two funded four year-old kinder programs with children attending for 15 hours per week. Both groups operate a long-day program, with children attending two 7.5 hour sessions each week.

Visit our website to learn more and apply: www.progresskinder.org.au

HAPPENING NOW!!

Visit the Progress Kindergarten bake stall on Union Road and help us raise funds for our community kinder 🍰🍪

🍰 Who wants cake?! 🍰

Buy a sweet treat at our Mother’s Say Cake Stall tomorrow morning and help our kinder community fundraise for new outdoor play equipment.

You’ll find us out the front of Happy Eats Gelato on Union Road Ascot Vale from 8.30am Saturday 11 May 2024 until sold out!

Kinder families - we need your help!

Are you able to assist with our Mothers Day Cake Stall?

We need people to price and accept goods on Friday 10 May in the afternoon at kinder, serve on the stall on Saturday, or bake some yummy goodies to sell.

Check your emails for the link to sign up, and don't forget to come down to Union Road on Saturday 11 May from 8.30am to buy a sweet treat and help us raise funds to purchase a mud kitchen, a small mini trampoline and some new watering cans for the kinder garden.

🧁Our popular Progress Mother's Day Cake Stall is back again this year!🍪

Save the date - you'll find us outside Happy Eats Gelato on Union Road, Ascot Vale, on Saturday 11 May from 8.30am – 12pm.

Current kinder families: we need your help! You can contribute by baking and/or helping at the stall on the day - check your emails to find out more about getting involved and sign up to assist.

This year we are aiming to raise funds to purchase a mud kitchen, a mini trampoline and some new watering cans for the garden at our kinder. Thanks in advance to the amazing Ascot Vale community for their support of our annual baking bonanza!

HAPPENING TONIGHT!

If you're looking for a FREE kinder program for your child in 2025, come along to our open night tonight to learn more and meet our amazing educators!

Wednesday 24 April 2024
5pm - 6.30pm
Progress Kindergarten - 11 Brown Avenue Ascot Vale

Enrolments for our 2025 three year-old and four year-old kinder programs are now open - visit www.progresskinder.org.au to learn more.

Come along to our open night this Wednesday 24 April 2024 anytime between 5pm and 6.30pm to learn more about enrolling your child in one of our FREE kinder programs in 2025.

Applications are now open for Progress Kindergarten’s 2025 three and four year old kinder programs in Ascot Vale - visit www.progresskinder.org.au to learn more and apply.

In 2025, our FREE funded three year-old kinder program in Ascot Vale will increase to a long-day program of 7.5 hours, running one day a week.

If you're looking for a three year-old kinder program for your child in 2025, come along to our open night to learn more and meet our amazing educators.

Wednesday 24 April 2024
5pm - 6.30pm
Progress Kindergarten - 11 Brown Avenue Ascot Vale

Enrolments for our 2025 three year-old and four year-old kinder programs are now open - visit www.progresskinder.org.au.

Are you considering enrolling your child in one of our FREE three or four year-old kinder programs in 2025?

Then come along to our open night on Wednesday 24 April 2024 anytime between 5pm and 6.30pm. See the centre, speak to our amazing team of educators and learn more about how a community kinder like ours operates.

Applications are now open for Progress Kindergarten’s 2025 three and four year old kinder programs in Ascot Vale - visit www.progresskinder.org.au to learn more and apply.

Following our successful chocolate fundraiser we were pleased to have the opportunity to give back to local primary schools in our community.

We donated Cadbury chocolate blocks weighing in at a huge 2kg to Ascot Vale West Primary School, St Margaret's Primary School Maribyrnong and St Mary’s Primary School Ascot Vale Fiesta to assist with upcoming school fundraisers. We appreciate the support these local schools have given us over many years.

We have limited places still available in our FREE four year-old kindergarten programs this year.

Visit www.progresskinder.org.au/program-info/ to learn more and apply.

🐰 We will be at the Union Road Easter Scavenger Hunt this Saturday 23 March 2024 🐰

Guess the eggs, Easter colouring, meet our team, and win a 2kg block of Cadbury chocolate! Look forward to seeing you there 😀

We are getting excited...the countdown is on for our annual Welcome Picnic!

Join us at the Coulson Gardens this Thursday 7 March at 5:30pm.

The picnic is a great opportunity to meet other families and if you purchase a raffle ticket, a great chance to win a wonderful hamper.

Raffle tickets can be purchase this week at pick-up via card payment, or at the picnic. Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. There are 9 hampers to win, all worth over $100 each!

All funds raised will go towards purchasing more home corner resources including play food, dolls clothes and kitchen equipment.

We look forward to seeing you at the picnic & good luck in the raffle!

We have spots still available across both of our 2024 FREE four year-old kindergarten programs!

Talk to us today about enrolling your child at Progress Kindergarten in Ascot Vale. Visit www.progresskinder.org.au/program-info/ to learn more and apply.

Progress Kindergarten Welcome to Progress Kindergarten! Progress Kindergarten is a community-managed, not-for-profit kindergarten operating in Ascot Vale for more than 75 years. We have vacancies across our 2024 programs – contact us to learn more and apply via the Moonee Valley City Council website. We deliver quality...

Happening this evening!

We still have a few spots left in our three year old and four year old kinder programs for 2024. If you are still looking for a kinder placement for your child for next year, please reach out to us, or apply though the council.