KU Dianella goes beyond childcare. We create a safe and nurturing environment where childhood is celebrated.
Located within Dianella Community Centre, we provide a high quality, government-funded sessional kindergarten program tailored to each child’s needs in a family-focussed and supportive way. We also offer allied health and early intervention services using evidence-based approaches.
Our highly experienced and dedicated teachers and educators build strong, trusting relationships with each child, fostering a sense of belonging and confidence.
With spacious and engaging learning areas, KU Dianella is a welcoming kindergarten for children to explore, create, imagine, and learn.
Enrolments for KU Dianella are via the centralised Wyndham City Council Registration System
When children play and explore, their imagination and curiosity are sparked – they enjoy learning and are inspired to continue learning more.
Our play-based program draws from a child’s rights perspective and intentionally provides a wide range of engaging opportunities and activities based on the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
We have a strong focus on relationships and inclusion. Attachment-based practices are at the core of our work, and we believe that relationships are key to sharing and building on learning experiences.
KU Dianella opened in January 2022 and will be independently assessed by the Victorian Department of Education under the National Quality Standards.
We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high-quality . Our team of teachers and educators are qualified, experienced, caring and motivated.
Our staff undergo continuous professional development, staying at the forefront of early childhood education.
Designed centre
Experienced staff
Hat and sunscreen
Education for Sustainability
Outdoor play
Play-based learning
Storypark
Allied health
Transition to school
University qualified teachers
Samiksha Sharma is a Masters qualified early childhood teacher with over twelve years’ experience working with young children. She has been working with KU since 2017 in various roles and positions. She has been the Director at KU Dianella since its establishment in 2022.
She advocates working closely with children with additional needs and learning differences. Her passion lies with working collaboratively with families to empower them in making educated decisions for their children. She contributed to local collaborative network Foundation House Hume Refugee Early Years Cluster 2017/2018 by The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc. that went on to win Minister’s Award at Victorian Early Years Awards 2018.
| Age group | Amount |
|---|---|
| Four-year-old Kindergarten (15 hours per week) | FREE |
| Three-year-old Kindergarten (5 to 15 hours per week) | FREE |
Highly respected for our high quality programs, KU's National Quality Standard Ratings far exceed the national average.
KU was established in 1895 and is the most experienced provider of early childhood education in Australia.
As an Employer of Choice for 9 years running and certified Great Place to Work, we attract the best and brightest staff who stay with KU for longer.
7-9 Hampstead Road
MAIDSTONE VIC 3012
11 Alfred Lane
MELBOURNE VIC 3004
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Proudly a not for profit and for purpose organisation
© KU Children’s Services 2024
Proudly a not for profit and for purpose organisation
© KU Children’s Services 2024
The centre is purpose-built and architecturally designed or recently refurbished.
The service has a dedicated team of experienced early childhood teachers and educators who work with you to support your child’s learning and wellbeing.
As part of the service’s duty of care in minimising exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) and promoting sun safe practices among children, families and staff, the service provides each child with a KU hat and sunscreen is administered by staff where possible 20 minutes before commencing outdoor play.
The service has embraced a commitment to a more sustainable early education community, embedding sustainability into pedagogy and practice. We welcome families' participation.
The service provides a natural outdoor environment designed as an active place for learning. We encourage children to develop an understanding about sustainability by exploring the natural world around them.
Our high-quality play-based programs are based on current research and are planned by experienced and qualified early childhood staff. Through play, children learn the skills, knowledge, feelings and dispositions that provide a solid foundation for their life-long learning.
The service provides a secure, private online communication portal called Storypark at no cost that is designed to document your child’s progress and learning and provide you with updates about your child.
The service offers a full preschool program and places a strong emphasis on programs that challenge and extend children’s abilities and confidence, aiding their transition to school.
This KU service has university qualified teachers with early education and care qualifications.
