Great Beginnings Reservoir
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Great Beginnings Reservoir

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Monday to Friday
763 Gilbert Rd, Reservoir

Centre Highlights

Progress & Wellbeing Updates

Meals Prepared by In-House Chef

Transition to School Program

Sport Programs

Parent Communication App

Outdoor Playground

Kindergarten Program

Dance Programs

Nappies & Wipes Supplied

Educational & Developmental Programs

Local Primary School Connections

Family Collaboration

Local Community Excursions

Incursion Programs & Activities

Diversity Celebrated

About Great Beginnings Reservoir

About Great Beginnings Reservoir Long Daycare and Kindergarten

Welcome to Great Beginnings Reservoir. We're ideally located for families in Thomastown, Heidelberg Heights and Epping. Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.

At Great Beginnings Reservoir, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.

Our dedicated team of Teachers and Educators provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment - where your child can thrive, and be their wonderful self, every day.

Getting school ready? We offer the 3 and 4-year-old Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.

We offer a great variety of learning experiences at Great Beginnings Reservoir including:

- Sustainability Program: Helps children develop and understand the importance of embedding sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of protecting our planet.

- Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services, and we go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.

- Sports Program: Allows the children to be active and learn about different sports and movements.

- Music & Movement Program: Designed to develop fundamental skills that help support children’s self-regulation, memory, and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding of music - and of course, have fun.

- Real Life Experiences: Children participate in fun and exciting experiences such as woodworking, harvesting the veggie garden, caring for our worm farm and early cooking skills.

Availability & Fees

Long Day Care

Nursery - 0 yrs to 2 yrs

Availability

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Fees

$180 /day

Toddler - 2 yrs to 3 yrs

Availability

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Fees

$180 /day

Kindergarten - 3 yrs to 6 yrs

Availability

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Fees

$180 /day

Fees for Great Beginnings Reservoir may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.

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Reviews for Great Beginnings Reservoir

5
N V28 days ago

Wonderful centre! Management and the educators are amazing. My child enjoys her time here. Highly recommend this centre.

Response from the owner27 days ago

Dear NV, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. Kind regards, The Great Beginnings Team.

Location of Great Beginnings Reservoir

763 Gilbert Rd, Reservoir

Reservoir suburb information

Reservoir is a suburb located in Victoria. There are approximately 44 child care centres in Reservoir.

How much is child care in Reservoir? On average, the cost of child care in Reservoir is $150 per day. This breaks down to $150 per day for babies, $151 per day for toddlers and $147 per day for kindergarten.

Reservoir sits just above the national NQS Rating & the average rating of centres is «Meeting NQS».

Average cost per day

Baby

0-12 Months

$150

Toddler

13-24 Months

$151

Kindergarten

2-3 Years

$147

National quality standard

Reservoir
National Average
5%7%
Working towards
75%48%
Meeting
20%15%
Exceeding
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