Contact Details
60A Bishop Street
Yarraville VIC 3013
Phone: 9314 2265
Email: merriwa.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
Nominated Supervisor: Ricci Powell
Educational Leader: Sandra Knight
ACECQA National Quality Standard (NQS) Rating:
QA1: Educational program and practice – Meeting NQS
QA2: Children’s health and safety – Meeting NQS
QA3: Physical environment – Meeting NQS
QA4: Staffing arrangements – Meeting NQS
QA5: Relationships with children – Exceeding NQS
QA6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities – Meeting NQS
QA7: Leadership and service management – Meeting NQS
Overall rating: Meeting NQS
2023 Session Times
4 year old Kindergarten – 15 hours per week
4YO Group A
Monday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
Friday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
4YO Group B
Monday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
Wednesday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
4YO Group C
Wednesday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
Friday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
3 year old Kindergarten – 10 hours per week
POSSUMS GROUP
Tuesday: 8.30pm – 1.30pm
Thursday: 8.30am – 1.30pm
2023 Term Fees
4 year old kindergarten – FREE
3 year old kindergarten – FREE
Centre Philosophy
Welcome to Merriwa Kindergarten. We are located next door to Kingsville Primary School in Yarraville.
- We believe that every child matters and every moment matters
- We respect the original inhabitants of our land, the Wurundjeri people, and honour and acknowledge them as Australia’s first people.
- We have high expectations for everyone. We view children as capable learners, and believe they should be empowered to drive their own learning.
- We believe all members of the Merriwa community have a responsibility to each other and to our environment – that along with the right to Belong comes the responsibility to treat each other and our environment with respect.
- We believe that reciprocal partnerships with families are essential, and that collaborating with families provides the best outcomes for children.
- We believe children have a right to uninterrupted time to experiment, explore and discover; to develop at their own pace. They have a right to ‘be’.
- We value and celebrate diversity.
- We believe the environment is the third teacher, and take pride in creating an environment that is aesthetically pleasing and inspires wonder and exploration.
- We encourage the promotion and use of natural and recycled materials in the environment and program.
- We believe children learn best when they and their families are respected and their backgrounds embraced – when they have a sense of Belonging.
- We know that the development of a healthy self-esteem is essential to the development of all areas of learning
- We believe intentional teaching is an integral part of the program
- We believe that learning is an on-going process for children, parents and educators alike.
- We believe as educators we should constantly reflect critically on our practice.
3YO & 4YO Registration
To be eligible for four year old kindergarten a child must turn four years of age on or before the 30th of April in the year of attendance.
To register your child in 4 year old kindergarten, please collect a form from the kindergarten or Maribyrnong City Council who runs the Central Registration system.
Specific enquiries can be directed to:
- Central Registration Officer:
- Phone: 9688 0116
- Email: earlyyearscentralregister@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
- For further information please visit the Maribyrnong Council website: