Dandenong Ranges Childcare Centre is located in the heart of Upwey and conveniently located next door to Upwey South Primary School. We are a small 45 place centre that is family owned, operated, and oriented.
Our Director Brooke has been with the service since 2004 and in her current role since 2010. She is also a board member of the Australian Childcare Alliance Victoria.
Our dedicated team of Early Childhood Educators are qualified professionals who have a wide range of experience. Our Educators come from a range of diverse backgrounds, each with their interests and knowledge that strengthen the quality of our team. Each of our Educators are passionate about children’s learning and development, the small nature of our service enabling them to develop strong bonds with each individual child and their family members.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the children in our care with safe, meaningful and enjoyable experiences in an attentive and warm environment that feels like an extension of home. It is to create respectful and reciprocal relationships with families and the wider community that enable us to work together to nurture each individual child’s learning and development.
Our vision is to provide high quality education and care to the children, families and community in alignment with the National Quality Framework. It is to maintain this high quality over time by engaging in a continuous process of learning, reflection and quality improvement.
At our service our Educators implement and are guided by: