Child Care & Early Education for Children Aged 0-5 Years

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Papilio Early Learning Centres

Here at Papilio Early Learning Centres we aim to inspire a love of lifelong learning in children, through our fun, engaging child care and early education service for children aged 0-5 years.

Our passionate, qualified educators and teachers are trained in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum, and are experts at understanding how children grow and develop. We nurture children through these precious early stages of their lives in a caring, fun environment, encouraging them to gravitate towards their interests, create meaningful experiences, try new things and develop strong bonds and friendships along the way.

At Papilio, we have expanded our educational focus to include contemporary, evidence informed practices and programs, designed to provide your child with the best learning environment. Our lifelong learning approach aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework, and offers a rich combination of play-based and intentional teaching.

Most Papilio centres features an onsite cook who prepares fresh, healthy, nutritionally balanced meals for the children and babies every day. They love to involve the children in meal preparation and healthy food education, and the children love it too! Care is made to ensure children's daily nutritional needs, and any individual cultural and dietary requirements are met.

Papilio is proudly owned and operated by Affinity Education Group, the leading provider of early education and child care in Australia. We are driven by our professional goals and values and are committed to ensuring we provide the best early childhood experience for you and your children. Our mission is to inspire and nurture children to reach their full potential, and help them gravitate towards a lifetime of loving to learn.

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Lifelong Learning Curriculum

Papilio's qualified educators and teachers are trained in the Lifelong Learning Curriculum developed by Affinity Education Group. Here is how we nurture your child through their different ages and stages.

Lifelong Learning Curriculum | Papilio Early Learning

Healthy Beginnings

Babies aged 0-1 years

Your baby will start their lifelong learning journey in a safe, nurturing environment. Educators will:

  • Develop strong, positive bonds;
  • Encourage confidence to explore new surroundings;
  • Spark curiosity through sensory experiences; and
  • Establish helpful routines that support health and wellbeing.
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Early Experiences

Toddlers aged 1-3 years

Your toddler will enjoy an exciting environment in which to explore and experiment as their confidence and social skills emerge. Educators will:

  • Introduce literacy and numeracy through learning games;
  • Support self expression through language skills; and 
  • Develop social and friendship skills in group settings.
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School Readiness

Children aged 3-5 years

Your child will be given the very best start before they begin Primary School where they will delve into enquiry based project work, and literacy and numeracy programs. Educators will:

  • Guide self-awareness, self-help skills and socialisation;
  • Investigate literacy, mathematics, science, technology and the arts;
  • Stimulate creativity, deeper thinking and problem solving; and
  • Prepare children for classroom environments through play-based preschool and kindergarten programs.
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Papilio Early Learning Programs & Initiatives

Inspiring children to reach their full potential.

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Positive Living Skills | Papilio Early Learning | Child Care & Early Education

Positive Living Skills

This program helps young children develop healthy self esteem and positive relationships, plus gives them tools and strategies that will help them in all aspects of their life, for all of their life.

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Aussie Wildlife Champions

Developed through a partnership with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, this program inspires a love of Australia's unique wildlife and habitats.

Big Thinkers STEM | Papilio Early Learning | Child Care & Early Education

Big Thinkers STEM

A key component of our School Readiness program for children aged 3-5 years, Big Thinkers STEM aims to engage children's interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Reading Eggs & MathSeeds | Papilio Early Learning | Child Care & Early Education

Reading Eggs & MathSeeds

These fun, engaging technology-based games are available to children aged 3-5 years at no additional charge.

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Meals Prepared Onsite

Each day our Papilio centre cooks prepare a wide variety of nutritious meals and purees onsite for the children and babies in our centres, taking the time to involve the children in meal preparation and healthy food education.

Creativity is essential when satisfying a number of young food critics every day, as is care, to ensure children's daily nutritional needs, and any individual cultural or dietary requirements are being met.

Note: A small number of our centres do not provide meals. The Centre Manager will let you know when you meet the team prior to enrolment though.

Child Care Near Me | Papilio Early Learning Centres
Child Care Near Me | Papilio Early Learning Centres

Outdoor Play Area

Each Papilio Early Learning Centre features an exciting outdoor play area for children to explore, build confidence, and develop friendships.

Outdoor play is an essential experience for young children as it plays a vital role in their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

The outdoor play area is different at each Papilio centre, but all include a large playground, sandpit and space to run, jump, balance and climb.

Child Care Near Me | Papilio Early Learning Centres
Child Care Near Me | Papilio Early Learning Centres

Reconciliation

Papilio has partnered with Wandana Aboriginal Education to deliver a purpose-built Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural education program for children.

This unique program is an immersive cultural learning experience for all students and teachers, and includes weekly classroom activities, as well as an authentic Aboriginal handmade artefacts and education kit.

Child Care Near Me | Papilio Early Learning Centres