Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Bendigo

⏰ A Friendly CCS Reminder

With 30 June fast approaching, now is a great time to check that you're on track with your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) requirements.

Taking action before key deadlines can help avoid interruptions to your subsidy and unexpected childcare costs.

Families are encouraged to:
✔ Review your CCS details
✔ Confirm your income information with Services Australia
✔ Lodge any required tax returns
✔ Familiarise yourself with absence day requirements

If you have questions about CCS or need support understanding what actions may apply to your family, our team is always happy to help.

A heart bowl of delicious Minestrone soup on a rainy day goes a long way 🫶😋❤️

This little town, a jigsaw‑style construction puzzle where they can design, build and recreate their own town in endless ways. Each layout is unique, giving children the freedom to experiment, plan and imagine as they piece their town together.
Through this simple yet engaging experience, children strengthen key developmental skills such as cognitive thinking, fine‑motor control, spatial awareness, and trial and error problem solving. Most importantly, they’re having fun while learning — the best kind of play.

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✨Our 3-year-old kinder room are looking into sustainability and exploring with recycled bits and pieces to build and create with. 📦📜🫶

This type of open‑ended play strengthens problem‑solving, fine‑motor skills and creative confidence, while also supporting our sustainability skills.✨

🧚‍♀️✨ The Tooth Fairy floated into our centre this week and brought a whole lot of sparkle with her!
From magical stories to gentle dental check‑ups, our children were all smiles as they explored how to care for their teeth in fun, hands‑on ways.

These moments help children build confidence, independence and healthy habits — all wrapped up in a little fairy dust, laughter and learning. 🦷💖😄

🌸Get to know Prue🌸

Prue is one of our amazing educators in our Adventurer’s room.

✨What is something you did as a child that you still enjoy today?
- Playing sport and being outdoors which I love to do today with my children and the children at Aspire

✨What is something that always makes you smile during your day at Aspire?
- Seeing all the children greet me on arrival and seeing those smiles each day. Also seeing them grow

✨What is your favourite part of working with children and why?
Sitting down with them at a table experience, playing with them and singing with them each day. I love seeing them happy ❤️

We recently had the opportunity to connect and collaborate with all our VIC Aspire centres. It’s always inspiring to share ideas, engage in meaningful discussions, and reflect together as one team.
It’s also such a great opportunity to deepen our understanding of key topics like child engagement and learning environments. 👏✨🤩❤️

Afternoon tea deliciousness 😋
Little hands diving into colourful veggies, crackers, cheese, and everything in between. Thanks Vicky! 👏🤩🥖🥒🍐

Good morning everyone, we hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend.

As a reminder, we are closed today due to the King's Birthday public holiday. See you all tomorrow!

Good afternoon everyone, as a reminder, we will be closed Monday 8th June for the King's Birthday public holiday.

Have a lovely long weekend!