Knaith Road Childcare Centre and Kindergarten

04/08/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Tims Towing for coming on board as a Major sponsor of our 2026 Touch a Truck & Community Festival! 🚛💙

We are incredibly grateful for your generous support of this year's event. Community partnerships like yours help make this day possible and allow us to create a fun, engaging event for local families while raising valuable funds for the Centre.

We truly appreciate your support and look forward to celebrating with our community on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

Thank you for helping make this year's event a success! 🎉


https://www.facebook.com/tims.towing.2025

28/07/2026

Touch a Truck Community Festival (Ringwood East)

Date: Sunday 18th October 2026

Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Where: Ringwood East, 3135

We still have a few Stall site available - Outdoor Market

All applications are subject to a review and selection process.

Application forms are available via link below
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/vq2HjCQfCA?origin=lprLink

Please send us a msg or email us on [email protected] if you require any further information

29/06/2026

Huge thanks to Hologram Zoo for supporting our fundraising events! If you’re searching for something fun to do with the kids these school holidays, be sure to check them out.

🎂 Our friends at Hologram Zoo Melbourne are turning ONE! 🎂
To celebrate ONE WILD YEAR, they are throwing a huge birthday weekend on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July - with lots of extra fun included with every normal Hologram Zoo ticket.
❄️ Arctic snowfall every 30 minutes
🍿 FREE popcorn or fairy floss for every child
🎨 FREE face painting
📸 FREE green-screen photo and video studio
⭐ Become the star of your own giant hologram show
🎁 Hourly door prizes, including upgrades, merchandise packs and more
🎟️ Every ticket enters the draw to win a Premium Birthday Party Package
🦖 Add the Dinosaur Upgrade for a bonus entry into the draw
Explore the incredible Arctic Hologram Experience, come face-to-face with whales, penguins and polar animals, and help Hologram Zoo Melbourne celebrate its first birthday!
📍 Lower Level, Ringwood Square - under Bunnings
🚗 Free undercover parking
🎟️ Book at hologramzoo.melbourne

28/04/2026

🥧 Knaith Road Childcare Centre 2026 Pie Drive! 🥧

Our Term 2 fundraiser is now up and running and we are excited to have it provided by the wonderful team at Ivan’s Pies.

*** NOW OPEN FOR ORDERS - SEE BELOW! ***

Starting today, we’re distributing order forms for our upcoming pie fundraiser. You’ll find the form attached to this email, and printed copies will also be available at the entry/sign-in area.
Simply fill out the form and deposit funds into our fundraising account to place your order, and please ensure you're able to collect your pies on delivery day.

We’d love the support of all our enrolled families — even if you're not planning to order yourself, we’d really appreciate you sharing this opportunity with friends, family, and colleagues.
Every order helps, with all funds raised going directly towards purchasing new educational resources for our centre.

About Ivan’s Pies
Ivan’s is a proud Melbourne-based, second-generation family business that has been baking Australia’s finest pies and pastries for over 40 years.
They’re passionate about flavour, tradition, and quality — everything they make is handcrafted using time-honoured methods.

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Important Information:
• Order Deadline: Friday, 29th May 2026

• How to Order: Complete the form and return it via email or in person to the office by the due date.

• Payment: Please transfer payment to our fundraising account (details are listed below). Note: This is a separate account from fee payments. Use your family name as the reference (e.g., “Beacom Pies”).

• Delivery & Collection Day: Tuesday 16th June 2026
Orders will be delivered to the centre on this date. If your child does not attend on Tuesdays, we’ll contact you once your order has arrived so you can collect it.

• Storage: We are unable to store pies on site, so please ensure you or someone on your behalf can collect your order on the day.

• Product Info: Pies are delivered frozen — perfect for stocking up your freezer!

Direct Banking Details: Send us a message

Check out: https://www.ivanspies.com.au/collections to see their collection of pies and ingredients list.

Thank you for your continued support.

27/04/2026

📢⭐️Volunteer Treasurer – Qualified Accountant Needed (Ringwood East)📢⭐️

Knaith Road Childcare Centre, a long-standing not-for-profit community-run early learning centre, is seeking a qualified accountant (CPA/CA) to step into the voluntary Treasurer role.

This is a governance and financial oversight position (not day-to-day bookkeeping). Approx. 4–6 hours per month including one evening committee meeting.

Ideal for a retiree, semi-retired accountant, or finance professional wanting to give back to the local community.
Must be a resident of the Maroondah municipality.

To express interest, contact: [email protected]

Send a message to learn more