St. Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten offer a caring and welcoming community where children freely engage and grow through play based learning in a child safe environment. We are part of the Lutheran Church of Australia, and are guided by Christian values of kindness, empathy, understanding, forgiveness, acceptance and respect.

We believe that play is essential to a child’s wellbeing, development and learning. We value the voice of the children, along with their families, and encourage their contribution to our programs.

Our educators recognise and respect each child, their needs and interests, allowing them to learn and develop at their own pace. We hold a shared vision to provide opportunities for children to establish meaningful relationships, to encourage playfulness and to support social and emotional development. We understand that engagement, taking risks, persistence and repetition are important for growth, resilience and empowerment.

We acknowledge wellbeing is enriched, uncovered and discovered in the outdoors and within our Australian environment. We recognise and respect the Wadawurrung people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we learn and play. We are committed to expanding our connection and understanding of local First Nations Peoples.

St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten is committed to the ongoing safety and wellbeing of all children. Our kindergarten is respectful and inclusive of all cultures and beliefs and we welcome everyone to become part of and share in our community.

This philosophy was produced in collaboration with the St Paul's community including – our staff team, the Community Advisory Group, LEVNT (approved provider), parents and families, St Paul's Church members.

St Paul's is pleased to offer After Kinder Care (AKC) for children accessing four year old kindergarten to allow for working parents to have extended hours of care for their child. This will be a combined group of children whose families wish to access this service at the end of the childs kinder session.

St Paul's has a team of educators, made up of qualified Early Childhood Teachers, qualified Early Years Assistants and a qualified Service Leader, that have many years of experience in the kindergarten sector and are dedicated to providing quality education for 3-5 year old children.

Our educators work cohesively with each other and all share similar approaches to the education of the children in their care, this gives the children a sense of security throughout their kinder journey.

All educators are warm and caring in their approach and have a genuine passion for early childhood education.

St Paul's Lutheran Church is committed to the success of our kindergarten and provide members for our management committee who are dedicated and diligent in their jobs. Parents who choose to be part of our management committee also have a strong focus on the success of our kindergarten both now and in the future.