Pelican Childcare Mount Martha – Where learning takes flight

Our early learning and long day care centre offers child care in Mount Martha in a homely setting that is perfect for families living or commuting through the Mornington Peninsula or nearby suburbs Safety Beach, Mornington and Moorooduc. Our centre is conveniently located just minutes away from Osborne Primary School and Mt Martha Primary School.

The centre provides on-site parking and operates between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm for children between 6 weeks to 6 years.

Purpose-built facilities to make your child feel at home

Each room is well thought-out with opportunities for individual and group play for children of all abilities, and have been planned to deliver the best early learning experience for your little one. Our natural outdoor environment features large yards including a cubby house, sandpits, climbing fort and more. Our vegetable garden and sustainability program teaches children how to grow food and care for the planet. Our purpose-built centre has a beautiful homely feel to make your children feel as comfortable as possible.

Educators strive to create a calm, comfortable environment where each child feels safe. The highly trained team of educators are hand-picked to support the children and their learning. The centre is well resourced and each area is specifically designed with young learners in mind. You will receive daily updates and photos detailing children’s learning and development on our parent App – Xplor.

We understand how busy life can be for our families, so we offer a stress-free all-inclusive early education experience to make your life easier. Our freshly made healthy meals are created daily by our in-house cook, catering for all dietary requirements.

Extracurricular activities to extend children’s learning

Special guests are welcomed to the centre to extend on the children’s knowledge, such as firefighters, water safety experts, animal handlers and more. The educators also take the children on trips to explore our local community including parks, aged care centres and shops to extend their learning outside of the centre.

As part of the daily fee, the children can also enjoy extracurricular activities such as Hey Dee Ho music, yoga and a sports program to develop fundamental skills. We also provide Bush and Beach Kinder for our kindergarten-aged children. Nappies, wipes, and sunscreen are also provided by the centre.

Dedicated team of educators

With a qualified and long-standing educator team who are dedicated to developing a great relationship with your family and children, our educators strive to create a calm, comfortable environment where each child feels safe and are supported as they grow and learn.

Our kindergarten program is taught by a qualified early childhood teacher. The curriculum will assist to prepare your child socially and emotionally for their transition to primary school.

We proudly provide flexible hours (9-hour, 10-hour or full-day sessions) to allow families to make the most out of their Child Care Subsidy.

Call our Family Support Specialist team today on 1800 517 042 or book a tour at your convenience to meet our team and find out more about us.

See where learning takes flight at Pelican Childcare Mount Martha. Book a tour today to see everything our centre has to offer.

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Why families love Pelican Childcare Mount Martha

Spacious outdoor play areas	Healthy meals
Extracurricular programs	Kindergarten program
Open weekdays – 6:30am to 6:30pm	Daily updates to your phone

Call our Family Support Specialist team today on 1800 517 042 or book a tour at your convenience to meet our team and find out more about us.

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Book a tour today to experience the Pelican Childcare difference. We can’t wait to meet you and share this exciting journey with your family.

Rooms and Facilities

Pelican Childcare Mount Martha provides early education and child care for children in Mount Martha from nursery through to kindergarten age. Each room has been planned and set up to deliver the best early learning experience for your little one.

Nursery (6 weeks – 2 years)

Our nursery rooms provide:

• A safe and nurturing environment where children feel confident to explore and learn
• Tummy time, physical activity, messy play and sensory play
• Language-rich activities including music, singing, reading and rhymes
• A private room where mums can feed their babies at their convenience

Toddlers (2 – 3 years)

Our toddler rooms offer:

• Enhanced social skills through group and individual play
• Interactive technology designed to promote gross and fine motor skills
• A language-rich environment through books and conversations
• Opportunities to explore literacy and numeracy concepts through real-life experiences

Junior Kinder (3 – 4 years) and Kindergarten (4 – 6 years)

Our kindergarten rooms offer:

• A kindergarten program focused on sharpening literacy and numeracy skills through play
• Opportunities for children to use their interests as a vehicle for learning
• Activities that boost social and emotional skills, self-awareness and respect for others
• Bush and beach kinder program where we explore the local community
• A transition-to-school program

See where learning takes flight at Pelican Childcare Mount Martha. Book a tour today to see everything our centre has to offer.

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Tayla Salmon

I began my early childhood education and care career in 2010 and started at Pelican Childcare Mount Martha in 2014.

I have a Diploma in Children’s Services. Throughout my time in early childhood education, I have held many roles, including assistant educator, lead educator, educational leader, assistant centre manager, and now centre manager. In more recent years, I have truly found my passion in leading teams to deliver quality care and education to the children in our care and helping educators find their passions within their roles.

The learning opportunities offered in a child care and early education centre are designed to enhance children’s social skills, problem-solving, emotional wellbeing, physical health, language and cognitive skills in ways that can’t always be achieved at home. As a centre manager, I am passionate about helping children on their learning and life journey.

My focus has always been to ensure that each child is able to achieve their full potential within these crucial first five years of life. It’s important to ensure that children are supported in a nurturing environment and develop positive, trusting relationships with the educators.

The team at Pelican Mount Martha are incredibly passionate about their roles. Each of them brings their own knowledge and experiences to our team. We are really proud of our centre and what we offer to our children, families, and community.

We have a strong focus on open, respectful communication with our families. We regularly seek our families’ feedback about the day-to-day operation of the Centre and what changes they might want to see. As a centre we also really enjoy hosting special events for our families that give them the opportunity to engage in our Pelican Mount Martha community!

“Our little girl loves Pelicans. Amazing educators who go the extra mile to ensure the children are learning and having lots of fun. Thanks to the team our little one is always excited to go to kindy.”

• Peninsula Australia

“Lovely staff who go above and beyond to help. We have only had positive experiences at Pelican Mount Martha”

• Sarah Frost

“My daughter is so happy here. There’s a real sense of warmth and kindness, and the rooms are lovely. The centre is professionally run with great communication and responsiveness from all managers and educators. Would highly recommend.”

• Allira McCall

“Would highly recommend Pelican Mount Martha to everyone. I am a Parent as well as an Educator and the team has gone above and beyond for my little man. I had a lot of anxiety leaving my little man in care as he was a NICU baby and the lovely staff made his transition into care a breeze. The Educators are constantly changing experiences and environments to help and encourage my little man to reach his developmental milestones. I couldn’t be happier as a parent.”

• Melissa Fleay

“Our daughter has been with Pelican Mount Martha for 3 years and in that time the centre has been incredibly warm, welcoming, professional and fun.
Our daughter absolutely loves all of her educators and enjoys all the fun activities they provide along with learning lots to prepare her for school.
Our son is due to start next year and we can wait to continue our journey.
We highly recommend Pelican Mount Martha.”

• Brooke Wilson

Call our Family Support Specialist team today on 1800 517 042 or book a tour at your convenience to meet our team and find out more about us.

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We’d love to welcome you to one of our Pelican Childcare long day care centres. If you would like to register your interest in a place at Pelican Early Learning Mount Martha, please fill out the form below. One of our friendly team will be in touch to discuss your needs.

Please note: filling in this form does not guarantee a place.