Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten

Choklits Child Care and Kindergarten in Ringwood has expanded, and we are now pleased to announce we finally have places available for parents looking for long day care and a Kindergarten program for their children that has been termed a “Home Away From Home” by our community.

Choklits Child Care occupies a converted traditional old homestead in Ringwood and boasts one of the biggest natural outdoor playgrounds in Melbourne. Our huge backyard and outside areas incorporate dedicated play areas and equipment, vegetable gardens where the children grow their own crops as part of our “Plant to Plate” program, a separate nursery play yard for our babies and kindergarten specific areas for big item creative play.

Choklits Director Sue Brewer has been at Choklits Child Care Centre for over 20 years leading a consistent team of educators focused on child development. It’s our aim at Choklits to help each child develop a spirit of independence appropriate to their age and capabilities, and encourage curiosity about life. We assist children to develop… Read more » high self-esteem and to learn how to initiate their own forms of learning. Sue is well known for providing practical support, information and assistance to parents on childhood development and aims to build mutual trust between all children and between the children and staff.

In addition to the basic standard curriculum that every Child Care Centre must provide, we also include many additional incursions and excursion experiences. With an age tailored sports program every Monday, music lessons every Tuesday, a library excursion for our Kindergarten children every Thursday, yoga tuition every Friday, and many more incursions and excursions throughout the year you can be sure all our early learners have fun as they begin their first stages of formal education and development. « Read less