EAST IVANHOE PRESCHOOL
It might take a village to raise a child, but it took the East Ivanhoe Community ten years of fundraising before they could start building our Preschool on King Street. The site was purchased in 1946 and the building was officially opened on May 17 1958.
The original building is still the foundation of our preschool, but there have been many improvements and alterations made during the past fifty eight years, which has only been possible through the generosity of past parents and local businesses. Our kindergarten relies heavily on fundraising
Banyule Council owns the land and building. The Preschool community manages and maintains the Kindergarten and its facilities.
East Ivanhoe Preschool is managed by YMCA Ballarat. YMCA Ballarat works in partnership with the educators to support the delivery of a quality Kindergarten program.
ABOUT EARLY YEARS MANAGEMENT
Early Years Management is the leading platform to achieve improved outcomes for all young children, through the delivery of world-class, accessible early childhood education and care services.
YMCA Ballarat is your kindergartens Early Years Management (EYM) organisation responsible to lead and manage a sustainable service that is focused on improving outcomes for children. The benefits of EYM are multiple:
· Children benefit from high-quality, inclusive services provided by professionals who are well supported to adopt contemporary and evidence-based practices.
· Parents can focus their involvement on supporting their children’s learning free of the compliance, industrial, financial and operational obligations required of approved early childhood service providers
· Staff benefit from organisational structures and processes that support them in their day-to-day work, but also have a view to the future creating career pathways and professional development opportunities that align with their aspirations.
Early Years Management is built on a four-way partnership, where partners work together to deliver quality early education experiences for all children.
The partners are:
· Families –EYM organisation – YMCA Ballarat
· Local government
· The Department
In an EYM partnership, YMCA Ballarat undertakes the day-to-day management of the kindergarten service. YMCA Ballarat is the approved provider of the service and is responsible for:
· Ensuring compliance with the National Law and Regulations
· Hiring and managing appropriately qualified staff and supporting their professional development
· Ensuring service viability and acquitting funding to the Department
· Ensuring delivery of high-quality education program, aligned with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
· Other operational requirements
General EYM phone enquiries 03 4311 1500