Ascot Vale Progress Kindergarten

🌱 Parenting with ACE – Free Online Parent Session 🌱

As part of our 2026 partnership with The Resilience Project, we are excited to invite parents and carers to a special online presentation with Hugh van Cuylenburg.

📅 Thursday 18 June 2026
🕡 6:30pm – 7:30pm (AEST)
💻 Online Webinar

This engaging one-hour session explores the power of Authenticity, Connection and Self-Esteem (ACE) and how these foundations can help children build strong relationships, develop confidence, and grow into their authentic selves.

Drawing on the latest research and personal stories, Hugh will share practical tips and strategies to support your child's wellbeing and resilience.

✅ Free for parents and carers
✅ Recording available after the event
✅ Open to families from participating early childhood services

🔗 Register here: https://theresilienceproject-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sboJvCIhRL2T23p4ygJwBA #/registration

We encourage all families to take advantage of this valuable opportunity to learn from one of Australia's leading wellbeing educators.

🎨🍽️ Our Picture Plate Fundraiser is here! 🍽️🎨

Turn your child's artwork into a beautiful keepsake that can be treasured for years to come.

Each unique design is transformed into a durable melamine plate, making it a wonderful memento and a thoughtful gift for grandparents, family members and friends.

🖍️ Collect a template from the locker room at kinder
💻 Order online https://www.platefundraiser.com/PROASA/102447/fr22/
📅 Return artwork to kinder by Friday 12 June 2026

Plates are $30 each (plus a $1 processing fee).

Every purchase helps support our kindergarten and contributes to future resources and experiences for our children.

We can't wait to see all the creative masterpieces our kinder children come up with!

💛🖤❤️ National Reconciliation Week 2026 ❤️🖤💛

At Progress Kinder, we are proud to be taking part in National Reconciliation Week and reflecting on this year's theme, All In.

This week is an opportunity for children, families and educators to learn about our shared histories, celebrate the world's oldest continuing cultures, and explore how we can all contribute to reconciliation in meaningful ways. The 2026 theme, All In, reminds us that reconciliation is everyone's responsibility and that even small actions can help create a more respectful, inclusive and connected future.

Together, we can help nurture the next generation to be kind, informed and inclusive community members.

Our Mother’s Day Bake Stall is in full swing! 🎉

Come down and grab a tasty treat (or two!) while they last.

📍 Union Road – outside Happy Eats
⏰ Now until 11:30am (or until sold out)

We’d love to see you there! 💕

Come visit the Progress Kinder Mother’s Day Cake Stall this Saturday, 9 May, from 9am–12pm! You’ll find us outside Happy Eats Gelato Union Road, Ascot Vale.

Kinder families, check your emails for ways to get involved—we’d love your support!

All funds raised will go towards in-service visits for the children across all groups.

Hope to see you there!

🐣🌸 Happy Easter from Progress Kindergarten to all our wonderful families and friends!
Wishing you a joyful holiday filled with love, laughter, and lots of chocolate. 🐰💛

🍔💛 Support Progress Kinder this April at Grill'd Moonee Ponds! 💛🍔

We’re so excited to be part of Grill'd Local Matters this April and we’d love your support!

Here's how you can help:

👉 1 burger = 1 vote
Order your burger in-restaurant or online at Grill'd Moonee Ponds and receive your token.
👉 Vote for Progress Kinder
Pop your token into our jar to support our kinder community!

💰 The jar with the most tokens wins $300, and the other two groups receive $100 each.

Every burger helps — so if you’re grabbing a meal this April, please think of us and spread the word to family and friends!

📍 Grill'd Moonee Ponds

Thank you for supporting Progress Kinder 💕

🌟 Reminder: Open Night Happening TONIGHT! 🌟

Thinking about kinder for your child in 2027?
Join us at Progress Kindergarten’s Open Night tonight, Monday 30 March, anytime between 5:30pm – 7:00pm.

✨ Explore our kinder
✨ Meet our wonderful educators
✨ Learn about our programs and community

Bring the family along—we’d love to meet you!
Can’t make it this evening? No problem—email us at [email protected] to arrange a tour at another time.

🔎 Learn more: www.progresskinder.org.au

📝 Enrolments for three- and four-year-old kinder are now open via Moonee Valley City Council Central Registration Service:
https://mvcc.vic.gov.au/live/my-family/families/kindergartens/

See you tonight! 💛