Creating healthy habits and green thumbs
We’re passionate about instilling the importance of maintaining a lifelong respectful relationship with food in all children.
Focusing on nutrition and sustainability, we help each child understand where food comes from and use fresh produce from our vegetable gardens wherever possible.
Supporting strong minds and local farmers
All our centres provide a nutritionally-designed and balanced daily menu to ensure every child can learn and thrive in all areas. Our in-house chefs use locally sourced and in-season produce wherever possible to support our local businesses.
Our food philosophy
At Juniors Journey, our menu and curriculum are designed to not only meet nutritional guidelines but also encourage healthy food practices.
We guide children to explore new foods and understand where they come from.
We encourage all our children to talk about different foods and develop an understanding of their role in their health and wellbeing, to help them make healthy choices. We provide a variety of types and colours of in-season fresh fruits and vegetables to encourage exploration and educate children on how different foods are grown.
Our in-house chefs ensure each child is provided with the nutrients they need to learn and grow to their full potential.
Our menu focuses on eating mainly whole grain cereal foods and breads, encourages children to drink plenty of water instead of sugary drinks like cordial, fruit or soft drinks, and teaches the importance of having a healthy breakfast every day.
Our mealtime routines and cooking program help encourage healthy food practices and support food exploration.
All children are taught to wash their hands before eating or cooking, we minimise distractions during mealtimes to create an enjoyable group experience and design cooking experiences that allow every child to try new foods and engage in a sensory experience of interacting with food in its various states (raw, cooked, peeled, etc).
Frequently Asked Questions
At Juniors Journey, we provide a nutritionally designed and balanced menu. All meals and food are freshly prepared by the in-house centre chef, daily. Our menu includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack and is displayed in the kitchen area of each centre. We change the menu on a seasonal basis, as well as rotating every four weeks to ensure that children have the opportunity to experience different food items. We also encourage feedback from families on menu ideas.
If your child has any dietary requirements related to allergies, health, cultural or religious needs, please make these known during enrolment and as they become known. At Juniors Journey, we do not allow products containing nuts to be brought into our centres and maintain clean and hygienic areas for food preparation. No animals are allowed into food preparation areas and children are only allowed into these areas for cooking experiences and when appropriate. We aim to regularly update families as allergens become a known risk to any child’s health and organise family information sessions on this topic as needed. Please feel free to talk to your centre Director about any concerns or requests you may have. We appreciate your support in ensuring all our children are safe and healthy each day.
At Juniors Journey, we strive to provide affordable quality care to our local families and community. To find out more about our fee options, please contact your preferred centre to speak to a member of our team for more information.
Yes! Juniors Journey is a CCS-approved child care provider which means families can claim the childcare subsidy at each of our centres. Contact your preferred centre to talk to one of our friendly Centre Managers for further help with enrolment and/or the CCS claim process.
We offer quality child care for children aged between 6 weeks to 6 years old.
Centre hours may vary across our different locations. Please refer to the individual centre web pages for further information on opening hours.
Centre hours may vary across our different locations. Please refer to the individual centre web pages for further information on opening hours.
Any child from 6 weeks to 6 years old is eligible to attend our centres. To begin your enrolment, click here to fill out our enrolment form.
Children can be enrolled anytime during the year provided your chosen centre has capacity. In the case a centre is full, we can keep your details on our waitlist and let you know if places become available. If you’re interested in enrolling your child at one of our centres, reach out to your local centre director to arrange a tour.
Nurturing, welcoming, and empowering every child.
At Juniors Journey, we support our educators, families and children for a unique and empowering early childhood education experience.
Providing high-quality early childhood education that supports the learning and development of every child, using play-based principles and nutrition-focused meals to encourage exploration, expression and celebration of individual learning journeys.
A complete approach to early learning
At Juniors Journey, we combine quality education programs, play-based learning and nutrition to give every child the knowledge, skills and confidence to explore and discover a world of opportunities and possibilities.
Our Locations
Every Juniors Journey centre offers brand-new modern facilities to give every child a safe, friendly and healthy environment for them to learn and grow to their full potential.
23 Park St, Eglinton NSW 2795
49 Oakdale Rd, Gateshead NSW 2290
571 Riverside Ave, Mildura VIC 3502
Our Rooms
