Early educationNorlaneChildcare building

Montessori Minds Childcare & Kindergarten

Montessori long day care and funded kindergarten at the Precinct.

Montessori Minds Childcare & Kindergarten building at the Geelong Healthcare Precinct, Norlane

About Montessori Minds Geelong

Montessori Minds Childcare & Kindergarten is a 127-place Montessori long day care centre and funded kindergarten at the Geelong Healthcare Precinct. Children are cared for in Babies, Toddlers and mixed-age 3–6 Kindergarten rooms, and eligible children receive 15 hours a week of Victorian Government funded kindergarten taught by teachers registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

The centre is a Child Safe Organisation with families from more than 60 nationalities. It was recognised at the 2025 Geelong Business Excellence Awards with the Inclusive and Accessible Business Award, and received the Early Childhood Australia Sprout Award for its sustainability program. The service is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard.

127Approved places
Meeting NQSRated July 2025
60+Family nationalities

Programs

  • Babies program (12 months to 2 years)
  • Toddler program (2 to 3 years)
  • Kindergarten program (3 to 6 years), funded 15 hours a week
  • 3-Day Guarantee subsidised care for eligible families
  • Music, dance, cooking, language and sustainability programs
  • Vacation care

Part of Gupta Group

Owned and operated by Gupta Group through Hoppers Crossing Montessori Centre Pty Ltd, the approved provider. Led by Mr Aseem Gupta.

Also at Geelong Healthcare Precinct