Bilingual Early Learning center Melbourne
Kimmba featured in "The Age"
Kimmba was featured in The Age newspaper, presenting an article that discusses the eight skills that are believed to predict a child’s performance on primary school tests. This insightful article sheds light on the factors that contribute to a child’s academic success in their early years of education.
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Our son had been going to Kimmba since May and loving it. But when he broke his leg I thought he wouldn’t be able to attend and contact Marisha. Marisha replied that same night with concern and advised that children with broken legs had still managed to attend in the past. The team have been so supportive around our sons additional needs. I can’t speak highly enough of them!
What a warm, welcome and lovely center. Happy children and happy teachers. So grateful that we’ve been on the waiting list since 2018 and it is finally our term after the holiday. Those teachers we saw last year during our visit are still working here. How fantastic! Highly recommended.
The school has been a fantastic learning avenue for my 7 month old daughter.
They are very accommodating to my daughter’s needs.
My daughter loves going each week and interacting with the teachers and other kids.
The teachers are very knowledgable and supportive
While I was researching the language learning opportunities for young children to learn a LOTE in Melbourne, I came across the Kimmba Bilingual Playgroup Community, which I quickly joined with my daughter. I was excited by the opportunity for my daughter to start learning Mandarin with a range of children who are learning Mandarin and English at home, as well as children, such as my daughter, who are English only speakers. Having grown up in Manningham (Lower Templestowe), I am proud that a group such as Kimmba exists in our community and for a range of languages (Cantonese, German, Mandarin and Spanish).
A wonderful language school! A friendly and unique place for our family to share our special time very week with other families who have similar interests. Thank you for providing a local Chinese school for my Australian husband and sone to learn Mandarin. Keep up your good work!
I only joined the German playgroup in term 3 this year, but my 2 year old son Marvin and I loved it from the first moment. He made friends in his age group and I like to exchange with the mums. We are a German speaking family that migrated to Australia in 2003. Our son was born here and we decided to speak exclusively German to him. Socially he felt a bit isolated because at the moment he does not speak or understand much English. That made the German playgroup perfect for us!
Here are some reasons why I like Kimmba Bilingual Playgroup: it’s close to my home, it’s really convenient for me; it has right aged group for my son, he can play and learn with them; it has bilingual language learning. it’s common concern for chinese family that their children can’t speak chinese. so it’s important to build a good foundation at their early age; parents can exchange experience and ideas about raising children.
My son has attended Kimmba since he was 10 months old and it has become one of his most enjoyed things in the world to go to daycare for the day and see his friends. The staff are wonderful and very accommodating – they obviously care for the children and also show care to the parents. A small centre means good attention, lots of one on one time and very guided care and learning. We found Kimmba by accident but we are so glad we did – my son loves it and I look forward to Kimmba being a part of his day to dayactivities for many years to come. Recommend if you are looking for a day care option in the area you go and visit and meet Marisha and her team.
My daughter has been attending Kimmba for about 6 months, and we all absolutely love it! She is happy to say goodbye to me in the morning, and just start playing. All carers are loving and sweet there, and take great care of all the kids. You can tell they get along with each other as well, which creates a very calm and lovely atmosphere in the centre. They have lots of activities with kids and are very gentle about allowing kids to explore what they are interested in. My daughter is already saying things in Mandarin like numbers, colours, short phrases, and sings songs. I visited lots of centres before choosing Kimmba, and we couldn’t be happier.
FAQ
The KBELC provides a friendly orientation for your child so you are welcome to participate with your child in his or her initial orientation.
Please view our Parents Handbook and prepare your child’s bag accordingly.
We believe children can start as early as they can learn – from day one! It is amazing what children can absorb and learn even before they can start speaking. However, to avoid disappointment of not having a placement for your child when he or she is ready, registering on our waiting list is strongly recommended as our waiting list is long.