One Tree Community Services to operate an additional 9 Cardinia Shire Kindergartens

One Tree Community Services (One Tree) has announced that it is the new early years provider for nine kindergartens in Victoria’s Cardinia Shire council, a measure which came into place with the start of the new academic year. 

As of Term 1, 2024, the following kindergartens fall under the capable management of One Tree:

– Andrews Community Kindergarten;

– Avonsleigh Kindergarten;

– Emerald Preschool;

– Homegarth Community Kindergarten;

– Pakenham Heights Kindergarten;

– Pakenham Kindergarten;

– Nar Nar Goon Kindergarten;

– Upper Beaconsfield Kindergarten (Stoney Creek); and

– Upper Beaconsfield McBride Road Kindergarten.

One Tree Community Services is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to turning challenges into possibilities. Founded in 1973, the provider has worked in the early years sector for over fifty years and more recently in Victoria since 2016.

One Tree has over 65 services and a team of 1000 staff. Services offered by One Tree include children’s services such as early education and care, including long day care, out-of-school hours care, and funded kindergarten programs, along with community services such as safe housing, domestic violence services, inclusion support, and family assistance programs.