The Hive Early Learning Centre Sunshine is a childcare and kindergarten located on Ballarat Road, close to Sunshine Marketplace, local parks, and schools such as Sunshine Primary School. We offer high-quality early education in a vibrant and welcoming environment where children feel safe, supported, and inspired to learn. Our experienced educators take a thoughtful and individualised approach to each child’s development, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and confidence. We proudly support families across Sunshine, Albion, and Melbourne’s west, providing a strong and steady foundation for every child’s early years.
Nourishing growing minds, one nutritious meal at a time.
Our natural play yards are designed for fun and exploration.
Igniting curiosity with exciting free incursions.
Offering a variety of creative and sport-based activities.
My name is Merennage, and I am committed to the role of Centre Manager with a clear and singular focus: to earn and maintain the profound trust you place in us every day.
With a Diploma of Early Childhood Education, I have held roles including Nursery Room Leader, Educational Leader, Assistant Director, and Centre Director. Over my 7 years of leadership experience, I have dedicated my career to the high standards of the National Quality Framework and Early Years Learning Framework. My professional background focuses on staff mentorship, child protection, curriculum innovation, family partnerships, and community engagement.
As a parent to a 19-year-old daughter, I understand that sending your child to care is a significant act of faith. My priority is to ensure that every time you walk through our doors, you feel confident that your child is safe, loved, and inspired to learn.
I spend most of my time “on the floor” with children and educators, allowing me to understand what makes each child unique and how best to support your family. I also enjoy creative activities such as storytelling, singing, and gardening as a way to connect with children.
I am committed to providing an environment defined by safety, educational excellence, and emotional security, supported by open, honest communication.
Mình rất hài lòng với childcare này. Các cô rất tận tâm, luôn quan tâm và chăm sóc các bé chu đáo. Trường có nhiều hoạt động thú vị giúp bé học hỏi mỗi ngày. Đặc biệt mình rất thích thực đơn được thay đổi hàng tuần, đa dạng và đầy đủ dinh dưỡng. Rất yên tâm khi gửi con ở đây ❤️ ⸻ Very happy with this childcare centre. Caring educators, fun activities, and a great weekly menu. Highly recommend ❤️
Finding the right daycare is one of the most stressful decisions a parent can make, and we genuinely couldn’t find another place where we felt comfortable taking our son — until we found The Hive. Suman leads the room with such calm confidence that you feel the difference the moment you walk in. She knows every child individually and sets the tone for everything. Abreen is our son’s favourite educator — she has a natural gift for connecting with him, making learning feel like play, and our son genuinely lights up at the mention of her name. Jagwant’s care and compassion stand out every day; she notices the small things and responds with such genuineness. All the other staff are so friendly and attentive — showing genuine interest in our son and his interests. He has learnt so much, too! On top of all that, the team communicates brilliantly with parents — we always feel in the loop, and our son goes in happy and comes home even happier. We’re so grateful to have found this place and these educators. Thank you all! 🌼
We are grandparents that drop our grandson at the Hive Sunshine . We are impressed with the caring staff and administration at the front desk . Not forgetting the kitchen that we observe on our way in and out .
We are happy with the great service you are doing with my child Monday to Friday
I am highly satisfied with the Hive Sunshine ELC. The staff really assisted me in tránlations and needs around immunisation. I highly recommend this centre to my Vietnamese community as they are very inclusive.
Great childcare! It’s been very positive for my son's development. Sehar is his absolute favorite educator!
We’ve had a wonderful experience with them. The staff are incredibly caring, supportive, and attentive to each child’s needs, which gives great peace of mind to parents. The environment is always clean, well-organised, and maintained to a high standard of hygiene. It’s clear that the team genuinely cares about the children’s well-being and development. Highly recommend to any family looking for a safe and nurturing place.
My son loves his days at The Hive! Sehar is an amazing room lead who makes me feel like my son is in great hands. My son will run in and immediately look for her. He recently changed rooms. Sumandeep and Shmiran made his transition seemless! Thank you
Our family is so grateful for the all the staffs from the nursery room to kinder room. Our kids loves all their child-educator and they are so happy everyday coming in 🙂
We have been part of this childcare centre since the previous management and now with the new management, and we couldn’t be happier with the care our two kiddos receive. The transition was smooth, and the quality of care has remained exceptional. The staff are truly outstanding beyond belief. All of them are caring, dedicated, and genuinely passionate about supporting each child’s development emotionally and physically. We feel so comfortable and grateful knowing our kids are in such nurturing and capable hands every day. We also love how multicultural and inclusive the centre is. It creates a welcoming environment where all families feel valued and respected. Especially for my family where we have mixed raced children. The educators try to speak to them in both of their native language as to our request. We’re very grateful to be part of this community and highly recommend it to other families.
I love the welcoming environment and Marianela the centre director is so welcoming, incredibly professional and helpful, i have a wonderful experience in this centre and management 😍, i truly appreciate the effort that Marianela and her team put into maintaining such a welcoming environment thats y i decided to enrol my daughter in the centre☺️.
My kids and I loves the centre! every drop off is smooth, no fuss, no crying, no worries! both kids (12 months and 3 years old) were always excited at drop offs which shows that they are happy with the centre and are being well taken care of. Educators were lovely, very welcoming and my kids are comfortable with them. ❤️❤️❤️
We just recently moved here in Australia and this is the first time we let Skylar attend day care. I have listed heaps of early learning centres but me and my husband chose and trusted The Hive ELC and we loved the service. Even my daughter loved it so much that she is always happy and excited to go to school, that only shows how noticeable the impact is to my child and to me as a parent. Thank you, The Hive! You make everything feel better and lighter for the families.
Nurturing and experienced educators who create inviting and thoughtful experiences based on child interest to ensure optimal engagement. Home away from home
Clean and friendly environment
The centre is just amazing it has a good understanding of culture, inclusiveness and a thorough understanding of children's interests and well-being. My grandson will be commencing there shortly and on many occasions I've picked up my niece from this centre. During my visits the educators and management have been very professional and accommodating to my needs they have always been happy to share feedback on how her day has progressed. I have full hearted faith in this centre and I believe my grandson will get top quality care at this centre when he joins the team.
Simply amazing team. Clean.. Attention to detail . Lovely support for the child ❤️
Thank you Lina and team. You guys are amazing.
Recently popped in and requested a tour of the centre and was welcomed by a wonderful girl named Lina. Lina fit me into her busy day and showed me around the centre for a tour. She was Extremely helpful and answered all my questions. You could really tell she was experienced and cared! Thanks Lina, I will definitely be in touch
We have only been at this child care for 7 weeks, but the staff have been nothing short of amazing during my son’s transition. Everyone has been so friendly. My son has already settled in and is happy to come in every day. I can’t thank that staff enough.
As a carer, the Hive centre has all the aesthetics at presentation, and the new personnel take a professional approach to looking after our children. Through their caring nature, empathy and kindness we are assured our children are safe and well cared in their hands
Our son just finished over 4 years at the Hive Sunshine to start primary school. We couldn't be happier that he spent his early childhood here.The management Chris and Cheryl were always responsive to anything we needed. The educators were kind and caring and helped us with everything our son needed. A wonderful place to help your baby grow and learn. Thank you to everyone for the best memories.
Our children went to The Hive Sunshine. We are so grateful and happy with the care they received from the centre. I highly recommend this centre to any parents considering sending their children. Thank you so much to all the educators and wish you all bests in the future.
Fabulous early learning centre with fabulous educators. And most of all number one director chris she is a superstar and a hard working one too. Chris is most helpful and will do all it takes to help each individual and action things on the spot. I had both my kids there and had such a good enjoyable experience. Both my kids loved the hive environment. Thanks chris and educators for all the marvellous years.
We run weekly incursions at this Early Learning Centre, and we are so lucky to do so! Chris and her team are fantastic! Always professional and friendly. Highly recommended! Thank you Chris and the team for making us feel welcome and special every visit. We wish we could visit everyday!
We started bringing our son to The Hive in 2022 after he turned 1. Since then, we've seen significant milestones and changes. He’s now in the pre-kindergarten group, where he thrives, especially enjoying his teachers, Lauren and Lanh.
When looking for a childcare and going through the touring process, we visited 4-5 other places in the area. The hive definitely came out on top, and we’re so glad we chose them because 1.5 years on, both my kids adore the educators and we couldnt be happier.
The staff are very friendly at The Hive and have such a great team bond. You really see how hardworking the educators are and how much they care for all the kids. My son has been there for over 2 years and he absolutely loves it!
A very good environment for our kids to grow. All staff are really passionate with the kids, they taught them lot of new activity such as singing and doing art and craft. Well done Hive Sunshine, keep up the good work!
A wonderful kindergarten, my son loves going here, the teachers always find an approach to him and know how to encourage him to play and study. Thank you for your work!
I love this place. They have good care of babies and maintaining good environment for them. Special thanks to the Sumandeep, Sweety, Priya and every other educator in Toddler 1 for their dedication. Highly recommended.
Our little one had a blast at the family fun day here not so long ago and constantly asks to go back as he had so much fun with the arts and crafts activities, the slides and tunnels in the yards, all the attention, love and care from the educators, not to mention the food, he is a foodie and couldn't seem to get enough!
Our daughter has been going to The Hive for almost a year now and she absolutely loves it. She comes home knowing how to sing new songs and has learnt new words. I wanted to give a special shout out to educator Le-Mi. From day one she has been so helpful, supportive and informative. Highly recommend this childcare centre
My children have been attending the hive for over a year now, the centre has always been welcoming and had great communication. The centre provides daily updates as well as photos of my children and provides feedback on their progress. I highly recommend the hive if you’re looking for a daycare for your child
Would recommend. Amazing staff 🙂
The Hive early learning centre is a best place where your children will not only learn but also have fun. Centre Director Chris is such a sweet and beautiful soul and educators are so friendly and caring.Every single day your child will learn something new and exciting. The best part about them is they believe in parent and educators partnership and always happy to hear from you and will definitely help.
Absolutely fantastic. They are very good with my son.
HI All, We chose this centre cause we know our daughter will be in safe hand. They maintained the centre nice and clean. The staff are professional and reliable. The children look after well and the most I like, is they have an app.(KindyHUb) where you can see all the activities they did each day and I 've never seen this kind of set up in any centre that my kids attended. What it means is, the educator provide their duty of care everyday to the children. They're teaching our children by setting up different learning activities, the educator provide the program consistently in timely manner, they also, provide assessment to each children. The centre provide a good quality of care, informative, responsive in any concerns and they show respect to everyone. Excellent work ! Highly recommended to any parents 🙂 Thank you everyone for the hardwork !!!
All of the team at the Hive are fantastic. I am so happy with our decision to send out little one there. She loves being outside no matter the weather and she loves all of the outdoor play that they do there. She has come so far with her speech and development in her time there. All of the educators and other employees are approachable and welcoming! They are happy to have a friendly chat anytime. Leaving your child with somebody else when returning to work is never easy but I know that they are attentive to each and every child and she is very well looked after. I would highly recommend The Hive!
The Hive ELC -sunshine is new, clean and beautiful, both indoors and out, all room are set up nicely with all new toys and equipment and wide range of activities; , this centre also provides a kindergarten program. The Hive Sunshine centre is located on a main road with many car-parks available on the ground level, therefore, it is so convenient for busy working families. In addition, The Hive -Sunshine educators who are well trained and professional in caring and educating for young children, I highly recommend anyone who is looking for childcare or kindergarten for your child
Staff work very positively as a team to ensure children are cared for at a very high standard! The new centre director Chris goes above and beyond to support all needs of families/children and staff, she is inviting and always willing to listen and correct any issues.
My child has been attending The Hive Early Learning Centre Sunshine for 5 months. The staff are always welcoming, warm and energetic. It's a wonderful atmosphere with lots of learning and fun. Tiana enjoys her days and tells me all about it on the way home in the car. Book in a tour and see for yourself.
Staff are very friendly, and nice to the children and parents. Great atmosphere for the children to be there. I wish also to be male educators too.
Highly recommend this centre! Very welcoming and friendly staff. Environment is very clean with lots of inviting play spaces.
Amazing modern facilities. Warm and welcoming staff.
My three kids would live here if they could. Great staff, great centre and a wonderful relationship with the parents. All I can say is AMAZING.
My 4 year old has been going here since he was a baby and I love it so much I have just enrolled my 5 month old daughter. The staff go above and beyond and I always feel my children are safe. It is a great centre that communicates well and I cannot recommend them enough.
Amazing Staff and Centre . My 7 month old and 3 year old both attend The Hive and I couldn't be happier with the level of care given to my girls.
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