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We are sharing a thank you card that Shine Bright educators today received from our wonderful families across our six regions and 44 services. While the messages are directed to our own people, we acknowledge the invaluable work happening every day in kindergartens...

Visitors to Echuca who want to find our Echuca South kindergarten will know they have arrived when they see the new multi-colored mural painted by children at the kindergarten alongside clients at Vivid disability services located next door.  The mural is made up of...

Left to right: Kate McDonald, Alex Wheeler and Kayla Enever  represented Shine Bright at the Murray Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network career expo in Swan Hill. School students from the Swan Hill region attended a career expo hosted by Murray Mallee Local...

To help support Shine Bright Teachers and Educators in integrating First Nations Perspectives into everyday learning, two of our Early Years Advisors attended the recent 2025 Aboriginal Best Start forum held in Melbourne. Kayla Enever (Early Years Advisor, Swan Hill...

PICTURED: Parliamentary Secretary for Children, Nathan Butler MP, with Anstruther Street Kindergarten children at the official opening event on 1 July. The new Anstruther Street Kindergarten built at Echuca Primary School was officially opened today by the...

The Lockington outdoor play area has had a major makeover and children are enjoying running, jumping, role-playing, hiding, seeking and playing.   Nominated Supervisor/Educational Leader at Lockington, Tracey Norris, said that having upgraded facilities and outdoor...

Shine Bright staff converged on Mildura SuniTAFE to attend the 2025 Mallee Early Years Conference with keynote speaker Dr Justin Coulson, a psychologist, author, media personality and leading voice in parenting in Australia.   Michelle Riordan, Shine Bright Irymple...

In July, Shine Bright welcomed Millewa Preschool, located adjacent to the Werrimull P-12 School, to Shine Bright EYM, taking the number of Shine Bright services in Central and Northern Victoria to 41.   The kindergarten and school enjoy a close relationship that has...

How do you know if a career caring for and teaching young children is right for you? Often, the only way to find out is by being given the chance to try. So, when the Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) contacted Shine Bright about a possible...

When it comes to early childhood learning, growth is ubiquitous. Children get taller, smarter, funnier, stronger by the day, with seemingly little effort. When it comes to adults, growth is less clear-cut and generally associated with effort limited by our capacity or...

To support the roll-out of fully funded three-year-old kindergarten in Victoria, the state government is building a new kindergarten in Kennington and Shine Bright has been appointed as the provisional kindergarten operator.   The new kindergarten service is planned...

On Saturday 18 October, Unwin Street Kindergarten celebrated 60 years of teaching and caring for children with a celebration attended by current children and families, past and present staff, and lots of special guests. To capture the history of this much-loved...

The permanent site for the Shine Bright Rochester Kindergarten has been confirmed, and construction is expected to be completed in time for the service to commence in Term 1 2027. The new kindergarten will remain on the Rochester Secondary College campus but in a new...

After four decades shaping the lives of young children and families, Sandra Houlahan, Nominated Supervisor and Educational Leader at Shine Bright’s Elmore Kindergarten, has been named Educator of the Year in the 2025 Victorian Early Years Awards - a recognition she...

Following a period of rapid growth since formation in 2018, Shine Bright Early Years Manager (EYM) is seeking expressions of interest from someone passionate about early years education and care to join our board.  READ THE BOARD INVITATION OR APPLY NOW withCurrent...

The blending of practical experience and formal education is a valuable combination in many professions, and in early childhood education, traineeships provide just that. Participants can ‘earn and learn’, while benefiting from a training approach that maximises...

To support the roll-out of fully funded three-and four-year-old kindergarten, the Victorian government has built a Kindergarten on School Site (KOSS) at the new Kerribana Primary School in Leneva. Shine Bright Early Years Manager (EYM) has been appointed as the...

Shine Bright Early Years Manager (EYM) will commence operation in 2026 of the new Kindergaren on School Site (KOSS) at Kerribana Primary school in Leneva, near Wodonga. We are now taking enrolments.  Drop in sessions for prospective families and early years educators...

Shine Bright has successfully tendered to operate a new kindergarten currently under construction in Nichols Point in Mildura, and is confirmed as the provisional operator, taking the number of Shine Bright services in the region to six.   The kindergarten will be a...

Now in its 17th year, the much loved Shine Bright Annual Conference will be held on Friday 13 March in Swan Hill at the Grain Shed. The event was established to provide staff with an opportunity to connect, grow professional knowledge, grow sector knowledge, share...

Education Week is a timely reminder that learning doesn’t begin at school - it begins long before a child walks through a classroom door. Early education and care (which includes kinder and Long Day Care), plays a vital role in shaping children’s curiosity, confidence...

The Shine Bright Way philosophy was recently refreshed as part of developing the 2026-2028 strategic plan. The Shine Bright Way philosophy was orginally developed to allow our educators to focus on the real work of being with children and to follow our purpose of...

With 44 services across central, northern and eastern Victoria, one of Shine Bright's greatest strengths is its network of nearly 500 early years professionals sharing expertise across the diverse communities that we servce.   The booklet below is a summary of...

Jasmin Moore is the Nominated Supervisor and Teacher at Spring Gully Kindergarten and winner of Shine Bright's 2026 Individual Excellence Award. She received this accolade for a range of reasons including her work on turning School Readiness Funding from plan to...

At Shine Bright’s Neangar Kindergarten, Jan Foley’s mornings begin the same way they have for decades - small arms around her waist, excited voices calling her name, and a gentle routine that turns even a simple greeting into a lesson in belonging and respect.  Below:...

The Prospectors Room team at Maiden Gully Hub has been awarded the 2026 Team Excellence Award, recognised for the kind of collaboration that doesn’t just keep a room running, but that provides the continuity of care where children feel safe, supported and genuinely...

Shine Bright kindergartens have a long histrory of being at the heart of rural and regional communities including in Kyabram, where the Fenaughty Street Kindergarten has operated for nearly seventy years. This year, Kyabram is celebrating 150 years of community spirit...

Shine Bright has appointed Carolyn Stewart to its Board, bolstering the organisation’s financial governance and regional leadership as it delivers Early Childhood Education and Care across 44 services in regional Victoria. The appointment comes as Shine Bright...

As the Assessment and Rating process continues across Shine Bright services, Chair, David Richmond, has celebrated an outstanding result: every Shine Bright kindergarten and Long Day Care service assessed so far has achieved a Meeting or Exceeding rating against the...

The Shine Bright board and leadership team released the 2026-2028 strategic plan in February 2026.  Developed over six months with input from staff, families, and key partners, the plan sets out a clear organisational direction for the next three years for Shine...