Centres
Inspira Kids Early Learning Centres offer high quality Long Day Care and a kindergarten program to children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Our Centres are purpose built and full of natural light and resources..
Shepparton Centre Manager
Melissa Penfold has been in the Early Years industry since 2012, starting off by doing a traineeship at her previous centre at age 19, which then lead to her becoming the Assistant Manager and Educational Leader there.
She has been Diploma qualified since 2013 and has been a part of the InspiraKids Early Learning Family since the start of 2017.
Melissa has worked in various roles across the Shepparton service during her time there, such as, Room Leader, Assistant Director, Educational Leader, Marketing Manager and now Centre Director.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going to the gym and baking yummy treats.
Her passion in the Early Years field revolves around the promotion of healthy life styles and encouraging positive food choices for all age groups, with some of her previous education being in Alternative Medicine and Nutrition.
Alongside developing meaningful relationships with all of the families who come through the front doors, she aims to promote a home-like style of care for the children and provide them with endless opportunities in which the children can be the dictator for their own personal learning journeys.
“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create people who are capable of doing new things”
– Jean Piaget
Inspira Kids Shepparton Centre
Address: 26 Riverview Drive Kialla VIC 3631
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 6.30 am – 6.30 pm
Email: [email protected]
Hear From
Our Parents
Damien Fernando
"Absolutely thrilled with Inspira Kids Childcare, I could feel the warm and nurturing environment they've created for the children. The staff is not only highly professional but also incredibly caring and attentive to each child's needs. The facilities are great, with engaging activities that promote learning and creativity..."
Wynter Maisey
"The centre takes good measures to make sure the kids get yummy healthy food throughout the day and my daughter prefers their chiefs cooking over mine any day. I could not recommend any other childcare/kinder for my child they are absolutely fantastic."
Mycah Astrera Sgro
"Great child care centre! The educators knows the kids very well. It reflects on how the children interact with the educators. They are full of joy and their smile beams when they see their teachers."
Steffany Nisbet
"Our daughter joined Inspira at the beginning of 2023. Our experience has been nothing but wonderful. The whole staff have made every effort to ensure our once anxious-about-“school” daughter transitioned to not only a happy kid at drop-offs but to actually looking-forward to and loving school..."
Dwayne Bulmer
"The service you get from inspira kids is perfect, my daughter started here almost 6 months ago and she loves it so much. The staff made it an easy transition to kinder for her. She has learnt so much in the time coming here. I'm happy with how she enjoys it there and how amazing the staff are towards us parents."
Nelita Lacorte