Shichida Early Learning Centre
- Conveniently located in the Chadstone shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.
- Situated in the heart of Malvern East, this vibrant early learning center offers easy access for families seeking top-notch developmental and early childhood education programs.
- Serving the community for a decade, our center has been providing families with consistent and reliable access to our unique educational service.
- Our multicultural team of educators are committed to supporting each child’s growth through our leading Shichida Method learning program.
Due to Chadstone shopping centre renovations, please follow these directions.
Visit our Chadstone early learning centre and meet our educators. Experience a Shichida class. Book a trial today!
Centre Phone
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 8:30am to 1:00pm Saturdays are fully booked
Term Break Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Chadstone Centre Manager
Megumi
I deeply believe in the importance of nurturing children to develop their autonomy and individuality, through love, praise, and harnessing their mental capabilities. Hailing from Japan, I embody the spirit of ‘Omotenashi’— hospitality and wholehearted service. Alongside the friendly Chadstone team, I extend a warm welcome to all who seek an enjoyable and unique educational experience for their children. Through the Shichida journey, we aim to enrich children’s hearts and minds, nurturing a deep understanding of a child’s true potential.
What does Shichida Chadstone offer?
- A weekly 50-minute learning program using fun brain-boosting techniques for children aged 0-9.
- Each class accelerates your child’s development by providing the vital elements for them to thrive and excel.
- Shichida Australia offers programs for babies, toddlers, pre-primary and primary aged children at our Chadstone early learning centre.
- Currently accepting enrolments for ages 6 months to 4 and a half years old.
Conveniently located for families in Melbourne’s South-Eastern suburbs
Our Chadstone early learning centre is ideal for families in the surrounding suburbs of Malvern East, Oakleigh, St Kilda, Prahran, Richmond, Albert Park, Elwood, Port Melbourne, Docklands, Southbank, Carlton, North Melbourne, South Melbourne, Caulfield, Toorak, Malvern, Brighton, Bentleigh, Hampton, Burwood, Glen Huntly, Moorabbin, Ashburton, Carnegie, Glen Iris, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena, Black Rock, Sandringham, Mentone, Highett, Cheltenham, Elsternwick, Windsor, Armadale and Kooyong.
We are also easily accessible for families living in the council areas of City of Melbourne, City of Port Phillip, City of Yarra, City of Glen Eira, City of Stonnington and City of Bayside.
Shichida Early Learning Centre Chadstone Timetable
For information about the timetable or to find a suitable class, please contact the Chadstone Shichida Centre directly at (03) 8673 5150. Our team is here to help you choose the best option for your child.
Already enrolled?
If you are a current customer, your class timeslot will stay the same. Each term, the class advances to the next stage to match your child’s developmental progress, ensuring activities stay fresh and engaging.
Why isn’t the timetable available online?
We prioritise tailored learning experiences. Children are placed in small, focused age groups with a maximum 3-month age range. This ensures that every child participates in activities designed for their unique developmental stage.
Chadstone Information
A one-off Life Membership fee of $100, per student.
The program fee is $650 per 10-week term.
With a maximum of six children (and one guardian per child), our small class size ensures individual attention, allowing parents to be directly involved, create memorable bonding moments, and track their child’s progress each week – all with the guidance of a trained Shichida teacher.
Learning Materials: Each class includes access to Shichida-exclusive items, such as flashcards, worksheets, and sensory tools, specially designed to support your child’s learning journey during sessions.
Parenting Tips: We provide helpful tips, and guidance materials for parents, making it easy to continue skill-building at home and reinforce class activities.
Progress Check-ins: Our teachers offer regular, informal check-ins, giving parents valuable insights into their child’s development and highlighting areas of growth.
Information Sessions: Shichida hosts regular webinars that focus on early childhood education, effective parenting techniques, and Shichida-specific practices to support families in nurturing their child’s potential.
Take-Home Activities: Simple, engaging activities are provided for parents and children to complete at home, promoting continuous learning and fun between classes.
Our classes run Monday to Saturday, with carefully selected schedules for each age group. We place children in small, focused age groups with a maximum 3-month age difference, ensuring every child benefits from activities designed specifically for their developmental stage.
Contact us to find the perfect time for your child’s age group!
- Due to shopping centre renovations, please follow these directions to find us or watch this video.
- From the Ground Floor: Locate Bath & Body Works and follow the service passage to the left of the shop. Follow the signs until you emerge near the post boxes. Turn right and follow until you find a lift. Take this lift up to Level 3.
- Parking is generally free. There are some parking bays limited to 90 min.
Frequently Asked Questions: Chadstone
Shichida Australia’s early learning centre Chadstone supports your child’s extraordinary aptitude for learning between the ages of 6 months to 9 years. How your child learns during this brief and precious period can set them up with an incredible head start in life.
Shichida Australia Chadstone early childhood centre draws out your child’s full potential:
- Enhanced emotional intelligence and cognitive abilities
- Improved concentration
- A stronger bond between you and your child
- Stimulate creativity and imagination
- Promote social interaction and personal development
- Lay a strong foundation for numeracy and literacy skills
- Improve photographic memory skills and critical thinking ability
- Boost confidence
- Help your child become more intuitive, observant and physically perceptive
Our innovative, research-supported methods will help your child to excel in their future academic, creative, and interpersonal endeavours.
Shichida Method early childhood centre Chadstone offers programs for children from 6 months to 9 years old.
- Baby Program: 6 to 12 months
- Toddler Program: 1 – 3 years
- Kinder Program: 3 – 5 years
- Pre-Primary Program: 5 – 7 years
- Primary Program: 7 – 9 years
Our revolutionary programs at Shichida Australia early learning centre Chadstone help students excel in each stage of infancy and childhood.
Baby Program
Supporting the significant developmental changes of a baby during the 6 to 12 month period.
Toddler Program
Focusing on observation and participation, the curriculum promotes brain development through fun activities for 1 to 3 year olds.
Kinder Program
Builds upon key skills to maintain successful learning as the brain prunes early-year connections (synaptic pruning).
Pre-Primary program
An excellent supplement to your child’s education, helping them to acquire practical skills for school, university, and beyond, as they pursue their passions.
Primary Program
Cultivates a strong work ethic, a growth mindset, compassion, and self-awareness, which will be valuable skills throughout your child’s life.
Our curriculum fosters your child’s potential in many areas:
- Critical thinking
- Improved concentration
- Numeracy skills
- Raising EQ and IQ
- Field of vision
- Speed reading
- Intuition
- Fine motor skills
- Image training
- Literacy skills
- Problem-solving
- Memory training
Depending on the program, each class includes a total of 20-25 activities. These fast-paced, 50-minute sessions are held weekly in small groups at our early learning centre Chadstone.
Our interactive methods for learning cultivate your child’s innate abilities and are backed by decades of research.
- Play-based games to enhance memory and boost resilience
- Language activities to practise phonics, reading and writing
- Mathematical songs and interactive play to foster a love of numbers
- High-speed flashcards – to increase vocabulary, process information as images and strengthen the connection between the left and right brain
- Educational songs to cover a diverse array of topics
- Games, drawing songs, and writing help hone fine motor skills
- Wave speed reading – help your child process more information in less time
We also use relaxation breathing with imaginary play to help children maintain focus.
Enrol in a trial class at Shichida Australia early learning centre Chadstone today!