Children's playground with a winding path, wooden play structures, slides, and shade sails, located outside a building with large windows and a black fence.

Healesville Childcare

Completed in June 2025, this 92-place childcare saw Mason Developments collaborate with Small Friends Childcare & Education for the first time.

The centre looked to meet the needs of the surrounding community with a uniquely designed centre and focus on natural outdoor play spaces located in the heart of the Yarra Valley.

Completed inside 10 months, the project set a new standard for centres in the area and had a particular focus on sustainability with solar PV system, water reuse for toilets and our second All-Electric centre. It also made extensive use of recycled bricks as feature of its design.

Modern backyard with a small playground, black privacy fence, curved concrete pathway, rocks, garden beds, and a shade sail
A modern education building with brick and metal exterior, enclosed by a black metal fence, with shaded play areas and trees in the background, situated along a street.
Modern commercial building with metal exterior, brick accents, outdoor stairways, and parking lot with accessible parking spaces.
Modern building with brick and gray siding, large glass windows, black metal fencing and staircase, in an empty parking lot
View of a residential balcony with black metal fence, glass sliding doors, and a modern building with gray siding and brick Columns. Wooden structure on the right side.
Modern backyard with a concrete patio, wooden climbing logs, and a landscaped garden. A black shade sail provides cover, and the house features a brick and metal exterior. Trees and a black fence surround the space.
Close-up of a planted garden bed with a young leafy plant supported by a wooden stake, with mulch on the soil surface, and a section of a metal fence in the background.
A young green plant with narrow leaves in front of a brick house with large windows.
Modern building with brick and metal exterior, large windows, a green lawn, and a shaded play area in the backyard.
Outdoor playground area with sandbox, small toys, and a bench, adjacent to a modern building with brick walls and large windows, under a shaded canopy.
A clean, organized medical or laboratory sterilization room with blue cabinet under white countertop, white sink, and open shelves with supplies. There is a window, a paper towel dispenser, and safety instructions on the wall.
A clean, modern medical examination room with storage shelves, counter space, and a sink. Glass windows separate the room from a play area with toys visible in the background.
Interior of a modern children's bathroom with a small sink, paper towel dispenser, and blue baby changing stations.
Clean modern public restroom with light-colored speckled floors, black partitions, a black door, and a black and white countertop. Open shelving with supplies and a soap dispenser are visible.
A spacious, well-lit classroom with large windows and natural light, filled with children's furniture and educational toys.
Loving Start childcare and education center reception area with a wooden desk, black office chair, and wall sign featuring a cartoon child holding a heart.
Reception area of Loving Start Childcare & Education with a wooden desk, black chair, and a sign on the wall featuring a cartoon child with a heart. There are two elevators on the right and a small shelving unit. The room has light wood flooring and
Clean commercial kitchen with stainless steel counters, shelving, and appliances. Open shelving holds food containers, utensils, and supplies. Large window at the back overlooks an outdoor area.
Bright and spacious classroom for young children with wooden furniture, educational toys, and play areas near large windows showing an outdoor view with palm trees.

Our team, under our Mason Developments banner, acted as development manager, procuring and managing the design, consultant and construction teams as well as liaising with the operations and landscaping contractors and post-handover items. 

We also assisted in project managing and executing a range of Tenant Works to take advantage of existing contractor relationships and avoiding costly delays and variations.

We can’t wait to see the team at Small Friends Childcare & Education Healesville bring this centre to life!

Render

Modern residential building with landscaped yard, trees, and black metal fence, viewed from across a street under a blue sky with clouds.

Reality

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Modern building with brick columns, metal fence, and unique angular dark grey and white upper walls, situated beside a road with visible lane markings and a white concrete retaining wall in foreground.