About

Our Story

The Dungaroos vision started midway through 2021 when our founder, Julie Taylor, decided to take a step back into the nursery industry. 


The idea of Karla stems from the ethos that Kangaroos are bouncy, fun-loving animals that carry their children through their early years. 


At Dungaroos, we like to live by the characteristics that a kangaroo represents; living a free life and protecting the young children as they begin their journey into the world and grow into inspirational young people! 

We have very particular values at Dungaroos, and we endeavour that every member of our family lives and breathes these values.

Read more about our Our Values

Meet the Team

Meet the wonderful team at Dungaroos, including the directors and on-site staff!

Julie Taylor

Whilst Dungaroos is the first nursery Julie has founded herself, childcare is far from unfamiliar to her. Julie's passion for childcare started many years ago when she qualified as a Nursery Nurse in 1992. In 2005, she returned to education and studied at Winchester University, completing her BA in Primary Practice in 2011.


From the moment she started in the young childcare industry, Julie knew it was for her. Since exiting education, Julie founded & ran an after-school care club in Basingstoke, Jack-in-a-Box. While at Jack-in-a-Box, she raised her two amazing children through childhood - they're now Co-Directors of Dungaroos


Dungaroos is a new and exciting journey for Julie. Dungaroos in Winchester is just the start of her vision to expand the Dungaroos family across the South East of England over the coming years!


Julie qualified with a BTEC certificate in Business


  • Safeguarding Lead
  • Health and Safety Lead
  • PTLLS - supporting staff with learning and growth

About Karla The Kangaroo

Karla loves to wear dungarees. Her favourite colour dungaree is blue, but she also likes pink. She likes to wear dungarees because she likes the pouch at the front of them, it makes her feel close to her 'mumma'.


So this is the story of how Dungaroos was formed. We believe that both a kangaroo and Dungarees both have the security, nurture and happiness of being an active child. Karla enjoys going on lots of adventures and she will be telling everyone about her adventures over the coming months in the form of a journal and books.

Our Mission

We set out on a mission to build a place for children to come and grow in a fun, impactful and safe environment; a home away from home feel. 

A Place With Space To Learn

Dungaroos provides children with an early years experience that is centred on educating the whole child. We give children time and space in which to learn and develop and offer an adaptable environment where we encourage the children to make choices, and allowing them time to explore activities in both the indoor and outdoor environments. At Dungaroos we value the teaching and learning opportunities available through the outdoor environment, which offers unique opportunities that cannot be replicated indoors.

Dungaroos Aims

Dungaroos provides children with an early years experience that is centred on educating the whole child. We give children time and space in which to learn and develop and offer an adaptable environment where we encourage the children to make choices, and allowing them time to explore activities in both the indoor and outdoor environments. 


At Dungaroos we value the teaching and learning opportunities available through the outdoor environment, which offers unique opportunities that cannot be replicated indoors.

We Offer Your Child

Activities and learning experiences that will follow the Early Years  Foundation Stage curriculum. 

  • Opportunities to develop high self-esteem and the confidence to learn. 
  • Opportunities to meet their developmental needs through free flow between the indoor and outdoor learning environments as children learn by moving and moving needs space. 
  • A wide range of carefully planned activities with the emphasis on fun and learning. 
  • A dedicated team of fully qualified, caring staff. 
  • Opportunities for you and your family to be involved in your own child’s progress 

Our Values

Discovery, exploration and investigating of the 'big wide world'

Understanding individual need

Nurturing and caring environment

Growth and development through play

A dedicated team that embraces curiosity through planned and free-flowing activities 

Reaching our full potential and being the best version of ourselves

Opportunities to learn about ourselves

Opening doors for communication, listening and respecting others.

Self-esteem and the confidence to learn and grow 

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if there are any openings in the future; info@dungaroos.uk

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Dungaroos Preschool, Garbett Road, Winnall, Winchester, SO23 0NY

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