We cannot recommend Maureen highly enough! My little one attended from 12 months old to starting Prep, and we are so lucky to have found her! My daughter is always excited about going to see “Aunty Maureen” and “Baba” Donny. She provides such a range of activities for the children, teaches them about her wonderful fruit and veg garden and actively involves them in planting, picking fruit etc. There’s been lots of trips to the park and library, parties for the kids to celebrate their achievements, and water play on hot days. We will miss Maureen so so much! Any child who enters her care is very lucky indeed!

Maureen was recommended to us by the director of a long day care facility that we visited, as she had sent her own son to Maureen. After our first visit to meet Maureen and see her place, we were sold and didn’t look any further. We loved the idea that it was such an intimate, homely environment and a small number of children as opposed to a busy centre where it feels like your child can get lost in the crowd. Our son started with Maureen when he was 15 months old and continued until we moved last year when he was 3.5 years. Right from the start, our son loved going to Maureen’s and it was clear that Maureen loves the children in her care. During seasons where our boy struggled a bit more with separation anxiety, Maureen was so kind and caring, and did all she could to make those transitions easier for him (and for Mumma). Some of the favourite activities she did with the kids were baking (I loved seeing the kids dressed up in their aprons & chef hats), picking fruit & veges from her garden, and playing in the rain in gumboots & raincoats. Maureen was also amazing at documenting the children’s journey using photos & videos on Storypark, something we miss now that we are at a bigger centre. We appreciated how Maureen made such an effort to incorporate learnings about different cultures, including those of the children she was caring for. Our son has Nigerian heritage and Maureen would borrow story books by Nigerian authors from the library to share those elements of culture with all the children. He also learned about the cultural background of his friends as well as Maureen’s own culture. Unfortunately, our son didn’t get to do many of the excursions to the park or playgroups, but a big portion of our time at Maureen’s was during COVID, so it was understandable that the outings had to be scaled back. And we see from following her Facebook that this has resumed with subsequent cohorts. We all miss Maureen since we have moved and our son still speaks of her fondly almost a year later. She will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you Maureen for taking such good care of our precious son.

We couldn't wish for a better family day care for our daughter than Maureen's. She teaches so much to our daughter, every day she comes home happy with a new word, song, nursery rhyme, painting or other special experience. Maureen really takes into consideration our child's own personality to organize activities that she can enjoy. The photo collages that we receive every day are fantastic for us to follow what is happening day by day, and they are a great memory to look back, too. Maureen is very easy to work with, always open and flexible to make our life easier, I can wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a reliable, caring and fun family day care.