Great Beginnings Mt Clear

Hailey Meyer

Oct, 2025

I honestly can’t speak highly enough of Great Beginnings Mount Clear! The educators have been nothing short of amazing with my son, they’re... I honestly can’t speak highly enough of Great Beginnings Mount Clear! The educators have been nothing short of amazing with my son, they’re so patient, caring, and genuinely invested in his growth and happiness. Every day he comes home excited to tell me what he’s learned, and it’s clear how much he loves being there.The communication with parents is fantastic, and I always feel confident knowing he’s in such a safe and nurturing environment. You can tell the staff truly care about the kids. Thank you to the whole team for making daycare such a positive experience for both of us 💜 Read more

Sarah

May, 2025

Our experience of Great Beginnings has been exceptional so far. The staff seem to truly care about the children. The centre manager is... Our experience of Great Beginnings has been exceptional so far. The staff seem to truly care about the children. The centre manager is amazing and has made us feel heard and valued as parents. Our child loves going. He talks about his friends and the staff while we’re driving to care. The activities and learning seem really well thought out and I love how they focus on different things such as reconciliation week. I received a beautiful handmade gift for Mother’s Day which meant a great deal to me. The centre has a community feel to it, and the thought put into the little details makes it a special place. Read more

Natalie Sean

Jan, 2025

Had our children enrolled here roughly 3 months. Please take note of the bad reviews. Firstly if something feels off trust your gut! We... Had our children enrolled here roughly 3 months. Please take note of the bad reviews. Firstly if something feels off trust your gut! We had multiple problems here while enrolled. Everything felt ok for the first couple of weeks then it all went sideways. The place as an oppressive dark feel to it. We witnessed our children being served morning tea on dirty plates and the excuse from family care was " they are stained" appalling safe food handling either way and plates/bowls don't cost alot to replace. We had to request a CWA to sign a couple of weeks after starting and the fees are outrageous. We apparently did not meet the CCS hours when we questioned why we don't receive our entitled CCS but had absolutely no guidance from management on the hours we required to meet this (we had guidance in previous daycare at another G8 centre in Melbourne) Our eldest felt unsafe and had an incident where another child hit her back leaving bruising and a welt on her back that lasted a week. We noticed while bathing her and reported it. No incident form filled out and staff were apparently not notified for 3 weeks after the event. We don't normally allow a comforter at daycare but we did after she became withdrawn and cried every day attending. After a day another child ripped the comforters nose off. We reported this and were told that they encouraged them if the children feel as though they need them. She started thumbsucking a month into care, something she had never done before and refused to let go of us when leaving her (a sign something was wrong) she became extremely withdrawn on the way to daycare and refused to go in (also a new behaviour as she attended another daycare and never felt this way) The children were displaying behaviours i had never witnessed before in a centre such as running around with brooms hitting at furniture and other children and absconding the classroom (kindy room) on 2 occasions when I entered the room on pick up leaving the educator in a difficult situation as they were unable to leave the children the room to collect the child who was absconding it was as though the children walked all over the educator's (I felt sorry for them) There was no structure in the room and no school readiness for prep. The class did not have a kindy teacher at the time and when they did hire one they resigned after a couple of weeks and did not have the free kindy grant im assuming because they struggled to keep a educator. The place smells unclean and the outdoor area is not what you see in the photos online. There were several empty rooms and very few children who attend the daycare. We had 1 orientation before commencing instead of the usual 3 in other centres that are offered. This place needs to have cameras with audio. The management is extremely poor and untrustworthy. This really needs to be investigated. We made a complaint to the G8 familycare (great beginnings family care )and it felt as though the response was very defensive and we really got nowhere. We had to threaten legal advice against this centre and management to get somewhere with them. After we gave notice the centre manager would not respond to our emails and would take weeks to reply if at all sometimes. Although she was happy to write to us after hours and weekends within a day of us asking a question. There are so many more daycares around please research and if something feels off dont attend. Be sure once you leave to sign in your child on the last day otherwise you'll be charged ridiculous amount of full fees. This was something not advised to us when we enrolled. We had high hopes with this G8 centre because our last one was amazing this one was thoroughly disappointing. I had concerns for the wellbeing and safety of our 3 children. Read more

Pearl Goodwin

Aug, 2024

Editing to add that this Centre is owned by G8 Education - G8 have been in the media in NSW and VIC recently... Editing to add that this Centre is owned by G8 Education - G8 have been in the media in NSW and VIC recently due to alleged sexual abuse of children in their centres. They place profit over children and that certainly was my experience having my children in this centre. This childcare centre has significant issues, too many to list. Positive reviews here are mainly from the previous centre manager and staff (who were great!). After the new manager took over, things deteriorated. Children are not offered activities, barely went outside, educators leave regularly, my kids were in the care of strangers every day. One pick up I found a man alone with my babies in the room. He didn’t introduce himself and it felt wrong. I made the decision to leave after this. The food is poor quality, it smells unclean, there are genuine safety concerns. Our kids often came home with other kids clothes, their belongings were often lost. We got clothes back covered in mould. In general, it was really inconsistent and required me to follow up with management and staff and G8 education on several occasions to ensure basic care to be taken with my children (they would also lie or fail to accept responsibility when they messed up). There were lots of children who left at the same time we did for the same reasons and parents were really unhappy. There are far better childcare centres available. Don’t risk sending your kids here, it’s not safe. Read more

Daniel O'sullivan

May, 2024

I honestly could not be happier with the service that Great Beginnings offers my son! The staff are amazing and I love knowing... I honestly could not be happier with the service that Great Beginnings offers my son! The staff are amazing and I love knowing that my son's happiness is their number one priority. The learning spaces are spacious and provide fantastic learning experiences. The educators are nurturing, passionate and provide exceptional care! I highly recommend Great Beginnings in Mt Clear!!! Read more

Christie Griffiths

May, 2024

We have only moved here recently and finding a childcare centre was very daunting for us! Our son, struggled at our previous childcare... We have only moved here recently and finding a childcare centre was very daunting for us! Our son, struggled at our previous childcare - drop offs were horrible and would have us both in tears! I stressed my concerns with the educators at Great Beginnings from the start and I honestly can't thank them enough for their amazing support! The team would have distractions ready to go before we even turned up, from pressing buttons on the computer (He LOVES this), to making breakfast, to having a milkshake - Whatever worked!! The educators at Great Beginnings have gone above and beyond to ensure that our son feels supported, cared for and a priority!! We often refer to these remarkable people as our additional family!! He spends a great chunk of his days here and I can honestly say that he loves it!! His day is fulfilled with enriching activities and encounters and he is learning all the essential skills that he needs to develop!!! I highly recommend Great Beginnings!!!! Read more

Kimberly Henricksen

Apr, 2024

I highly endorse Great Beginnings! With my daughter facing medical challenges, the staff consistently surpass expectations, continuously offering assistance and checking in to... I highly endorse Great Beginnings! With my daughter facing medical challenges, the staff consistently surpass expectations, continuously offering assistance and checking in to offer more support. For nearly two years, my daughter has thrived there, experiencing the usual highs and lows, yet consistently leaving her genuinely happy. It's always a struggle to tear her away in the afternoons as she's deeply attached to the educators and her peers. The center provides an abundance of engaging activities for the children. Thank you so much Geraldine, Colby and the all the staff you guys are legends! Read more

Vanessa Munro

Dec, 2023

We moved from Great Beginnings to a local kinder 4months ago because I was worried about my child’s school readiness and found staff... We moved from Great Beginnings to a local kinder 4months ago because I was worried about my child’s school readiness and found staff at GB did not engage with the children, there were very few activities provided and rarely changed. Staff would stand around with iPads waiting for the children to something so they could take photos and document m, rather than enthusiastically engaging with the children. Staff were regularly leaving. Bush kinder rarely happened as there weren’t enough staff. My child became withdrawn, did not want to attend and seemed genuinely unhappy. The contrast after I sent him to the kinder across the road is amazing. Having a bubbly chit chatty child, excited to tell me about all the things he’d been doing all day, all the way home was so heartwarming to see after how he’d been GB. I’m very glad we decided to leave. There did seem to be a change in management without communication, so perhaps there was deeper unrest at the time and hopefully a better work place for staff and the children now. So for us GB was not a good fit. But it may be ok for others. My advice would be wherever you go, if you are not happy and it doesn’t feel right, find somewhere else as soon as possible, do not wait and hope things will improve when you raise concerns. They will always say you are heard, but time is precious when children are developing and getting ready for school. We will never get that time back Read more

Meena kant

Apr, 2023

My 2 and half year old son has been attending for the last one month . The facility is nice, the staff is... My 2 and half year old son has been attending for the last one month . The facility is nice, the staff is awesome! I’ll recommend anyone in need of a preschool for their child .Such a great kindergarten with wonderful staff. Definitely made the right choice by choosing this place Read more