1800 517 075
1800 517 075Address:
16-20 Gowrie Park Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC, 3045
Care Type:
Long Day Care, Pre-school
Hours:
6:30AM to 6:30PM
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$178.90 /day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Creative Garden Early Learning Tullamarine.
Address:
16-20 Gowrie Park Drive, Melbourne Airport, VIC, 3045
Rating Score
We have been so happy with this daycare since the moment we transitioned over and we really appreciate the friendly staff and educators that has welcomed us straight away after hearing what happened in the previous daycare.<br>My baby boy transferred here from another daycare about 7 weeks ago and we could already see so much improvement in a short time as he was so unsettled in the previous Daycare.<br>In about 2 weeks attending here, he has changed so much with smiles dropping off and picking up,<br>He has became so much more confident and socialising with others more, Even my mother and my friends who haven’t seen him for a few weeks could see the difference. Coming from a class of 10+ in the previous daycare to having a close group of 5 makes a big difference especially in the early stages.<br>Since he started this daycare, I’ve been more relaxed and confident sending him here.<br><br>Thank you Creative Garden Early Learning Tullamarine
- Erica Chiu
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Tullamarine, Broadmeadows, Gladstone Park, Airport West, Greenvale, Attwood, Sunbury, and Keilor in Melbourne.
Many of our Children go on to attend local schools such as Gladstone Park Primary. Airport Aviation fire trucks, and Federal Police visits, supporting a smooth transition to school.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Tullamarine, Broadmeadows, Gladstone Park, Airport West, Greenvale, Attwood, Sunbury, and Keilor in Melbourne.
Many of our Children go on to attend local schools such as Gladstone Park Primary. Airport Aviation fire trucks, and Federal Police visits, supporting a smooth transition to school.
We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.
Our Learning Environments
Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:
We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.
Innovative Early Learning Programs
Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:
We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.
State Government Approved Programs
Our Kindergarten program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, ensuring a confident transition to school.
Our long-standing team, with over 15 years of experience, provides a calm and supportive environment where children feel safe and secure.
We support families with essentials included, such as meals, sunscreen, nappies, wipes, and bedding, making daily routines easier.
Our centre offers the Victorian Government-approved ‘Kinder: Best Start, Best Life’ program for 3–4-year-olds, providing up to 15 hours per week of funded Kindergarten. This program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, setting them up for future success.
Our Enhanced Learning Program for Kindergarten children focuses on:
With extended hours and a year-round program (excluding public holidays), our Kindergarten program is delivered by qualified Early Childhood Teachers committed to supporting your child’s individual development.
Additional Benefits Include:
We also engage with local schools and provide transition statements, ensuring your child feels confident and prepared for the next steps in their education journey. Stay connected with your child’s progress via our Xplor platform, which offers regular updates on their learning and development.
“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and through experimentation. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play including sensory play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing.
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games, role playing and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddlers can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn-taking, developing self-confidence and emotional self-regulation. Our skilled team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program has school readiness at its core, encouraging active engagement in learning and supporting a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning and a child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's literacy development by engaging in rich discussions, reading, storytelling, dramatic play and experimentation all of which introduce new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations.
Throughout the Kindergarten year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, are supported through group learning experiences. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Our goal in the kindergarten year is to prepare children and families for a smooth transition to primary school.
Morning
Brianna is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Brianna is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Brianna has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Brianna a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Brianna and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Brianna’s favourite book.
Morning
Todd is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Todd is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Todd identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Todd is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Todd is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Todd picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Todd and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Todd enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Todd is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Todd’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Carly is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Carly and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Carly is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Carly sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Carly takes part in the centre’s sports program. Carly loves sports. Sports helps Carly improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Carly is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Carly and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Our centre chef prepares and cooks nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating across a wide variety of food.
Our centre offers seasonal whole food-based menus – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Hi my name is Kerrie, and I am the Centre Manager here at Creative Garden Tullamarine. I have been working with children for a period of 22 years. I was at a Primary School for 9 years where I was an assistant in the Before & After school care program & then went on to become the Coordinator of the program. I also worked regularly in the 3 year old & 4 year old Pre-school /Kindergarten at the school. I then came to work here at Creative Garden where I had been a Lead educator for 11 years before moving to the Managers position in July 2018.
My favourite part of working at our centre is the people in it, the children, parents, families and educators whom all make up our ‘Creative Garden family’. Having the privilege of seeing our children grow and develop, well, there is nothing else quite like it. The saddest part is when our children finish up to go to school.
We are a close knit community, where we really value and support each other; this is extended to our families, who we have developed close relationships with. This culture is felt from the moment you walk in the door, where you really feel a sense of belonging.
Here at Creative Garden Tullamarine we understand the importance of choosing the right care and education centre for you. Our team is passionate and committed to providing the best quality care and education. We strive to embed a sense of belonging where everyone is made to feel a part of our Creative Garden family. I am so proud of our service and encourage you to come and visit. We look forward to meeting you!
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Your enquiry will be sent directly to the Creative Garden Early Learning Tullamarine.
Based on 59 Reviews
Rating Score
Erica Chiu
We have been so happy with this daycare since the moment we transitioned over and we really appreciate the friendly staff and educators that has welcomed us straight away after hearing what happened in the previous daycare.<br>My baby boy transferred here from another daycare about 7 weeks ago and we could already see so much improvement in a short time as he was so unsettled in the previous Daycare.<br>In about 2 weeks attending here, he has changed so much with smiles dropping off and picking up,<br>He has became so much more confident and socialising with others more, Even my mother and my friends who haven’t seen him for a few weeks could see the difference. Coming from a class of 10+ in the previous daycare to having a close group of 5 makes a big difference especially in the early stages.<br>Since he started this daycare, I’ve been more relaxed and confident sending him here.<br><br>Thank you Creative Garden Early Learning Tullamarine
Terri-Lee Denys
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br>What I love most about Creative Gardens is the amazing team and the genuine care they have for the children.<br><br>My son has been at Creative Gardens since he was just 1 year old, so the centre and the educators have been such a huge part of his life and our family’s journey. Watching him grow from a little boy into the beautiful 5-year-old he is today has been so special.<br><br>A very special mention has to go to Shenay and Carlton, his Kinder educators. They have been absolutely incredible with my son and have taken the time to really understand him as an individual. Supporting a child with autism and ADHD can come with its challenges, but they have always shown my son patience, understanding, kindness and acceptance.<br><br>They understand his sensory needs, his big emotions and the way he communicates and interacts with the world, and they know how to support him when things become overwhelming. They celebrate his strengths and achievements, no matter how big or small, and have always made him feel safe, included and valued.<br><br>As a mum, knowing that my son is surrounded by educators who genuinely care about him and understand him means more than I can put into words. Shenay and Carlton have been such an important part of his journey, and I will always be grateful for the love, patience and support they have given him.<br><br>Creative Gardens isn’t just a childcare centre to us — it has become a second home for my son and a very special part of our family. ❤️<br><br>Thank you to all the educators and staff who have been part of my son’s journey over the past four years. We are so incredibly grateful for everything you have done for him and for our family.
Melissa Josephine Gravina
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br><br>We have had such a wonderful experience with Creative Garden Early Learning- Tullamarine. From the moment we walked through the doors, the educators and staff have been warm, caring and welcoming.<br><br>The educators genuinely care about the children and take the time to understand their individual needs, personalities and development. I especially appreciate the communication with families and the effort they put into making the children feel safe, supported and happy.<br><br>The centre is clean, inviting and has wonderful indoor and outdoor spaces for the children to learn, explore and play. It is so reassuring as a parent to know your child is being cared for by people who are passionate about what they do.<br><br>A beautiful centre with a caring team. We are very grateful for the care, support and memories they provide for our family. Highly recommend Creative Garden Early Learning -Tullamarine! ❤️
Joshua Caldwell
Highly recommend. Team here are super friendly. Kerry who runs the place is amazing and so are the educators. Won't send my son anywhere else.
ramy al-gaznakhi
We couldn’t be happier with Creative Gardens and the care they have provided for our daughter over the past 12+ months. From day one, the educators have been incredibly caring, supportive and welcoming, and it’s clear how much they genuinely care about the children.<br><br>Our daughter absolutely loves going, and seeing how happy, confident and comfortable she is there gives us so much peace of mind as parents. The communication with families is also fantastic, and we always feel kept up to date with how she is going.<br><br>A huge thank you to the entire Creative Gardens team for everything you do. We genuinely couldn’t recommend you highly enough!
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