Mayfield Early Education Maddingley

I have been working in the childcare industry for 10 years. I started my journey as a trainee at a sessional kindergarten in a rural town in northern NSW after the encouragement of my family and friend to follow my passion of working with children. as this passion grew so did my thirst for knowledge and I began working towards my diploma and soon became a room leader. than came the big decision to move here to VIC. Working through the roles of lead educator, educational leader and 2IC I gained the knowledge and confidence to pursue my dream of being a center manager in this role I am able to support families and be a advocate for children learning and happiness.

We understand that health and nutrition is an important corner stone of any child’s development. We take seriously our commitment to improving the health and nutrition of all children attending our centre, and make sure to adhere to national regulations.

We ensure the following:

• all members of staff ensure adequate health and hygiene practices, as well as safe practices for handling, preparing and storing food.
• that children always have access to safe drinking water and are offered food and beverages appropriate to each child’s needs on a regular basis throughout the day.
• the food or beverages provided are nutritious and adequate in quantity and chosen based on each child’s dietary requirements.
• a weekly menu is displayed and accessible to family members which accurately describes the food and beverages to be provided by the service each day.

We continue to update our health and nutrition policies as required by the Education and Care Services National Regulations. Please speak to our centre manager should you wish to learn more.

As a first-time mum I was extremely nervous to head back to work and leave my daughter in the care of others. Upon our initial walk through of the centre, I knew this was the one for us. We instantly felt welcome by all the staff, the centre is so clean and well maintained, the staff go above and beyond for our daughter, right down to ringing me when she has a day off to make sure she is okay! She loves going here and has a wonderful group of educators and friends in her room. Highly recommend this centre to all my family and friends who are expecting :)