This place is truly amazing! All the staff are so wonderful and genuinely care about the children’s welfare and education. I noticed a massive difference in my son’s learning after enrolling him, and have never regretted it.

Great Beginnings Marsden Park is a wonderful childcare centre with staff who genuinely care for the kids. My children attend/have attended the centre, and love it there, with my eldest still happy to come to pick up her sister and say hello to her teachers. The preschool program is a lovely balance of preparation for big school as well as playtime and learning through play, while still providing the longer hours daycare which makes a big difference for working parents. I think the majority of the staff are still there from when my eldest started attending in 2019, which in my opinion says a lot about the culture and environment of the centre for the staff and therefore the kids. Happy staff means happy kids. The classroom teachers are always approachable for questions or updates, as are management, who are so friendly and helpful when figuring out casual days or help with signing in and out as well as the paperwork. I highly recommend GB Marsden Park for daycare and preschool for families.

We've recently moved centres to start at Great Beginnings Marsden Park. The staff there are fantastic and our little man LOVES going to "big school". In the Senior Kindy room, Miss Cherry and Miss Selesa are fantastic with our son and provide so many opportunities for him to learn and have fun. The activities encourage our son to engage and he is more attentive to the learning than he has been in his other centres!

Great Beginnings Marsden park have been amazing over the past 3 years. My daughter is always greeted every morning with a big smile from her educators and she always come home happy with so much to share. The team have always had great with communication and im always kept upto date with what is happening in the class room day to day. Serene and the team thank you for all that you do.

I strongly recommend avoiding this daycare. It is dirty, the staff are unprofessional, and they care only about money. My son caught three viruses there and spent over three weeks critically ill in hospital. He is still recovering. They also overcharged us and refused to issue a refund. Please look at the photos and think twice before trusting them with your child. BIG NO👎

Excellent experience at Great Beginnings with friendly and reliable educators. Extremely positive and eco-friendly environment with approachable educators. Special mention for the educator Ms Mamta Parekh & Ms Kim who have been instrumental in guiding us with personal tips for my child that only helped my child grow leaps and bounds. Extremely thankful to Mamta & Kim for their dedication towards the children. I have noticed numerous positive changes in my daughter throughout her journey at this centre.

The best decision I ever did was to change my son’s preschool . I have seen so many positive changes in my 4year old since the day he joined great beginnings. It might sound a little bit too much but that’s how overwhelming I felt when my little one said he felt safe in his new school. The way his educator has encouraged ,taught him how to regulate his emotions has been truly inspiring.

Management seem to choose the reputation of their centre over the safety of children. I had two children in this centre, one in the nursery room and one in the preschool room. My eldest child had been attending this centre for about three years. The educators are lovely and my children built a great bond with most of them. I also do support males working in early education, and in the education sector in general. I recently raised a concern about one of the educators changing my youngest child's nappy. I had been told by the centre staff on two separate occasions that my youngest child did not like this certain educator. It also didn't sit well with me that this educator never smiled, made eye contact, or said hello. If my child didn't like this educator, I was worried that an injury may occur if he was resisting a nappy change. I also held concerns about why my child did not like this educator (as my child likes everyone) and I wanted to ensure he was not being a victim of any abuse. When I raised my concern with management, I was told that they are an inclusive centre and do not discriminate, and the educator will continue to change my child's nappies. I was disappointed however I maintained my cool. I said "I don't understand why he would want to put himself in that position? All it would take is for my child to have a red bottom and I suspect something has happened, if I reported it he could lose his job. This was a simple legitimate question. I would never make a fictitious report but I will regard my child's safety as paramount importance and act if I suspected something was not right. In reply to this comment management said to me "Perhaps you need to reconsider if this daycare is the right place for you." I said "right, I see how it is." I placed my child's bag in his room and left. I later received a phone call from senior management questioning why I had made a 'threat' to make a report if my child had nappy rash. I again reiterated that I was not referring to 'a bit of nappy rash' and this was not what I said. Senior management went on to allege that I had raised my voice and slammed doors in the centre. I was shocked as this was not the case. The next day I received further correspondence from senior management advising that they had terminated our care agreement as I had (allegedly) breached their parent and visitor code of conduct. I requested they review CCTV footage of my alleged aggressive behavior but was told that they had made their decision. They allowed for my children to attend the centre for a further two weeks before ending their care. During this two weeks I was allowed to attend the centre for drop off and pick up. If they were so fearful of me why didn't they ban me from the centre and allow only my wife to attend? Furthermore, why didn't they call me on my alleged behavior at the time? And why was I not given a warning? I will let you judge for yourself what has really happened here. Unfortunately this seems to be a common response from daycare centres when parents raise concerns about educators. Just like this one with a strikingly similar response: http://surl.li/nrnyg It is disgusting that they can treat families this way especially knowing that we will be displaced on a waiting period for an alternative child care centre. I informed senior management that I already had our children on a 12 week waiting list for another centre however they still chose to terminate our child care.

The full time educators were lovely, however the management and G8 education as a whole are terrible. They prioritise inclusiveness and woke ideals over child safety issues raised by parents.

Fantastic daycare with educators that love what they do :) my daughter has adjusted so much better than we expected in a short amount of time, they were caring and very patient with her. So glad we were able to have her at Great Beginnings!