Headstart Early Learning Centre Berwick

Tina Wang

Aug, 2025

The whole staff here is super friendly, and the teachers are truly dedicated. They helped my 2-year-old son settle in perfectly—now he’s so... The whole staff here is super friendly, and the teachers are truly dedicated. They helped my 2-year-old son settle in perfectly—now he’s so happy here! A huge shoutout to Teacher Sujewaa! My son absolutely adores her. She genuinely pays attention to every child, and even after a long day, she still greets us with the biggest smile and shares all the little highlights of his day. You can really tell she loves what she does! Thank you for your kindness and authentic care we feel so lucky to have found her at this childcare! Read more

Sara

Jul, 2025

Horrible place, please please please avoid this place, there are some educators who are so racist, Do not send your child there ,... Horrible place, please please please avoid this place, there are some educators who are so racist, Do not send your child there , unless you are “white” then they care about you otherwise your child would be absolutely neglected , this review particularly is for an Educator called “Heather” not the manager , this heather who I don’t know her last name was OMG , she was not even wants to show us the baby room when we had orientation day , she pointed the room and said this is the room and we went around to see the sleeping area , she didn’t want answer our Questions and reluctant to talk to us, OMG was absolutely discussing behaviour, obviously we didn’t enrol , but one of my friend did and she witnessed that the same lady refused to give a child her water , completely ignoring the child while chitchatting with another lady , this childcare are full of educators who care about white kids if you are not please please please avoid it, I have heard horrible things about this place , also the educators have their own kids in this centre as well which it makes them to discriminate between kids , I know some one said one educater was asking her kids nappy to be changed more frequently, but why your child need to be treated differently , and some white kids get special treatment by sitting next to the educators food spooning while another the bowl thrown at them , horrible stories that happened in this place , just avoid this place please if you care about your child , ❤️ Read more

BigMilan Photography

Jun, 2025

The staff are really friendly and even laugh when subjected to my dad jokes. Our daughter loves it here. The app they use... The staff are really friendly and even laugh when subjected to my dad jokes. Our daughter loves it here. The app they use is more informative than I expected too ❤️ Read more

Bec Thompson

May, 2024

Amazing Centre. High quality educators and happy children! Highly recommend this centre to all families. Amazing Centre. High quality educators and happy children! Highly recommend this centre to all families.

Swetaleena Panda

May, 2024

Horrible place to send your child. Do not believe the fake reviews here. We are still traumatised by the fact that our child... Horrible place to send your child. Do not believe the fake reviews here. We are still traumatised by the fact that our child suffered a fractured leg and no ambulance was called. This place is dangerous for your child. Do not trust this place Read more

Jessica Wells

Mar, 2024

Big shout out to the crew at Headstart Berwick on Parkhill! Whether I’m dropping off or picking up, the attention that gets shown... Big shout out to the crew at Headstart Berwick on Parkhill! Whether I’m dropping off or picking up, the attention that gets shown to my boys has always been incredible. With those rough/hard mornings or early starts I have seen them care for our kids as if they are their own and always keeping me in the loop! My boys are talking about their educators on the way home and always reporting having happy days! For this tired Mumma the team definitely put our minds at rest knowing they safe and having fun! Thankyou!!! Read more

Sumit Pradhan

Dec, 2023

How do you rate a childcare where 2 back to back incidents happened to your kid, the 2nd one being as severe as... How do you rate a childcare where 2 back to back incidents happened to your kid, the 2nd one being as severe as the child getting a fracture in his leg and none of the 4 educators in the room had any clue regarding how it happened. So this incident happened on 17th of July, when we got a call that our son is in distress. We asked if anything happened but they just told they are not sure exactly, and gave us an impression like he might be missing his parents. We reached there in less than 30 mins and only after that they told something has happened to his leg and he is not standing. They didn't even care to call us immediately when they noticed that. The incident report is the proof that nothing was administered to him. Our son was crying desperately when we reached there and we noticed the office admin was just sitting beside him holding his water bottle. All his regular educators were busy and no one was with him. We immediately realized something is wrong with him as when we tried to make him stand, he was just not putting his right leg down. Till date the question bugs us like how the 4 educators, the admin who was a floater educator did not realize the severity of the incident. We strongly doubt their knowledge of providing first aid or handling little kids who are unable to speak. Kindly note, this incident happened in the Joey classroom (which is not that huge) under the supervision of 4 educators who later told us they have not noticed anything happening. There were just 13 kids in the classroom at that time, and if all educators say that no one has noticed anything, that only concludes how good they are with their job. We took him to the emergency immediately, to discover that he has got a fracture in his right leg. It was a proper fracture and not a hairline one. The centre had not provided us with any incident report on that day of incident, so we went to collect it the next day. We wanted to understand what had happened exactly, but no one gave us any proper information. They just told our son was sitting at 1 place (which was not even a corner of the room or was hiding anywhere) and he suddenly started crying. It just broke our heart the way they were uncooperative with us. Talking about the frequencies of incidents, our son was bitten by another kid just 5 days back (July 12). It was winters, and he was wearing a sweater. The bite was good enough to tear his skin and for blood to come out. Again, think about the alertness of the educators. They were not even fast enough to stop the kids when such things happen. I would have rated them 0, just for the way they have made this a business rather than making it a place for care and compassion. We drop our kids thinking our child is safe with them and will have a good time. But they ensure that they give us more stress. There is no camera in the daycare, educators are not cooperative, centre manager leaves early, so there is lack of leadership. Imagine the admin lady who had just joined two months back before this incident, was taking care of our child and was also the acting centre manager at that point of time. We had noticed when we go to pick our kid, the educators are always near to each other chit chatting among themselves, rather than being scattered and keeping an eye on the kids. They serve afternoon snacks around 2.30-2.45 and after that nothing is served to the kids till the parent picks them up. Many parents had complained about the same and their reply is that we the parents should encourage our kids to ask for food. Kids are too small to ask for food by themselves, the centre should be pre-emptive to offer something as simple as food to them in regular intervals. I would ask the parents to think twice before sending kids here. Imagine the situation, how would you feel if something like this happened to your kid and for lifelong you won't even know how that happened. Read more

Swetaleena Panda

Nov, 2023

I would never recommend Headstart. Educators will show they are sweet and caring and then once your kid settles, they stop. Our child... I would never recommend Headstart. Educators will show they are sweet and caring and then once your kid settles, they stop. Our child suffered immensely. Multiple accidents and no one cared and when we questioned the educators, all we got was we can’t do anything. If you do random checks, you will find the educators lazying around and chitchatting instead of focusing on the kids. The worst scenario was our child broke a bone in the class and all we got was they don’t know how it happened. Nobody cared to even call an ambulance. Please stay away from Headstart because all you will get is lies. You will never know the truth because they don’t have cameras and they will get away because no one has any proof. Read more

Lisa Dass

Aug, 2023

Headstart Early Learning Berwick is the only centre I will send my children to. We have been attending here for the past... Headstart Early Learning Berwick is the only centre I will send my children to. We have been attending here for the past 6 years. I cannot rate the centre manager and staff highly enough. Read more

Romesh Jayasundara

May, 2023

There are so many wonderful things I can mention about Headstart EL Berwick. My son has been attending since he was 7mo, he's... There are so many wonderful things I can mention about Headstart EL Berwick. My son has been attending since he was 7mo, he's now 15mths and absolutely thriving. Every single educator has a special and unique relationship with my son; every time I drop him off I have absolute confidence he will have the best day. There is such a strong and genuine interest in adhering to my son's dietary requirements and stimulating his intense personality. The centre goes above and beyond to include special activities and programs (and also has a fruit bowl at reception promoting healthy eating), and makes a consistent effort to communicate clearly with the parents. On top of this, the centre is always kept clean and tidy. I could not be more thrilled to send my child to such an incredible day care. Thank you to Hailey, Sue, Bella, Cath, Heather, Jess, Brittany, Alka and many more I've missed! From The Jayasundaras Read more