This hidden gem has been a second home to my family for the past few years. The reason I first chose the centre was it’s amazing natural outdoor play areas where each age group has it own beautiful space, and the children can even watch the local birdlife right from their classrooms or whilst playing outdoors. It’s something truly special to see. Over the years, I’ve loved seeing the transition of my eldest son, who started at 6 months old. Moving from Nursery through to Kindy has been such a positive, child-led experience, with experienced educators creating the perfect environment for him to grow and thrive. This year, I welcomed my second son, and once again the centre made the transition so smooth for our whole family. My eldest adapted well to the new baby, helped by the way the children can engage with peers from different rooms. My youngest has been attending since 3 months old while I attended my classes at ECU. I was nervous at first, but Roberta and her team supported me through all the “mum guilt” with regular updates and so much genuine care, especially around sleep and settling. As a parent-led not-for-profit centre, Joondalup Early Learning Centre really goes above and beyond. They even offer free early childhood screening, which gave me so much reassurance about both my children’s development. And being an ECU student, the discount for ECU students and staff has been incredibly helpful, especially during busy periods of classes and exams. I’m so grateful for the love, care, and community this centre has given my children. I couldn’t recommend Joondalup Early Learning Centre more highly.

My son was attending other daycare for nearly two years, he was resisting and crying to go the daycare every morning so I was looking for another daycare even it was very close to my house. One Saturday morning, we had opportunity to attend the Joondalup early learning centre’s community opening day with full of fun and enjoyment of the day. My son was so happy and really enjoy at that time so I enrolled him on next day and paid for the two weeks of enrolment fees to secure the position. My son has been going five days a week for three months now and he always very happy and looking forward to going his daycare, seeing and playing with his friends and educators. The staff are very supportive, friendly, compassionate and fully qualified. The chef is an educator and also a cook who can accommodate all the kids’ dietary requirements and needs. The Joondalup early learning centre also provides free occupational assessment and gives you the comprehensive results so you can discuss with the educators for designed program. I was concerned about my son’s development so I requested an occupational assessment and received the report. I showed the report to the educator and discussed with her to ensure that the designed program met my son’s needs. My son and I have received high standards service from the Joondalup early learning centre and I highly recommended this centre to everyone.

We’re so lucky we found an environment where our children feel seen, safe and mostly so content. Our child loves going to “school” and looks forward to day care days. The educators and chef are phenomenal with the children and are individually caring and considerate humans. The community is really welcoming and mindful of different cultures and embraces diversity. We couldn’t have chosen a better suited home away from home for our little humans. P.s. they learn so much too!