Georgie-Rae Lorenzi
Centre Manager
"Each day brings a new opportunity to connect with the world around us."
Open 7:30am to 6:00pm
Monday to Friday
Guardian Early Learning Centre – Gungahlin
Every day is an opportunity for discovery and growth at Guardian Early Learning Centre – Gungahlin, which is rated exceeding in the National Quality Standard. With a range of exciting, resource-rich environments including an indoor/outdoor program, natural play structures, and a sustainability program, children are encouraged to explore and learn.
The light-filled centre also has herb and vegetable gardens, woodwork areas, fortes, worm farms, a bark pit, repurposed materials, and a range of age-specific ateliers.
Children get out and about on excursions, so we have a great connection with the surrounding community. We visit locations such as our local library, Bunnings, Woolworths, a nearby nature reserve, and the local college, who we have a great relationship with.
We are proud to have a culturally diverse and celebrate a variety of cultures and holidays. Our community-minded team also organise regular visits from Duncan Smith, from the Wiradjuri Echoes, who does various activities with the children.
Our on-site cook, Nirosha – who won ACT Cook of the Year in 2018 – prepares five nutritionally balanced meals using seasonal ingredients every day. The children and Educators often collect herbs and vegetables from the gardens to add to the daily meals and use in cooking classes.
Begin the adventure at Guardian today by booking a tour to explore the centre, chat with our team of Educators and learn more about our high-quality curriculum.
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Rhythm of The Day
With endless possibilities, there’s never a dull moment at Guardian and no two days are the same. Here’s what a day at Guardian might look like.
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From 7.30am
Handover time with children, families and our friendly Educators. There’s a chance for conversation to share what’s important for the day/what’s happened the night before at home.
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9:00
Breakfast time and families are welcome to stay and enjoy breakfast with the children.
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Morning
As children are arriving and families are coming and going, there’s an opportunity for play as well as family grouping, open-plan play and multi-age grouping.
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Morning
As the children come together, planned experiences begin. This is where the Guardian programs and practices comes to life. Examples of learning include numeracy, literacy, language, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, social skills, technology, science, creative arts, curiosity and more.
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Morning
There’s an opportunity for children to come together and enjoy morning tea.
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Mid-morning
Following morning tea, the planned experiences continue. This includes both indoor and outdoor programs.
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Afternoon
There’s an opportunity for children to come together for lunch. With an open-door policy, families are able to join the centre for meals and excursions if they wish.
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Afternoon
For children who want to, or need to, there’s an opportunity to sleep, rest or relax. For children who don’t need to rest, there are planned experiences, which are more likely to be outdoors.
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Afternoon
Children come together for afternoon tea in small groups or with siblings (they can also rest together and play together, too). This time also presents an opportunity to reflect on the day.
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End of the day
As families arrive to pick up children, there’s an opportunity to speak to Educators and share information about the day.
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End of the day
Some centres offer early tea or light snack at the end of the day, which they can grab as they leave the centre. We’re mindful of how routines vary at home, so if throughout the day, we notice children look tired, food will be provided.
Helpful Information
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The staff at our Gungahlin Early Learning Centre have a strong commitment to create a warm and welcoming environment by having a strong focus on building and maintaining meaningful and true relationships with families and their children.
Each classroom has direct access to the outdoor yard, children are provided with the opportunities to move freely between the indoor and outdoor environment. Our environment has been specifically designed to engage, challenge and excite the children throughout their time at Gungahlin Early Learning Centre. Our outdoor environments have a mix of open air and covered spaces so that the children are able to be outside all year round, regardless of the weather.
The resources and materials in the centre are natural, open ended and well maintained. The centre provides high quality education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years. Our educators are passionate and committed to providing a nurturing and simulating early learning environment for each child and their families. Using the Early Years Learning Framework to guide our education program and scaffold children’s learning.
We also have a qualified cook who prepares each meal from the freshest seasonal ingredients. We provide breakfast for early starters, morning tea, lunch, afternoon, tea and a late snack at the end of the day.
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| Age Group | Daily Fee |
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| Nursery to Preschool | $133.00 |
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What we Provide
- Hats
- Sunscreen
- Four nutritionally balanced meals including: Breakfast, Lunch, Morning and Afternoon tea
- Nappies
- Bibs
- Bedding
- Formula - S26
What to Bring
- Soft toy or comfort blanket for nap time
- Spare change of clothing
- Water bottle
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Our team of Educators are committed and passionate about ensuring your child will be safe, nurtured and cared for every day. At Guardian, children are encouraged to engage in interest-led play that creates learning and meaningful experiences.
Our Educators seek to optimise diverse learning opportunities and implement the Curriculum Curriculum as framed by the Early Years Learning Framework.
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All Guardian Centres provide a Centre-to-Family communication platform so families can maintain contact with their children’s experiences through photos, stories and learning outcomes.
Our Centres use Storypark and each family is provided with a secure login to access on their computers, mobiles or apps.
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Begin the Adventure at Guardian
To explore the centre, chat with our team of Educators and learn more about our high-quality curriculum, book a tour now.
Welcome to our centre
Guardian Early Learning Centre – Gungahlin
5 O’Brien Place
Gungahlin, ACT, 2912
Call our customer Service:
“It’s not easy to leave your child in the care of someone else, however, from day one I can comfortably say that your staff have always provided the best care for both my children. I always see all the great things they do with the children but most importantly they are always there to comfort the children and take such great care of them.”
– Ivana Dusenjko, Mickleham Road, Vic
"The transition into childcare was made easy by the supportive and compassionate staff. Daily communication (both email and verbal) kept me up to date with my daughter's progress socially, emotionally and intellectually. The 'child centred' approach is amazing; for my child to make connections to her own world and experiences. She loves going.”
– Sarah Collingwood, Jacaranda – Sunnybank, Qld
"“The team are passionate about being early childhood Educators. The environment is filled with many indoor and outdoor activities allowing a child-led development by following their natural interests (inspired by Reggio Emilia). A philosophy we follow in our home. My four-year-old daughter’s language and social skills have improved greatly.””
– Angela K, Lane Cove, NSW
