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 as framed by the Early Years Learning Framework.

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.

Guardian Taringa offers high-quality early years childcare and education, a world-class curriculum, brand-new purpose-built facilities, incredible resources, an experienced team and a leading Kindergarten Program for older children.  

We also offer a range of Centre features and practical additional benefits for children and families to make life a little easier, including: 

• Undercover carparking and pram parking 
• Close to public transport 
• Rooftop playground 
• Sweeping views of the city from the playground 
• Open plan rooms and facilities 
• Out and About Excursion Programs into the local community with the Octo-pram 
• Designated drop off and pick up zones to assist with those busy mornings and afternoons. 
• Casual care days where possible to help you manage the unpredictable nature of work life and home life.  
• Assisting you with the Child Care Subsidy and other entitlements to help you make the most of the financial support which may be available. 
• Our family communication app StoryPark to keep you informed throughout the day with photos, videos and updates about your child. 
• Ensuring consistency, so that whether your child is toilet training, learning to self-feed or beginning to write, we keep it going for you. 
• Providing your child with unexpected benefits such as exposure to a range of cultures and languages via our diverse and multi-cultural educator mix. 
• Excursions into the local community. 

Each space is designed specifically to cater to the individual needs of the children, and their developmental stages. For instance, you will see in our baby room that resources (eg mirrors are placed low to the ground to help support your baby’s development and growing curiosity). Whereas our toddler rooms we have resources at a higher level and in scenarios to encourage open-ended and loose-parts play; and our preschool environments are specifically tailored to support our children in their transition to primary school. 

You are welcome to speak to our educators at any time during the tour for further context on why we arrange our rooms the way we do. There is real science behind it and it’s quite fascinating when you consider the layout and resourcing from the eyes of the child and their developmental stage. 

The environment plays a huge factor in learning outcomes for children, so we pride ourselves on helping children and families feel welcome and able to build a sense of belonging, which supports our teaching.   

Children are at the heart of all decision-making at Guardian. At all times our teams honour, celebrate and promote childhood by supporting the unique journey of each child. Children are strong, unique and resilient individuals who are capable of complex thinking and their own perspectives.  

We value the role of families as a child’s first teacher and we’re committed to developing trusting relationships by listening and responding to families about all aspects of their child’s learning and development. So, our approach is focused on the latest research and insights into how children learn best, and the specific skills they will need to thrive in the 21st Century. 

We have an on-site cook who prepares all meals fresh each day, using seasonal and healthy ingredients. We also grow a range of fresh ingredients at most of our Centres, that the children love getting involved with – often harvesting those vegetables and herbs to use in the Centre kitchen as part of their learning about nutrition and wellness. It’s a real playground to plate experience! 

About Guardian Taringa Centre Manager: Dali Jovanovic 

Dali has 17 years of experience working in Early Learning Centre and School Age Care Centres as a Centre Director. She has a Bachelor and Master’s Degree of Human Services in Child and Family Studies. During her time in the sector, she has managed large services of 66, 75, and 150 places. Her role was to lead a team of educators in providing high quality education and care for children, and a reassuring care environment for parents to entrust their children with her team. She has built her reputation on ongoing professional development and she is able to pass this knowledge onto her team members and staff. Driven by passion to work with children, she continuously seeks ways to provide high quality programs that will enhance children’s learning and support their further development. 

Guardian Childcare Taringa services a number of local areas, including: Toowong, Ironside, Indooroopilly, Tarragindi, Auchenflower and Torwood.