Open 7:00am to 6:00pm
Monday to Friday
Our centre has been recognised as ‘Exceeding’ the National Quality Standard. This is the highest rating you can receive from a regulatory authority assessment and we are proud to deliver an exceptional service to the children and families who attend our centre.
HOURS
Mon to Fri 7:00am to 6:00pm
ADDRESS
Level 3 , 45 King Street Bowen Hills, QLD, 4006
Entry via Machinery Street
SPACES AVAILABLE NOW ACROSS ROOMS
Check out our fantastic indoor and outdoor learning spaces your child will enjoy
Welcome to our Centre
Guardian Childcare & Education King Street is rated exceeding in all seven areas of the National Quality Standard. Guardian King Street long day care centre also has a leading Kindergarten Program, led by university-qualified teachers. This program is for children aged three and up and is designed to help children get ready for the exciting transition to primary school.
- Inspiring, light-filled learning spaces including art studios and workshops
- Passionate highly experienced Educators and degree-qualified Teachers
- Exciting outdoor space for children to explore, includes water play areas, native gardens and natural play structures
- Beautifully designed learning spaces to inspire curiosity, fun, and a sense of belonging
- Quality learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking, Sustainability and weekly morning yoga classes to promote health and wellbeing
- On-site Chef who cooks fresh, nutritious meals daily in our fully equipped kitchen
- For babies, the Centre provides nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, high-quality formula and bed linen
- Extended hours of care each weekday from 7am to 6pm
Meet our Centre Manager Belinda
"I believe that if a child is given the opportunity to explore, create and be nurtured, there is no end to their potential."
Where children are supported to be brave, curious, and bold in their learning, for the best possible start to life.
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.
With endless possibilities, there’s never a dull moment and no two days are the same.
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.
Breakfast time where families are welcome to stay and enjoy breakfast with the children.
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.
There's an opportunity for children to come together and enjoy morning tea.
Following morning tea, the planned experiences continue. This includes both indoor and outdoor programs.
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 excursion if they wish.
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.
Children come together for afternoon tea in small groups or with siblings (they can also rest and play together, too). This time also presents an opportunity to reflect on the day.
As families arrive to pick up children, there's an opportunity to speak to Educators and share information about 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.
What's included in the Guardian Experience
From nutritious meals and engaging learning programs —it’s all covered in your daily rate. No hidden extras, just peace of mind for you and a great day for your child.
Hat, wetbag and sunscreen
5 meals per day
All incursions and excursions
Nappies and wipes
Storypark parenting app
Long day care hours year around
Helpful Information
Opening Hours
What to Bring
What we Provide
- Nappies and wipes
- Bed linen
- Guardian hat
- SPF 50+ sunscreen
- All nutritious meals and snacks
What to Bring
- Water bottle
- Spare change of clothing, labelled
- Soft toy or comfort blanket for nap time
- Baby's bottles for formula or breastmilk
Our Educators
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.
You and Your Child
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.
Learn More About Our Centre
Guardian Childcare & Education King Street is located in the heart of the Brisbane Showgrounds community. It is just a few minutes walk from The Greens and The Yards residential buildings, as well as KingsGate and KingsCo-Op commercial buildings. Accessible via Gregory Terrace and St Paul’s Terrace, the Centre is a short 1.6 km drive to the Brisbane CBD and offers short-stay car parking for pick-up and drop-off as well as pram parking.
Guardian Childcare & Education King Street is big on space, with a number of special and inspiring environments for the children to explore. These include art studios and workshops, water play areas, native gardens and natural play structures.
The children and educators make use of the Centre’s rooftop garden in the late afternoons; playing in the wonderful warm Brisbane breeze. The team at Guardian King Street have a number of activities available for the children.
Our ‘Out and About’ program includes excursions to the local park and into the King Street Community. Children at Guardian King Street get out and about on regular excursions, and because of this they have a great connection with the surrounding community. With the Brisbane Showgrounds on our doorstep, we attend the Royal Queensland Show (EKKA) each year and often explore the camping, boating and fishing shows too.
Our approach to early childhood education at Guardian Childcare & Education King Street in Bowen Hills means your family has access to high-quality early learning in a safe environment close to home. We’re about building strong relationships with children and families, ensuring we create amazing learning experiences for each child and age group.
We are committed to best practices in our child care Centre, ensuring safe, secure, and inviting learning environments for children aged six weeks to six years in a long day care setting, supported by friendly Educators.
Each learning program is designed by experienced Educators and Teachers to support children in developing social and emotional skills, along with literacy, numeracy and problem-solving ability that prepares them for a life of learning. Our learning programs are aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Standard, and the Australian School Curriculum.
The on-site cook prepares delicious meals and snacks freshly every day and also hosts hands-on cooking classes for the children to help extend their knowledge of nutrition and encourage them to try new foods! The children and educators also tend a vegetable garden on the Centre rooftop.
For children aged three and four years, Guardian King St early learning centre has an amazing kindergarten program that runs with our long day care to help prepare them for their upcoming transitions into formal schooling. Our three-year-old kindergarten program emphasises developing some of the social and communication skills that the children will use as they gain more self-confidence and independence.
In four-year-old kindergarten, children further develop their communication, social and emotional skills, and they also begin exploring some numbers, shapes and phonics. We encourage children to practice reading simple sounds and words on their own, and we empower them through the learning process that comes with this. Through developing skills in these areas, children can feel more ready and confident as they begin their first year of school.
We develop each child’s literacy and numeracy skills to help them feel confident and prepared during the challenging leap to school. Our program supports the needs and routines of each of our families, and we ensure each child’s cultural background is supported and encouraged.
Guardian Childcare King Street is an early learning centre that provides high-quality education and child care for families in local areas, including Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Teneriffe, Spring Hill and Herston.
Sustainability is another focus at our Centre, and we empower children to develop an understanding of recycling and other sustainable practices while developing a genuine passion and care for looking after our planet. Our Out & About program encourages children to spend more time playing outdoors in the fresh air and natural sunlight. We have a beautiful, spacious outdoor environment for the children to explore and practice engaging their imaginations and creativity.
Why not come and meet the team and have a look around our Centre today? We’d love to show you why Guardian King Street in Bowen Hills is the perfect environment for your child. At Guardian, we believe that together, we can create life-long learners who reach their full potential.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Centre Highlights
- We’re Exceeding! What does that mean? Every six months, our Centres are assessed by ACECQA, the national body with the responsibility for monitoring the quality of all registered child care centres in Australia. A rating of Exceeding National Quality Standard means that you can be assured that this Centre is providing an exceptional level of care and attention for your child.
Our King Street childcare centre offers:
- Passionate highly experienced Educators and degree-qualified Teachers
- Beautifully designed learning spaces to inspire curiosity, fun, and a sense of belonging
- Quality learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking and Sustainability
- On-site Chef who cooks fresh, nutritious meals daily in our fully equipped kitchen.
- For babies, the Centre provides nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, high-quality formula and bed linen
- Extended hours of care each weekday from 7am to 6pm
Our Learning Programs
Learning should be fun! Learning through play encourages children to explore and understand their world at their own pace. It helps build their knowledge, develop confidence, and embrace curiosity.
Learning should be fun! Learning through play allows children to build their knowledge, develop confidence, and embrace curiosity.
Kindergarten Program
Our specialist two-year kindergarten/preschool program is led by degree qualified Teachers in a long day care setting. Children explore and understand their world in an environment of safety and security. It’s where they develop the foundational literacy and numeracy skills to thrive.
Out and about
Through excursions, children are supported to expand their world, to get to know their community, and have a sense of belonging. Their learning thrives when they feel safe, welcome, and that they belong.
STEM
Children discover the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through age-appropriate activities that are designed to foster curiosity and develop foundational skills like problem-solving and creativity.
Cooking
Cooking experiences teach numeracy by counting ingredients, and weighing and measuring quantities and volume, while managing these tasks supports independence and confidence.
Ella Language
Learning languages through Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) supports brain development and social skills and creates opportunities to celebrate cultural diversity.
Joy of Reading
Reading aloud to children each day inspires imagination and supports thinking. Books with rhythm, rhyme and word patterns make stories more playful and memorable.
Sustainability
From growing veggies and foraging in the garden for that day’s meal ingredients to learning about recycling, children learn about being part of a community, connecting to their environment and understanding their impact on the world.
Krizia S.
01:41 22 Oct 24
Max T.
03:10 15 Aug 24
We have been very happy with Guardian King Street. It is well run, organised and the educators have been consistent since we started there which is a sign of a good centre. The educators take a genuine interest in our daughter. They organise great activities for the children and it is evident that they are continually trying out new ideas to make improvements.
Emma W.
01:10 15 Aug 24
My daughter has been attending Guardian King Street for over 12 months. The staff have been consistent over that time and are all excellent. Belinda, the centre manager, is wonderful and runs a tight ship. I was advised by someone in the childcare industry prior to my daughter starting daycare to choose a centre based on the NQS accreditation and seek out a daycare that is ‘exceeding’ accreditation. This has been excellent advice and the quality of the care at Guardian King Street is exceptional. We briefly had our daughter attending another centre closer to our home for a couple of days per week earlier this year, but ultimately we decided to keep her at Guardian exclusively as despite the longer drive it is a much higher quality centre. The other centre she briefly attended was only ‘meeting’ accreditation criteria so I can confidently say from our experience that the NQS rating accurately reflects the quality of care provided. Thank you to the wonderful King St team!
Komang P.
04:06 07 May 24
Alessandra V.
23:56 12 Mar 24
Really great childcare Centre. Very well managed, wonderful staff, good facilities and food. Communication is very good through the online portal but also face to face. My baby seems very happy. Happy to recommend this Centre to other parents
Kirill S.
23:17 21 Aug 23
My son has been enrolled at Guardian for 4 months and we are happy with the service.
Elisiva C.
01:32 17 Jan 23
Lovely centre with great staff. Always clean and tidy and my child has grown a lot since starting there.
Maria P
00:39 27 Dec 22
Wonderful centre - the team is so caring and kind, our child loves going here and is learning so much!
Kimberley S.
04:42 26 Jul 22
Guardian King St is such a wonderful childcare centre. We’ve sent our daughter since she was 10 months old (she is now almost 2) and even when we moved house 15mins away we still kept her here because it’s the best! I looked at so many other daycare centers and none compare. The staff are just the most beautiful people who really love children. They are the best mix of kind, nurturing, playful and caring. The management is fantastic and the centre is modern, clean, calm, and full of great toys and activities for the kids. If you want a centre that is going to love and care for your child as much as you, I can’t recommend this daycare highly enough!
Aurelien D.
02:54 08 Mar 22
Our daughter is very happy to attend the child care every day and we, as parents are more than satisfied about the care provided and the high professionalism of the staff.We highly recommend this center for their amazing communication and support.We could not dream of a better child care.
Jessica Jay S.
08:41 12 Feb 20
I couldn’t recommend a place more than this place. I have kept in touch with other parents and they all agree when I say that guardian really set our children up for success. They have all started prep and are doing well. They all adjusted perfectly to school and have had no issues with the learning or schedule.Great work team! You all made it so easy for us and did wonders caring for our son!
Jacqui M.
03:36 27 Aug 19
The supportive, kind, warm and knowledgeable educators are always focused on providing great learning experiences and excursions that have helped our child develop fine motor skills, language and friendships beyond our expectations. They love attending the centre and we are continually amazed by the new things they learn with their friends each day. We trust and feel at ease communicating with the educators and leadership, and love that the values and principles they teach are consistent with the ones we practice at home. We recommend King Street Guardian Early Learning to everyone!
Mikki R.
22:52 13 Feb 19
My son has been attending King Street for almost a year now and is loving every minute of it - to the point where sometimes it's hard to get him home - he doesn't want to leave! The carer's treat the kids like their own and the facilities are second to none. I would not hesitate in recommending King Street for your children.
Owen “.
03:04 11 Feb 19
My kid loves the place and his educators and I do too. Thanks Mel and awesome crew of educators!
Nicole M.
22:28 07 Feb 19
Our son was one of the first children enrolled at Guardian Early Learning Centre (GELC) King Street and he has loved every minute of his first year there. The educators are so kind and caring. They have taught our son so many things including self feeding and sign language so he can communicate with us. Being a full service centre makes life so easy for us too not having to worry about lunches and we know the food he does eat will be full of goodness. Sending our son to GELC King Street was one of the best decisions we could have made to start our son's education. Thanks to Mel and the team there...we love you!
Louise M.
02:53 31 Jan 19
A fantastic childcare centre in Bowen Hills!The Guardian approach to care and early learning is brilliant. My two little ones thrive in the open plan layout and the child-led play based learning philosophy. Visits to the Ekka and excursions to the local cafes for babycinos are just some of the experiences the kids rave about!Reasonable and competitive fees for fully inclusive care. The in-house chef is great!Great staff led by a wonderful Centre Manager. Highly recommend.
Brisbane M.
04:01 20 Jul 20
Excellent facilities, very modern, large with great toys and activities for the children. Beautiful natural light from floor to ceiling windows and outings/excursions for the kids. Sean and Maddie are fantastic. Gill the chef is amazing, very high quality fresh food for the children everyday. The toys are high quality, great big clean sandpit with diggers and a gorgeous fort and climbing equipment. Perfect for hot Queensland summers as it is temperature controlled. Only annoying part is driving up three levels just to drop your kid off, and having to walk down three levels of stairs once you pass reception, then back up three flights of stairs to then drive three levels back down to get out of the centre - every morning and afternoon.