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.

If you’re looking for childcare near Heidelberg, then consider taking a tour at Guardian East Ivanhoe and find out how we do childcare differently and why those extra few minutes in the car are worthwhile. 

We focus on creating an innovative learning environment through focusing on relationships with children and working closely with parents to ensure each child is getting the focused attention he or she needs. 

Guardian East Ivanhoe is rated as exceeding the National Quality Standard (NQS) for Childcare. An Exceeding rating means the service is performing above and beyond the requirements of the NQS. The three Exceeding NQS themes are used to determine if approved education and care services exceed each of the fifteen NQS quality standards – the three Themes include ‘Embedded in service operations’, ‘Informed by critical reflection’ and ‘Shaped by meaningful engagement with families and/or the community., 

Services must demonstrate these themes in practice for a standard to be rated as Exceeding NQS. In addition, there are seven Quality Areas. To be rated Exceeding NQS overall, all Quality Areas must be at least Meeting NQS, and four or more Quality Areas must be Exceeding NQS, with at least two of these being Quality Areas 1, 5, 6 or 7. The Quality Areas are: 

1. Educational program and practice 

1. Children’s health and safety 

1. Physical environment 

1. Staffing arrangements 

1. Relationships with children 

1. Collaborative partnerships with families and communities 

1. Governance and leadership 

Read more about the National Quality Standard for Childcare. 

Our close partnership with families allows us to offer a range of additional benefits to the learning and childcare experience for the children at Guardian East Ivanhoe. We pride ourselves on the support we offer families and want to help make it a little easier to balance all those daily commitments, through initiatives such as:   

• 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 government subsidies and 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   
• We hold parent and educator sessions to keep you informed of your child’s individual progress.   
• Providing your child with unexpected benefits such as exposure to a range of cultures and languages via our diverse and multi-cultural educator mix.    

Each Guardian childcare and early learning Centre is as unique as the children within it. However, creating community connections is something we’re incredibly passionate about at Guardian East Ivanhoe. 

Guardian East Ivanhoe has vacancies at the moment so if you are looking for the best way to prepare your child for one of the excellent schools in the area, take a tour with us today and find out why we are usually booked out a year in advance. 

Guardian Childcare East Ivanhoe services a number of local areas, including: Darebin, Heidelberg, Kew North, Eaglemont, Ivanhoe East and Bellfield.