Meet our Centre Manager Rina
Centre Manager
Our Centre Managers are the heart of our Centres. Leading our Teachers and Educators to deliver the highest quality care and education to all children.
Mon to Fri 6:30am to 6:30pm
1/50 Hampstead Road Maidstone, VIC, 3012
SPACES AVAILABLE NOW ACROSS ROOMS
At Guardian Maidstone, we create a nurturing space where your child will feel supported every day. Our long day care centre offers the highest quality of safety, care and education, from our nursery through to our government-subsidised 2-year Flying Start to School Kindergarten program.
What makes our Maidstone childcare the ideal choice for your family?
• Our newly refurbished indoor areas, including a dedicated art space, are filled with quality, age-appropriate resources that engage and inspire.
• Three expansive outdoor areas invite adventure with a bike track, a sandpit, a veggie garden, and even centre pets for the children to help care for.
• Our To BE Me learning programs meet each child where they are, supporting their individual development. Our team understands and encourages your child at every stage.
Families quickly discover a welcoming community with a shared commitment to every child’s wellbeing and safety. We’re proud of our ealry learning centre – your child will never want to leave! Join the leading childcare provider in the area!
Where children are supported to be brave, curious, and bold in their learning, for the best possible start to life.
We know children (and families) like routine. Whilst no two days of learning are ever the same - here's what a day at Guardian might look like.
Morning
Our friendly Nursery team of familiar educators will be there to greet you and support your baby to settle in for the day. Breakfast time is available & families are welcome to stay and enjoy with the children. This is also a great chance for conversation to share what is important and how your baby’s night at home was.
Mid-Morning
Our nursery learning environments are set up indoors and outdoors for your baby to engage with a variety of planned experiences while they interact with our team such as exploring picture books, singing songs together. We also offer morning tea.
Middle of the Day
Dependent on the needs of every baby, we time lunch to suit the children. Team members will support your child to eat and/or have a bottle, and when they are ready, are gently settled for sleep or rest. With an open-door policy, families can enjoy lunch/bottle time with your baby if you wish.
Mid-Afternoon
Our nursery planned experiences (both indoor and outdoor) continue and there are opportunities for movement, playing games, more books and songs, or sensory exploration. Afternoon snack is provided.
End of Day
We’ll have your baby’s belongings ready for you at pick up time. The Nursery team will share information about your baby’s day and their learning, preparing you and your child for a smooth transition to your evening. Please grab a piece of fruit or snack on the way out!
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
Read more here
Our daily rates are all inclusive and have no additional charges for incursions / excursions or any of our learning programs. The rates shown are an estimate based on using Childcare Subsidy (CCS) subsidised hours. The CCS helps lower your out-of-pocket costs, with subsidy rates dependant on your individual family eligibility levels.
What You Might Pay After CCS | |||
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Age of Room | Daily Rate | 60% Subsidy | 80% Subsidy |
Nursery (0–2) | $186.22 | $86.15 | $52.79 |
Toddler (2–3) | $186.22 | $86.15 | $52.79 |
Kinder (3–5) | $180.38 | $80.31 | $46.95 |
The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families up to 15 hours of Free Kindergarten a week, in addition to the Childcare Subsidy. The funding offsets the fees for three and four-year-old children that are part of the centre’s long day care Kindergarten program. Families will save up to $2,101 a year for children aged three-years-old and above in eligible long day cares in 2025. Ask for more details when you tour the centre.
Our Centre team, led by our experienced Centre Manager Rina, prides themselves on creating a great sense of community for all families.
Each role in the Centre is designed to work together to help create a nurturing environment for every child in each of our learning spaces.
In our Nursery Room, the dedicated team has a special role in creating secure attachments, routines, and strong relationships. Unique to Guardian nurseries is our Baby Ambassador, who is your go-to person for you and your baby’s first 12 months with us. They will know every detail about your baby: how breast or bottle milk is managed, how they like to eat, their sleeping routines, the nappies they wear, and more. With babies as young as six weeks in the Centre, it’s the Baby Ambassador’s job to work with families and Educators to help make our Nursery feel just like home.
Our Educators across the age groups work together to create fun, stimulating, and age-appropriate experiences for every child in their care. They are dedicated, experienced professionals who are allocated to a specific room so they can get to know each child individually and support their learning and development.
As part of our 2-year Flying Start to School program, we have degree-qualified Teachers who use the latest teaching practices to help your child build essential practical and social skills, ensuring they’re ready for their next big adventure—school!
Each room has a Lead Educator or Teacher who is responsible for planning and implementing an effective ongoing cycle of planning, documentation, and evaluation of the room’s learning program.
At the core of the Centre is our Cook—make sure you check out their daily menu when you visit. They help make food part of the learning journey and love seeing how children respond to new and exciting flavours.
The team is supported by a strong Leadership Team, including an Assistant Centre Manager and an Educational Leader.
Every role at the Centre is as important as the next.
Great communication is vital in our collaborative partnerships with families at the Centre. We have a variety of different ways we communicate with you about your child’s learning and progress:
Storypark app - Stay connected to your child's day with regular updates, including photos and learning insights
Pick-up and drop-off updates – Our Educators will share highlights from their day, including experiences they enjoyed, mealtimes, and naps to support your evening routine.
In-room learning exchange displays make our weekly learning plans easy to see so you know what your child will be learning.
Centre Newsletters – Great for community connection and wider Centre and team updates.
Development documentation and meetings for your individual child’s progress.
But remember our door is always open.
Our Maidstone childcare centre offers:
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.
No state fee relief information available.
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.
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 experiences teach numeracy by counting ingredients, and weighing and measuring quantities and volume, while managing these tasks supports independence and confidence.
Learning languages through Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) supports brain development and social skills and creates opportunities to celebrate cultural diversity.
Reading aloud to children each day inspires imagination and supports thinking. Books with rhythm, rhyme and word patterns make stories more playful and memorable.
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.