Guardian Childcare & Education

South Morang

Formerly South Morang Early Learning Centre

  • We offer a diverse learning program with fun experiences such as cooking and sports. Children love our pet turtle, our outdoor spaces with big green trees and climbing walls to play and explore.
  • We have availability across all ages on certain days. Let's work together to find the best schedule for your family.
  • Experience the best of both worlds with our two-year kindergarten program: school readiness combined with the convenience of long day care. Plus, get up to $2,050 for 3 and 4-year-olds in fee support on top of the Childcare Subsidy to help with the cost of kindergarten.

Book a tour today to see the Centre for yourself & have all your questions answered.

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HOURS

Mon to Fri 6:30am to 6:30pm

ADDRESS

289 The Lakes Boulevard South Morang , VIC, 3752

SPACES AVAILABLE NOW ACROSS ROOMS

Welcome to our Centre

Guardian Childcare & Education South Morang is designed to support the highest level of childcare and learning experience for young children. Our brand new child care centre is perfect for families in South Morang and near suburbs including Mill Park, Epping, Epping North, Mernda and Doreen.

Our beautifully designed classrooms are ideal for sensory learning which creates experiences of sight, sound and touch. All indoor learning spaces have direct access to the outdoor facilities, which are an integral component of our indoor-outdoor program.

Our South Morang childcare centre offers:

  • Six world-class indoor learning spaces
  • Leading learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking and Sustainability
  • Extensive outdoor space for children to explore and play
  • Dedicated parking basement to ensure easy access at drop-off and pick-up
  • Our Baby Ambassador, a specialist in all-things-baby in the Nursery
  • On-site Chef providing fresh, healthy meals and snacks daily
  • Nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, high-quality formula and bed linen provided
  • Extended hours of care each weekday from 6.30am to 6.30pm

Children attending South Morang long day care centre, will have a supportive, stimulating, and warm environment to explore their world in a safe and secure way. A team of passionate, qualified Teachers and Educators will ensure that each child receives care tailored to their needs through a personalised approach to play-based learning.

We believe that a play-based learning environment promotes each child’s curiosity and creativity and encourages children to thrive. This is supported further by our best practices approach to connect the child to the natural world by introducing natural materials such as leaves, flowers, soil and stones in our outdoor garden.

Children will also have the chance to see the same familiar faces as they move on up from the nursery room, into our two-year dedicated kindergarten program, designed specifically to help prepare each child for a smooth transition from early learning to primary school. The government-approved kindergarten program provides little minds with the best early childhood education, including the emotional and social skills needed for life.

The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families with 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 $2,050 a year for children aged three years old and above in eligible long day care in 2024. Ask us for more information when you visit our Centre.

As part of Guardian’s unique Visible Learning Program, families will be able to gain an understanding of their child’s education. Our Learning Exchange Display will provide the opportunity for our Teachers and Educators to share updates on your child’s progress. It will also be a chance for you to have direct input into your child’s learning!

Families will have access to our communication app Storypark, allowing us to share important Centre updates, as well as exciting activities or milestones – ensuring that you remain connected, day-to-day. Come and talk to our Centre Manager and the friendly team about the best start for you child’s development and growth.

Why not come and meet the team and have a look around our wonderful childcare Centre in South Morang today? We’d love to show you why Guardian South Morang is the perfect learning environment for your child. At Guardian, we believe that together, we can create life-long learners.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

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Meet our Centre Manager

Mary

"People and relationships, are the most important aspect of my job and I endeavour to make everyone who crosses my path smile”

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

Hat, wetbag and sunscreen

5 meals per day

5 meals per day

All incursions and excursions

All incursions and excursions

Nappies, wipes and formula

Nappies and wipes

Storypark parenting app

Storypark parenting app

Long day care hours year around

Long day care hours year around

Helpful Information

Opening Hours

Open 6:30am to 6:30pm
Monday to Friday

What to Bring

What we Provide

  • Nappies and wipes
  • Bed linen
  • Guardian hat
  • SPF 50+ sunscreen
  • High quality baby formula
  • 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 South Morang is a modern early learning facility on The Lakes Boulevard, providing plenty of parking space for drop-offs and pick-ups. The purpose-built design caters to a variety of different learning styles, passions, and talents, so each child feels that they can explore and develop at their own pace.

Our passionate Educators and Teachers place a positive emphasis on the ideas of sensory learning, which ensures children are provided with a wide variety of different sounds, sights, feelings, scents and tastes throughout the day. This fosters growth, learning and development and helps children feel inspired to discover and explore their environments.

Through experiencing a range of senses, early learning can be a more fun and engaging part of life for children, and it can create positive attitudes towards education that they’ll carry with them throughout life.

We believe that strong relationships between children, families and Educators is an important part of any childcare program. Families are provided with access to our StoryPark app, which lets you become part of the learning and development process, even when you’re not right there with your child.

Through regular excursions, children explore and develop a sense of community, ensuring your little one has a welcoming start to life. Community connections also ensure an enriched learning experience, making time in child care where children’s development is based on being brave, creative, and curious.

For children aged three and four, we have an amazing kindergarten program that includes all the benefits of long day care. Our curriculum focuses on preparing your child for the exciting transition into primary school by developing key skills and reaching important milestones.

Some of the benefits of our kindergarten program are:

  • Our fun and engaging curriculum is based on world-leading research and best-practice teaching, meaning your child will receive a broad range of meaningful learning opportunities that help them develop in key areas.
  • Guardian South Morang has the Victorian Government Kinder Tick, which demonstrates our commitment to providing qualified Teachers, creating stimulating play-based learning experiences and applying the National Quality Framework and Early Years Learning Framework.
  • We create learning opportunities and engaging activities that foster social and emotional development in preparation for the increased independence that children will experience moving into primary school.
  • Our Educators and Teachers support children through developing a sense of identity, understanding their connection to our world, and discovering communication skills to help them be more confident and involved in learning.
  • Our kindergarten curriculum provides children with a head start on some of the literacy and numeracy skills that are introduced in early primary school. We begin exploring shapes, numbers and letters in a fun, play-based environment.

Nutrition is an aspect of childcare that we strongly believe in, and we’re passionate about cooking all meals fresh every day. We have an on-site cook who prepares meals while interacting with the children to help promote positive eating habits and an understanding of nutrition. Children are exposed to a broad variety of cultural food groups, supporting them through the development of acceptance, empathy and inclusiveness.

We develop each child’s literacy and numeracy skills to help them feel confident and prepared during the challenging leap into primary 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.

As part of our unique Visible Learning Program, families will be able to gain an understanding of their child’s education. Our Learning Exchange Display will provide the opportunity for our Teachers and Educators to share updates on your child’s progress. It will also be a chance for you to have direct input into your child’s learning!

Guardian’s family communication app, Storypark, provides our Educators with the opportunity to keep families in touch with their child’s education through sharing photos, videos and messages. As one of our families, this may support you in continuing the learning at home.

Why not come and meet the team and have a look around our Centre today? We’d love to show you why Guardian South Morang is the perfect learning environment for your child. At Guardian, we believe that together, we can create life-long learners.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Centre Highlights

  • Six world-class indoor learning spaces full of high-quality educational resources
  • Leading learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking, Outdoor Learning, Out & About Community Excursions, Sustainability and more
  • Extensive outdoor space for children to explore and play
  • Dedicated parking basement to ensure easy access at drop-off and pick-up
  • Our Baby Ambassador, a specialist in all-things-baby in the Nursery.
  • On-site Chef providing fresh, healthy meals daily, full of the best seasonal ingredients

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.

2 yr Kindergarten Program

Our specialist two-year kindergarten 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.

Reviews from Google

4.7
(10)
Richer JIM L.
Richer JIM L.
02:54 14 May 24
Nice good
Lilly W.
Lilly W.
13:03 08 Apr 24
Elena V.
Elena V.
06:16 01 Apr 24
I strongly recommend it. Each visit, my daughter was delighted to be there. The staff is incredibly attentive, caring, and highly skilled in their profession
Mimi B.
Mimi B.
00:43 19 Mar 24
Gorgeous educators who my daughter absolutely loves - thank you to everyone for taking such good care of her
S R M.
S R M.
22:18 12 Mar 24
Awesome centre, great educators and the rooms are all clean and ideal for the age groups!
Fiona Z.
Fiona Z.
05:28 01 Feb 24
Sasha M.
Sasha M.
09:10 13 Dec 23
We’ve been sending our 16mth old son here for 5 months and have been very happy with the care they provide. The educators are extremely caring & have passion and skill for what they do. It’s never an easy transition to childcare for the first time, for parents as well as little ones, and they made it easy for us. I have confidence leaving my son there. The food provided is all cooked on site and really great.The site is purpose built, with lovely big bright rooms. The play equipment and toys are also wonderful. The outdoor area is shaded, with large sandpits, and I love how they’ve got little vege boxes too, which they plant with the children. They do creative activities with the kids and I love the little photo updates on the app to show us some of what they’ve done.
Chong G.
Chong G.
04:39 27 Nov 23
Sarah M.
Sarah M.
07:55 14 Sep 23
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