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Only About Children McDowall

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Opening Hours

N/A

Capacity

90 children

Phone

138 622

Service Approval Date

17 January 2014

Primary Service Type

Long Day Care

Registered with ACECQA

Services Offered

Long Day Care
0 To 12 Months
13 To 24 Months
25 To 36 Months
More Than 36 Months
About The Centre
Only About Children McDowall is a warm and inviting childcare centre, with three dedicated outdoor play areas – including a slide, climbing wall, mud pit, sandpits, compost and worm farm – children have plenty of space to explore, create and lead their own play. Our six age-based indoor spaces are designed to encourage children to learn and grow, at their age and stage of development, in a secure ‘home away from home’ environment. We enjoy getting out into our local community through planned excursions and community activities that build on our educational curriculum and the children’s interests. At Only About Children childcare McDowall, these include trips to our local school a Read More

Centre Features & Inclusions

Parent Services
Approved for CCS
Car Parking
Credit Card Payments Accepted
Daily Activity Updates
Direct Debit Facility
Waitlist
Weekly Updates
Additional Services
Can Accommodate Special Needs
Educators & Staff
Bilingual Educators
Tertiary Qualified Staff
Centre Facilities & Services
Air Conditioned
Allergy Aware
Bed Linen Provided
Heated
Insect Repellent Provided
Nappies Provided
Sunscreen Provided
Activities & Equipment
Indoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
Sandpit
Shaded Outdoor Area
Food & Nutrition
All Meals Provided
Formula Provided
In House Cook
Milk Provided
Learning Activities
Approved Preschool Program
Education & Development Programs
Excursions
Incursions
Language Lessons
Music Lessons
Vegetable Garden

Ratings

8.9

KindiCare Rating

The Kindicare Rating for this service of 8.9 is above average for the area, with the average rating for the area being 8.4 and the lowest rating for a service in the area at NR

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NQS Rating

This service meets the National Quality Standard and provides quality education and care in all seven quality areas.

Additional Centre Information

McDowall Kindergarten

Only About Children McDowall Kindergarten is focused on creating quality experiences that place your child in the best position to begin school. Our nurturing educators give special emphasis on building school-ready skills, such as reading, writing, numeracy, and technology. We aim to make your child’s transition to school as smooth as possible by providing balanced, small group learning activities that build independence and resilience along with academic skills.

Our team of highly-skilled educators and health specialists work together to create an integrated journey that enhances your child’s learning and development. Individual learning plans are created to empower each child with skills that will help them reach their full academic and social potential.

Our McDowall Kindergarten program includes:

  • Age 3-6 years appropriate indoor/outdoor learning environments.
  • Dietitian designed menus with all meals and snacks included.
  • Small group learning activities for individual attention.
  • Special focus on school readiness and skill development.
  • Balanced structured and unstructured play-based learning – Grow curriculum – with exclusive Music/Spanish Language/Active/Book of the Month programs offered each day.

McDowall Toddlers

Our Only About Children McDowall campus is focused on giving your child a calm and welcoming environment that balances play, exploration, and learning. Our Toddler rooms are led by passionate educators who create play-based learning activities designed to provide toddler-aged children with nurturing experiences that encourage growth and development.

Our Toddler rooms are safe, supportive spaces that facilitate creative exploration. Each space is expertly designed to encourage younger children to explore, solve problems, create, construct and interact with peers.

Our McDowall Toddler program includes:

  • Age 2-3 years of appropriate learning and playing environments.
  • Balanced structured and unstructured play-based learning – Grow curriculum – with exclusive Music/Spanish Language/Active/Book of the Month programs offered each day.
  • Small group learning activities.
  • Dietitian designed menus with all meals and snacks included.
  • Calm sleeping and resting rooms.

McDowall Nursery 

At Only About Children McDowall Nursery, our passionate educators focus on laying a foundation for enduring curiosity, confidence and a love of learning. Our McDowall Nursery caters to the care and development needs of infants aged 6 weeks -2 years.

The McDowall Nursery focuses on safe sleep practices developed by qualified Family Health Nurses and Consultants. Our nursery is a safe and stimulating environment that encourages your child to explore and play and implements both structure and a nurturing environment with our exceptional caregiving and play routines.

Our McDowall Nursery Program includes:

  • Age 6 weeks -2 years appropriate indoor/outdoor learning environments.
  • Sleeping rooms with a focus on positive sleep practices.
  • Dietitian designed baby menus with all meals and snacks included.
  • Baby essentials such as nappies, cots, linen, and sunscreen.
  • Balanced structured and unstructured play-based learning – Grow curriculum – with exclusive Music/Spanish Language/Active/Book of the Month programs offered each day.

Where to find us

Our purpose-built single-level Campus is located at 1035 Rode Road, McDowall just across the street from McDowall State School and close to several local parks. With plenty of onsite parking available, families can be confident of a safe and smooth drop off and pick up every visit. A frequent bus service runs through the bus stop less than a minute’s walk down the road. 

Interested in learning more? The best place to start is with a tour or call us today on 138 622. 

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Parent Reviews

4.3/ 5
5 Stars (16)
4 Stars (0)
3 Stars (0)
2 Stars (1)
1 Star (3)
Google ReviewApril 18, 2023
Our family and most importantly our daughter love OAC. I am constantly so impressed by the effort and care that the educators put in to each day. My daughter has attended this centre from 9 months of age. Her care throughout her time at OAC McDowall has been fantastic. The thought that has gone into transitioning from one year/room to another has been consistent and thoughtful of the needs of my child. The centre team and the centre management are excellent communicators who go above and beyond to include families. They put a huge effort into managing infection control and the environment is very clean, very safe and a great place for children to explore, play and learn. Highly recommend.
Nisha and her team are delightful - we love how they happily greet us by name every morning. Nisha is also really helpful everytime I need to find an additional casual care day for my toddler. Toddler 2 teachers (Bec, Phoebe, Ash, Kalie) are very capable educators plus they are great communicators, which really helps me understand how my little one is doing each day. OAC McDowall is like a second home to us.
The staff go out of their way to make me feel comfortable leaving my 11 month old with them. They allowed me unlimited stay and play times in the months leading up to commencement, they are responsive and follow her cues for sleep and eating, and they welcomed her to fall asleep on them and then slowly transitioned to falling asleep in the crib after the first month or so. Their love and care is so genuine. My bub is a timid soul and was hesitant and crying just being in the centre at first. Within the first month of starting part time, then full time, she wasn't crying at drop off and was smiling in so many photos! I can't rave enough about the McDowall campus and staff!
Google ReviewFebruary 21, 2023
Highly recommended! Really appreciated the hard work that educators put in daily! Educators lead kids to experience all different activities to help increasing their happiness, developing their self-esteem and improving their skills. After my baby boy been there for 2 months, he loves outdoor activities very much and established good habit on sleeping, eating and interacting with others!
Google ReviewNovember 30, 2022
Helpful friendly staff Clean environment Great outdoor space Good activities during the day Good communication Good values A happy child at the end of each day - can't ask for more than that :)
Google ReviewAugust 25, 2022
Disappointing experience. The outside area is run down and looks nothing like the lush green images on the website. It's all dust, dirt and sand. After the tour, was advised someone would be in contact for further discussion. Received multiple automated emails and missed two calls because I don't have my phone on me at work. In return I have left messages and emails and still have heard nothing.
Google ReviewAugust 03, 2022
As a teacher myself, I am in awe of the kindy education my children have received at this centre.
Google ReviewApril 19, 2022
Great centre for our kindy daughter. The staff are very involved and their passion for the care and education of the children is very obvious. We're very pleased we made the move to OAC McDowall

Location

739.09 km

1035 Rode Rd, Mcdowall, QLD 4053

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