Croydon Early Learning Centre
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Centre Overview
Opening Hours
6.30am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
Capacity
90 children
Phone
03 9723 2070Website
N/A
Service Approval Date
17 July 2020
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
Welcome to Croydon Early Learning Centre.
Located at 270 Mt Dandenong Rd, Croydon, VIC 3136, this centre is licensed to provide Centre-Based Care for up to 90 children and received service approval by ACECQA on 17 July 2020.… Read More
Ratings
Parent Reviews
Wonderful childcare centre! Warm, friendly centre with amazing staff. Very healthy meals and lots of outdoor play. I can’t recommend Caitlin and her team enough.
We have been at this centre for 3.5 years now and they have been incredible. There is so much to love about it, but as in most places, it's the people that make it. The educators are extraordinary. Too many to mention here. They're warm, friendly, funny, caring and attentive. Our son struggled with separation and then his transition to primary and they went above and beyond to support him/us. The facility is new and the rooms are full of things for the littlies to do. They have a wealth of activities always happening and an outside area that was our kids favourite part of the day. Highly recommend 😊
I did have a positive comment for the previous owners formally known as Croydon Early Learning, but have now removed it for the new owners.
I would not recommend this centre under the new management.
My daughter got covid from this school, they failed to advise other parents, upon investigating, I spoke to another parent who their son got covid, reported it but the school didn't transfer this information.
My child returned home with a grazed chin, she said a swing hit her, no report was done by staff nor was I notified.
You have multiple different student teachers coming and going so much so it's a little concerning for the children, more so the young ones.
You have the teacher to student ratios not being met, I know I hear the conversations between the staff.
One day 2 students were left in charge over the Christmas quite time, a lady comes in and asks how many do you have now? The male student was lost for words and couldn't answer, and the female student said "I'm not sure"
If you enter the foyer at the right time, you can hear about staff complaining about another staff member to the directors about how late another staff is from coming back from their lunch break, leaving the ratio unbalanced. Or you could be stepping over boxes trying to sign your child in or even down the hall.
I have witnessed 2 wonderful teachers trying to escort 15 kids 2 to 3 yrs up concrete stairs while trying to carry other infants in their arms and phones, sunblock hats, kids climbing each other trying to get up the stairs. One teacher trying to hold a heavy fire exit door open for the kids and leaving 1 teacher to manage the kids up the stairs. Not very safe.
School was given a verbal 2 week notice, and they were notified in writing they didn't not have permission to withdraw on my account, they acknowledged and gave me their bank account details to pay fees, now fees were being paid into their account by myself.
This week under isolation due to covid, I was unable to get to the bank to deposit my pay, they withdrawn money from my account without permission, and above the invoice amount.
The statement they provided was issued on the 3rd, they sent a you have till 12pm tomorrow text message, but the "Statement Period" finished on the 6th, so how is the statement over due?
Sorry but the staff here meaning the teaching staff are amazing teachers. But the new management and directors, are the reason I pulled my child out.
Sending my child to Croydon Early Learning was one of the best decisions I have made. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
The new facility is AMAZING but more importantly the educators are so warm, caring and professional; they really became a very important part of my son's first 5 years and I'm so thankful for everything that they did for him.
Highly recommended Croydon early learning centre.
We enrolled there start of 2020 after using family daycare for 2.5 years, so I was slightly hesitant about using a centre. I was originally attracted to this centre due to their smaller size, animals on site & the 3 year olds having their own dedicated room (instead of being combined with older kids as most other centres). We attended CELC for a year & have nothing but good things to say about them. We are really sad to leave after our time there!
The educators are all amazing, very professional and friendly. Low staff turnover. Good staff/child ratios. Excellent clean faculties. Programs are educational and a large variety of activities to keep the kids entertained (my daughter loved doing yoga on a Tuesday!).
Cassie and Perly in the Kindi room were amazing, my daughter really thrived in her time in their care & developed a close relationship with her educators.
Communication from the centre was great...either an app or emails. I was always given an update on my child’s day & provided with photos.
We found CELC when we moved to Croydon in January and were nervous about transitioning our then 2 year old to a new environment. The staff were (and are!) so friendly and accommodating that it did not take long for her to feel at home here. We could not be happier with the care our girls have received this year from every member of the team! Thank you CELC :)
These guys are the best!
We recently shifted our child from another center which does not compare to Croydon Early Learning center.
These guys are very caring, professional and best of all PASSIONATE about caring for and educating kids.
Nothing is a problem for the staff and all the staff are super friendly.
I love the update emails i get every day showing me everything our child did like feed times, what and how much she ate, sleep times, nappy change times, hell even the condition of the poo at the change.
They have a doctor come once a week who check out the little one.
The staff will administer meds if needed.
They have animals for the kids (chickens, wabbits and the like)
The list of good stuff goes on!
If you are wanting your child to have a happy environment with people who actually care and not a sausage factory then this is the place for your child!
Once Covid hit Melbourne I was very unsure as if it was the right time to send my 3 yrd old to Kinder. I waited for their new centre to open. After attending many daycare centres for viewing, Croydon Early Learning stood out by far. With all the modern technologies in place for the safety of the children and the prevention of Covid, my mind was quickly put to ease. All the staff were professionally presented with a cheerful and energetic presence. My daughter, being her first time away from her Mama ever !! went off happily.
I am so glad I waited & relieved. Highly recommend.
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