Guardian Childcare & Education Arthur Street

What is unique about Arthur Street Centre is the concept of open plan. My child had been to 2 previous Centres (including one experience with Guardian in Wynyard) and Arthur Street provided my child the best environment for her development. I fell in love with the open kitchen where children can interact with the chef during breakfast and lunch. I believe this has aspired my child to play with kitchen toys at home and tried to help" us cook. Niyati and her team are professional and caring to every child and taught them well to be discipline and be well behave among each other. This is the best thing about an open plan environment where everything needs to be shared."

My husband and I had a list of criteria for our daughter who was starting daycare for the first time at 14 months old. One of the things we wanted was open plan - mainly because we loved the interaction our daughter could get across rooms. When we visited centres that the kids were separated by age - we found the experience to be limited. Whereas now, we see our daughter enjoying and learning from the older kids. The centre director has been so compassionate and helpful with helping our daughter adjust. She spends plenty of time on the floor with the educators, children and parents. This has been very important for us - as we feel that we have a real relationship with her and the centre. We are not just a number. Finally, we love the programs incursions" that are provided for the kids to learn. The centre has lots of areas for music

Our daughter absolutely loves her educators here, she has a great time. The only drawback we've experienced is the outdoor area is too small, however given how happy Charlie is we wouldn't look to move her

The entire team at Guardian Childcare & Education Arthur Street are amazing. The dedicated staff of the Centre provided our daughter with a supportive, engaging, fun and caring environment. The open plan concept and giant sandpit was something that our daughter really enjoyed. The preschool has an excellent early learning program that goes well beyond numeracy and literacy and encourages other social skills such as sharing, respect, teamwork, problem solving and resilience. Our daughter especially enjoyed learning about contemporary issues such as caring for the environment, recycling and sustainability. Individuality is also celebrated and supported, and our daughter was encouraged to pursue her own learning interests that really brought out her creative side. She was also able to pick up new languages and enjoyed learning about other cultures. The school readiness program was instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition to Kindergarten for both our daughter and for us as parents. We are truly grateful for everyone at Arthur Street who played a part in our daughters learning journey.

My daughter loves to go to Arthur Street thanks to the awesome Educators. She has thrived under their guidance and through the care and education that she has been receiving. To be able to leave her each day and know that she is safe and loved are all that I can ask for.

What a fantastic centre. Caring, engaging, proactive, fun loving - the list of compliments for this superb team is endless. It is the educators who really make this place so remarkable. Our shy son has blossomed at Arthur Street, making his way from the nursery to a confident member of the toddler group. The open plan nature allows key mixing of different age groups which helps build social skills and education through observation. The centre is efficiently lead, involves the parent community with regular updates and events and most importantly - genuinely cares about its children. We can't thank you enough.

Lovely little learning centre perfect for kids who like running around and exploring. There's a big indoor sandpit and a smaller outdoor one. The staff are lovely and attentive and they provide some great activities for the kids. They've been such a great help with toilet training and if there's anything I wanted special attention with, they're happy to help.The centre manager is amazing, she's hands on, always smiling, always with the kids and really engaging with parents. She came in last year and transformed the whole centre into a great space with happy staff.

This childcare center is the top 1 choice in my opinion. At the beginning I would not have any clue of how to put my daughter in Childcare, it is Niyati and her team who have done a great job to help me going through all the enrollment documents and even provide me the trial days for my daughter before the actual start. Surprisingly my daughter likes to stay there from the beginning, and I think this is all due to the fantastic staff that this center have, and the fun environment they have created.Another thing I like about this center is they always have kept a good record for each kid. Every day I can see when nappy is changed, when and what kind of food was fed, when and how long my daughter was slept, and at the end of day when I pick her up, the staff even provide a brief report to me about the day of my daughter! With photos and videos too!! It just amaze me how thorough they are.

My son, now 2, started at Guardian ELC Arthur Street at 8 months old and his introduction to childcare could not have been better. The educators that have looked after and taught him since have been the most competent and caring people we could have asked for. They became like a second family for him and he would ask to go to daycare on the weekend to see his friends. What more could a parent want?! Niyati, the centre manager, is fantastic - so easy to talk to and completely engaged with the kids as well. The meals made by the cook at the centre were incredible and the environment itself is second to none. Huge sandpit, imaginative play areas, instruments and natural play set ups, and a lovely outdoor area with veggie garden. We've had to leave Arthur St due to a move and I've found that we have VERY large shoes to fill. A lot of the centres we have toured since haven't even been close to living up to Arthur St. I can't speak highly enough of the people there and know that any child would be lucky to become a part of their family.