Papilio Early Learning Essendon

My son Paddy is in the Seedlings (babies) room at Papilio Essendon. We have had such a great experience with them. The rooms are clean and inviting, the days are well structured with lots of educational activities for the kids, the sleeping room is fantastic and the outdoor area is a child’s delight. They provide nutritional meals and snacks and keep you updated throughout the day as to how your child is going, what they have eaten, how long and when they have napped. It’s honestly fantastic and the staff are so friendly. We will be sending our daughter there when I go back to work and have enrolled our son for a 3rd day this year, he loves going to daycare there. Couldn’t recommend the centre more!

excellent management. loveable and kind educators. All of the staff is very pleasant and helpful. Really appreciate that place.My daughter is loving that place and never thought she would settle down soo quickly.I would highly recommend to any one to put their kids in Papilio Early Learning Essendon.

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. Jess and the team at Papilio Essendon are fantastic. So caring & attentive. Our kids love going there, they've made amazing friends and they've thrived in so many ways. As a parent, the communication and engagement is well above anything else I've experienced. Particularly through the challenges of 2020, Jess has kept us informed the entire time. The food is nutritious, the place is incredibly clean & tidy, the excursions & incursions are amazing, and the personalised attention they give each and every child is wonderful. I highly, highly recommend Papilio Essendon!

I enrolled my son at Papilio not long after they opened and have had him there full time ever since. The staff are accommodating and supportive. We are greeted each morning with a warm welcome which makes the morning transition so much easier. The educators give feedback at the end of each day and constantly report the daily events via the Storypark app. Overall we have been extremely happy with our time at Papilio and look forward to our final year with them in 2022.

It’s a very well run, well organised centre. The rooms are clean, communication throughout lockdown was always emailed and SMS’d when there were updates and the educators are very hands on, nurturing and caring with our son.Ours sons transition to daycare a few years back was handled very well, and he absolutely loves them. They also send daily updates in Storypark, where we get to see and read about what the kiddos get up to.And most importantly, we’ve also noticed a very minimal turnover in staff, which was the complete opposite with our older son when he went to daycare elsewhere. 5 stars all the way!We highly recommend Papilio :)

I couldn’t recommend Papilio more highly!!Every one of the educators are amazing!! So lovely, attentive and caring.The fact that my 18mo runs in for a cuddle with whatever educator greets us at the door, that she gets excited when I remind her its day care day, and that she is always speaking the names of the educators at home, means so much us because we can see how much she loves going and is cared for.I have the utmost confidence in leaving her there. The educators are always adaptive to any of our needs without hesitation and we love getting our daily photo and diary updates.Their facilities are quite new, so they are fresh, clean and modern with a huge outdoor area for playing.And at a cheaper price to their competitors.We could not fault Papilio at all and are SO happy with their service. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Very caring and qualified centre 2 years ago. Went downhill 6 months ago with inexperienced area manager and “lead” educators. All trainee staff recruited were inexperienced. No chef, they only fed my son with wraps and dry sandwiches. Very poor communication and unsafe/lack of hygiene centre. In other words AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!

Our son loves attending Papilio Early Learning Essendon. The educators are amazing so warm and caring always going that extra mile. The programs run at the centre are fantastic and they are great at keeping us updated and informed with our sons progress. We are very happy with the centre and would definitely recommend it to our family and friends!

My daughter has been attending Papilio Essendon since the start of the year and she is absolutely loving it! The staff are caring, attentive and knowledgeable with early childhood development!

Miss 2 started a month ago and we are very happy. The educators help her settle in each day and she is loving all the indoor activities each day like the weekly Music lesson with Miss Helen and running downstairs" to the slide to play each day outside."