Ashleigh Bellingham
Centre Manager
"I believe that at the heart of a child’s journey is their family, who offers us a foundation to build upon."
Every day is an opportunity for discovery and growth at Guardian Early Learning Centre – Forde, which is rated exceeding in the National Quality Standard. With a range of exciting, resource-rich environments including a community library, community pantry, and upcycled furniture and loose parts, children are encouraged to explore and learn.
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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. Please note, this will vary depending on centre opening hours.
Morning
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.
Morning
Breakfast time where families are welcome to stay and enjoy breakfast with the children.
Morning
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.
Morning
As the children come together, planned experiences begin. This is where the Guardian programs and practices come to life. Examples of learning include numeracy, literacy, language, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, social skills, technology, science, creative arts, curiosity and more.
Morning
There's an opportunity for children to come together and enjoy morning tea.
Mid-morning
Following morning tea, the planned experiences continue. This includes both indoor and outdoor programs.
Afternoon
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.
Afternoon
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.
Afternoon
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.
End of the day
As families arrive to pick up children, there's an opportunity to speak to Educators and share information about the day.
End of 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.
Open 7:00am to 6:00pm
Monday to Friday
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.
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.
Our educators implement innovative educational programs with focus on developing strong healthy relationships, learning about the natural world and developing agency and independence. The programs are specifically designed to cater for the individual needs of each child attending the centre. We particularly value the role of the families as the most important carer in the child’s life. We work closely with our families and encourage their involvement in their child’s education and care.
Our centre’s children, families and educators are from diverse and multi-cultural backgrounds and together we embrace each other’s unique differences and use this special mix of people to teach and learn with spirit, fun and laughter each and every day.
The centre has a committed team of educators who work together to plan a program which captures each child’s interests in a meaningful way.
Guardian Early Learning Centre – Forde is spacious both inside and out offering an abundance of learning tools in 6 large learning spaces and 2 sizable well shaded yards.In our nursery space our team of educators including an early childhood teacher ensure that our youngest children have access to save, nurturing spaces and can develop strong bonds with educators in a calm and relaxed environment, These strong bonds are essential to children’s learning and development. Our 2 Toddler Rooms cater for children aged 18 months to 3 years and offer the children safe spaces where they can develop confidence in their learning and develop strong relationships with both peers and educators. These skills will help children throughout their life in developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Our two large Preschool Rooms offer children the opportunity to advance their learning and explore and experiment with the world around them. Our dedicated team of teachers and educators strive to provide dynamic learning environments that constantly challenge the children to rethink and re-imagine the possibilities that are open to them.
To explore the centre, chat with our team of Educators and learn more about our high-quality curriculum, book a tour now.