Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Arundel operate from 6:30am to 6:30pm caring for children from ages 6 weeks through to 6 years in a rich nurturing environment. For busy families we provide Before and After School Care and Vacation Care for children up to 12 years of age. Our qualified educators and assistants are trained in early childhood development and our centre is designed and equipped to meet the unique needs of children in each appropriate age range.

Meals including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are prepared daily using fresh market ingredients for your convenience.

Our experienced and qualified educators provide specialised programs based on the Early Years Learning Framework including a specialised Preschool program taught by a bachelor qualified teacher; aimed at preparing children for school and beyond. We also proudly run a Queensland Government Approved Kindergarten program.

All families are invited to visit the centre for an introductory tour to learn more about the fantastic facilities, staff and care provided.

Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Arundel has proudly received an Exceeding rating under the National Quality Standards!

The National Quality Standard encompasses the 7 key quality areas that are important for children’s learning and development.

Our centre proudly offers a kindergarten/preschool program to ensure your child is supported for their transition to school every step of the way. With a focus on language, literacy, numeracy, social skills and more your child will become Big School Ready.

Donna Thone

Hello I’m Donna Thone.

I began my journey within the child care sector studying part time at Kings International College and working at Creative Garden Arundel. I progressed through my Certificate III, to Diploma and then finally completing my Advanced Diploma in Children’s Services in 2008. I have been a part of the Creative Garden Team for 14 years developing strong connections to the families and my team in that time.

Since having my own children in 2008, I have become acutely aware of the importance of links between parents at home and educators at the centre. Knowing that my children had been cared for by nurturing educators with years of experience makes me feel comfortable and truly happy. This is unbelievably important for parents, especially entering child care for the first time.

Working in the Early Years is a challenging but largely rewarding career which is enriched with experiences that often leave a lasting impression. These experiences bring lifelong learning to the children in our centre.

Throughout my career I have worked through and embraced many positive changes within the child care sector. It is during these times I have learnt from and become more aware of the crucial work educators do each and every day with the children in their care.

I am Proud to be an Early Years Educator.

I encourage you to come and spend some time with us at the centre. We understand the importance of children having a genuinely happy day and we facilitate a safe environment whereby children initiate their learning and have fun whilst building self-confidence.

Rooms

Our centre provides care for the following age groups:

Facilities

Our service provides the following facilities:

• Nappies
• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Sustainability program
• Veggie garden
• On-site parking
• SMART Interactive Whiteboard
• Classroom technology – iPads
• In-house cook
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Government Approved Kindergarten Program
• Future Champs Fitness program
• Japanese Lessons
• HeyDeeHo Music program
• Jellurgal Jarjums lessons

Review and Testimonials

See what our parents have to say about our centre:

“ I have found every single person to be full of love and care as this is the ultimate environment required for a child to learn in. We love Creative Garden Arundel and truly believe the staff make up this beautiful Kindy. Every single staff member deserves a gold medal for their tremendous efforts in making every child feel as safe and comfortable as they do whilst learning at the same time. It is a wonderful establishment, that we are so happy to be a part of. Well done to all staff and a special thank you to Miss Jo and Miss Monique”

– Tarryn

“Making the decision to put your child into day care for the first time can be scary. It’s even scarier when your child has special needs. Finding the best centre that can accommodate a child with special needs is absolutely critical for your child’s development and their delays. Being a mum of a child with special needs I called around a large number of centres in my area and was knocked back from almost all of them, apart from Creative Garden. My son started when he was just over 2 years old and was not yet walking, within a few short months of being there he was walking and making huge spurts in his developmental progress. The girls have educated themselves on my sons condition and done everything they can to make his time there as fun as they can but also in ways to help his mobility. The lovely staff are always friendly and have time for every child’s parent/grand parent or carer, they know all the parents and children by name. This shows to me the warmness of the centre and it’s much more inviting when you come and go if the staff have lovely big smiles. In the few years my son has attended Creative Garden the girls have become a huge part of our lives. Next year my son will begin prep and I know that what he lacks in mobility, compared to most 4 year olds, he is a lot further than what he would have been if he had not of attended the centre and I owe part of my sons huge progress over the past 2 1/2 years to the lovely staff at Creative Garden. I could not recommend a better day care centre and Kindy to another parent or guardian than Creative Garden.”

– Heather

“The moment we walked into Creative Garden we just knew this was going to be a fantastic stepping stone for Harley and it has. Harley is back to his old self and is full of confidence. The centre brings love, support and fantastic learning to his life and we are happy that we chose Creative Garden Arundel”

– Mandy

“I highly recommend the care and services of Creative Gardens Arundel & the staff.  We have been using their services for the last 5 years and have always found the services to be of exceptional standards.  My children adore the carers and enjoy their time at the centre.”

– Christine

“My 2 year old son has been going to Creative Garden Arundel for the past year and we have been so happy with the centre. All of the staff are bright, bubbly and most importantly caring. Joel comes home every day very happy and has been learning so much. Thanks to all the team at Creative Garden Arundel for taking such great care of my precious (and mischevious) boy 🙂 “

– Dayna

“We have loved having the girls attend this centre and will missing seeing all the lovely ladies every week.”

– Kelly & Andrew

We’d love to welcome you to one of our Creative Garden centres. If you would like to register your interest in a place at Creative Garden Early Learning Centre Arundel, please fill out the form below. One of our educators will then be in touch to discuss your needs.

Please note: filling in this form does not guarantee a place. We recommend visiting a centre for a tour and meeting our friendly educators.