16/11/2025
Our kindergarten program helps children grow into confident, curious learners with strong friendships and a love of learning at the heart of every day 🩷🍀
The Queensland government approved free Kindy program (15 hours per week) means more children can access a truly rich, educational and nurturing start to their learning journey, setting them up for school and beyond ⭐️
But what makes our kindy program special goes far beyond what’s free ⭐️
💛 Our focus is on school-readiness in a meaningful, child-led way.
We build confident little humans who feel supported and are excited to learn. We encourage independence, early literacy, problem solving, social skills, and emotional resilience.
💛 A Kindy year filled with purpose: from exploring early numeracy and science to developing creativity, confidence, and friendships every day is intentional and filled with learning that feels like play.
As much as we are sad to see the class of 2025 move to big school, we are equally excited to see them flourish 😊
30/10/2025
It all starts here 💕 Our Babies room -
It’s a space filled with gentle care, meaningful connections and educators who truly understand how important these early years are.
Here are a few special things that make our babies’ room such a nurturing place to start your child’s journey. 🌿✨
💛 A little extra love 🧡
We believe our littlest learners deserve all the love and support in the world. Our beautiful team include a Bachelor- Qualified Early Childhood Teacher , a nurse (in training), and two passionate certificate 111 educators- all working together to create a calm, nurturing space where every baby feels safe, supported and cherished.
💛 Extra support for our littlest learners
In our Babies Room, we believe the very youngest children deserve all the time, patience and connection we can give. That’s why we choose to have an extra educator in the room -above the required ratio.
This allows our team to give each baby the calm, unhurried attention they need - more cuddles, more conversations, and more moments of meaningful connections. With an additional educator, we can respond gently to every baby’s individual needs and ensure they always feel safe, secure and loved.
Because for us, it’s not just about the minimum… it’s about giving every baby the very best start.
✨Communicating with our little learners ✨
In our Babies Room, we use simple sign language to help our youngest children communicate before they can use words. Babies understand so much more long before they can speak, and signing gives them a beautiful way to express their needs, feelings, and ideas.
Using sign language helps reduce frustration, builds trust, and strengthens those early connections between educators and children. It’s such a special way for us to truly listen to our babies- even before they can talk. ❤️
🌿 Consistency at every moment
Little ones thrive when they see familiar, loving faces all day long. That’s why your child is cared for by the same dedicated, nurturing educators from morning circle to lunch time and beyond.
No agency staff - ever.
Every smiling face is one of ours, hand-picked and employed directly by us, because trust, warmth, and connections can’t be temporary.
This gentle constancy helps your child feel safe, supported and truly known - in every hug, every story, every shared giggle.
17/10/2025
Parents, this one's for you! 🙌
From January 2026, every eligible family will enjoy at least 3 days of subsidised care each week- no matter your work or study hours.
What does this mean for you👇
✨️At least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight - with no activity test required.
✨️Families can still access up to 100 hours a fortnight if you meet the activity requirements or have an approved exemption.
✨️First Nations families automatically receive 100 hours
Why this matters 👇
💸 Lower childcare fees and more manageable for your household budget.
👫 More time for your child to learn, play and grow in our nurturing environment.
🎒Stronger routines and friendships that support school readiness and confidence.
At Play and Learn, we're thrilled to see more families benefit from quality early learning - because every child deserves the best start in life.
For more information-
📞 07 56656577
✉️[email protected]
29/01/2025
Meet our 2025 Early Childhood Teachers and Lead Educators 💞
What a team. Not only are all these Educators long term team members, just look at their qualifications and you will see the commitment and passion for early childhood education 😱💞🌟
Prep 2 - Kim has been with us here at Play and Learn for 8 years. Kim started with us as a trainee and has worked hard to not only study her Diploma, but then went on to study her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education💞
Prep 1 - Savanna has been with us here at Play and Learn for almost 7 years. Sav brings with her a wealth of knowledge teaching our Kindergarten Program and holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education 💞
JK2 - Irene is our newest Lead Educator and Early Childhood Teacher, and has been with us for over a year. Irene came to us for placement and the rest is history. Irene holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education💞 Although Irene maybe our newest ECT, she is well supported by our beautiful Christine that has been with us for 7 years 💞
JK1- Esme has been with us here at Play and Learn for 5 years. Esme started with us as a Trainee and has shown her commitment to Early Childhood Education. Esme not only finished her Diploma while working, but also went on to study her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and is almost finished 💞
T2- Jade has been with us now for almost 8 years, has had 2 beautiful children in this time and each time returning to us. Jade holds a Diploma in Early Childhood 💞
T1- Sara has been with us now for 4 years and started with us as an Adult Trainee. Sara worked and studied hard to complete her Cert 3 and now her Diploma 💞 Little fun fact: Sara’s daughter also works with us
Babies- Mekala has been with us here at Play and Learn for 3 years now. Mek has her Diploma in Early Childhood Education and has almost completed her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, again showing her commitment to early childhood education 💞
We are incredibly proud of every team member we have here at Play and Learn with their dedication and commitment to go over and above, each and every day💞
Most of our families go all the way through our centre until leave for school, we thank you for your trust in everything we do ⭐️
17/11/2024
NEWS FLASH !!
Our amazing team have done it again 🎉
We have just been rated EXCEEDING in our recent Rating and Assessment.
I’m so grateful and proud that our team goes above and beyond everyday 💞
Incredibly happy that our hard work has been recognised, below are some of the comments in our report:
All educators demonstrated a deep understanding of the educational program to support children’s learning and development. Educators consistently supported children’s sense of belonging by creating regular opportunities for children to develop, extend, explore their ideas 📚✏️✂️
Educators supported children’s understanding of good nutrition and encouraged physical activity for children’s development, acting on opportunities to involve children in discussions around healthy eating 🥑🥦🥒
A stable roster with long-term educators, support a continuity of care for children 🌟
All educators showed commitment to high quality practices at all times with warm, responsive, trusting and reciprocal relationships between educators and children 😊💕⭐️
Thank you to our amazing team, our children and families that trust us with their children everyday 🌟
