A Different Kind of Early Childhood Experience
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, we believe childhood shouldn’t feel rushed.
As a small, community-based, not-for-profit service, we provide a warm and familiar environment where children are truly known, valued and celebrated. Our smaller groups allow our educators to build genuine relationships with each child and their family, understand their individual interests and needs, and create days that feel calm, meaningful and unhurried.
Children are given time to play, explore, wonder, create, build friendships and simply enjoy being children. Our programs grow from the children in front of us, their interests, ideas, questions, strengths and experiences, allowing learning to happen naturally through play, relationships and meaningful experiences.
More Than Childcare
We provide education and care for children from birth through to school age, including an approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
Our children enjoy engaging indoor and outdoor environments, opportunities to explore our local community, regular excursions and incursions, and experiences that encourage curiosity, confidence, independence and a lifelong love of learning.
Being a community-based, not-for-profit service means our focus remains where it belongs, on our children and families. Funds are reinvested back into our service to continually improve our environments, resources and the experiences we provide.
What We Offer
• Smaller groups and a close-knit, family atmosphere
• Calm, unhurried and play-based days
• Long day care from birth to school age
• An approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher
• Qualified, experienced and caring educators
• Learning programs guided by children’s individual interests, strengths and ideas
• Engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments
• Regular excursions, incursions and connections with our local community
• Nutritious meals provided throughout the day
• Sheets provided for children in our Nursery
• Weekly music experiences
• Weekly Smarty’s Fitness, Food and Fun Kindergym for participating age groups
• Private communication with families
• Cultural celebrations and individual family traditions welcomed and valued
• Parents, grandparents and family members welcomed into our service
• Opportunities for families to become involved in our management committee and centre community
Additional costs may apply to some optional experiences.
What to Bring
Families are asked to provide their child’s nappies and any required creams from Nursery onwards.
Sheets are provided for children in our Nursery. From our Toddler room onwards, families are asked to provide their child’s sheets where required.
Families will receive further information about what to pack and bring when commencing care with us.
Where Children and Families Belong
We want every child who walks through our doors to feel safe, secure, valued and excited to be here, and every family to feel confident knowing that the people caring for their child genuinely know them.
Our families are an important part of our community. We value open communication, welcome family involvement and believe the strongest outcomes for children come from genuine partnerships between families and educators.
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, children aren’t simply cared for, they are known, supported, encouraged and given the time and space to be children.
A Different Kind of Early Childhood Experience
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, we believe childhood shouldn’t feel rushed.
As a small, community-based, not-for-profit service, we provide a warm and familiar environment where children are truly known, valued and celebrated. Our smaller groups allow our educators to build genuine relationships with each child and their family, understand their individual interests and needs, and create days that feel calm, meaningful and unhurried.
Children are given time to play, explore, wonder, create, build friendships and simply enjoy being children. Our programs grow from the children in front of us, their interests, ideas, questions, strengths and experiences, allowing learning to happen naturally through play, relationships and meaningful experiences.
More Than Childcare
We provide education and care for children from birth through to school age, including an approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
Our children enjoy engaging indoor and outdoor environments, opportunities to explore our local community, regular excursions and incursions, and experiences that encourage curiosity, confidence, independence and a lifelong love of learning.
Being a community-based, not-for-profit service means our focus remains where it belongs, on our children and families. Funds are reinvested back into our service to continually improve our environments, resources and the experiences we provide.
What We Offer
• Smaller groups and a close-knit, family atmosphere
• Calm, unhurried and play-based days
• Long day care from birth to school age
• An approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher
• Qualified, experienced and caring educators
• Learning programs guided by children’s individual interests, strengths and ideas
• Engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments
• Regular excursions, incursions and connections with our local community
• Nutritious meals provided throughout the day
• Sheets provided for children in our Nursery
• Weekly music experiences
• Weekly Smarty’s Fitness, Food and Fun Kindergym for participating age groups
• Private communication with families
• Cultural celebrations and individual family traditions welcomed and valued
• Parents, grandparents and family members welcomed into our service
• Opportunities for families to become involved in our management committee and centre community
Additional costs may apply to some optional experiences.
What to Bring
Families are asked to provide their child’s nappies and any required creams from Nursery onwards.
Sheets are provided for children in our Nursery. From our Toddler room onwards, families are asked to provide their child’s sheets where required.
Families will receive further information about what to pack and bring when commencing care with us.
Where Children and Families Belong
We want every child who walks through our doors to feel safe, secure, valued and excited to be here, and every family to feel confident knowing that the people caring for their child genuinely know them.
Our families are an important part of our community. We value open communication, welcome family involvement and believe the strongest outcomes for children come from genuine partnerships between families and educators.
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, children aren’t simply cared for, they are known, supported, encouraged and given the time and space to be children.
A Different Kind of Early Childhood Experience
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, we believe childhood shouldn’t feel rushed.
As a small, community-based, not-for-profit service, we provide a warm and familiar environment where children are truly known, valued and celebrated. Our smaller groups allow our educators to build genuine relationships with each child and their family, understand their individual interests and needs, and create days that feel calm, meaningful and unhurried.
Children are given time to play, explore, wonder, create, build friendships and simply enjoy being children. Our programs grow from the children in front of us, their interests, ideas, questions, strengths and experiences, allowing learning to happen naturally through play, relationships and meaningful experiences.
More Than Childcare
We provide education and care for children from birth through to school age, including an approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
Our children enjoy engaging indoor and outdoor environments, opportunities to explore our local community, regular excursions and incursions, and experiences that encourage curiosity, confidence, independence and a lifelong love of learning.
Being a community-based, not-for-profit service means our focus remains where it belongs, on our children and families. Funds are reinvested back into our service to continually improve our environments, resources and the experiences we provide.
What We Offer
• Smaller groups and a close-knit, family atmosphere
• Calm, unhurried and play-based days
• Long day care from birth to school age
• An approved Kindergarten Program delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher
• Qualified, experienced and caring educators
• Learning programs guided by children’s individual interests, strengths and ideas
• Engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments
• Regular excursions, incursions and connections with our local community
• Nutritious meals provided throughout the day
• Sheets provided for children in our Nursery
• Weekly music experiences
• Weekly Smarty’s Fitness, Food and Fun Kindergym for participating age groups
• Private communication with families
• Cultural celebrations and individual family traditions welcomed and valued
• Parents, grandparents and family members welcomed into our service
• Opportunities for families to become involved in our management committee and centre community
Additional costs may apply to some optional experiences.
What to Bring
Families are asked to provide their child’s nappies and any required creams from Nursery onwards.
Sheets are provided for children in our Nursery. From our Toddler room onwards, families are asked to provide their child’s sheets where required.
Families will receive further information about what to pack and bring when commencing care with us.
Where Children and Families Belong
We want every child who walks through our doors to feel safe, secure, valued and excited to be here, and every family to feel confident knowing that the people caring for their child genuinely know them.
Our families are an important part of our community. We value open communication, welcome family involvement and believe the strongest outcomes for children come from genuine partnerships between families and educators.
At Mackay Community Childcare and Kindergarten, children aren’t simply cared for, they are known, supported, encouraged and given the time and space to be children.