Fabulous child care centre, our twins love it and have blossomed. Staff are friendly and approachable<br>We would recommend this childcare facility

Lovely, caring staff and a welcoming environment. A great place for children to learn, grow and have fun. Highly recommend!

We’ve had a lovely experience with Benowa Early Learning Centre. The educators and staff have shown our son so much care, kindness and support. We really appreciate the warm, welcoming environment and everything the team has done to help him learn and grow. Thank you for looking after him so well during his time at the centre. We’re very grateful and would happily recommend the centre to other families.

Honesty, I could write a lot but I’ll just mention the two things that mostly upset me. The staff turnover is non stop. My children would love an educator and feel comfy to be dropped at kindy and within a couple of months they would be gone and I’d have to try and help them understand why they won’t see this important person to them ever again. It got depressing. Some would leave just suddenly, be gone without a word. Even the office ladies would constantly change. You’d send an email about your child and get a long AI response back, it didn’t feel personal, like they even heard you. It didn’t feel like a nice community. Always new faces. Always dropping your child with a stranger, mostly foreign, which is obviously fine but sometimes you just want to have a chat about your child and you could see this was just a job, there wasn’t a motherly feel to most educators. So my biggest concern and in my opinion is dangerous and a huge no, no in bigger centres. Often, nearly always there was one staff member supervising, (mostly in my 2-3 year olds room) in the afternoons from around 4pm, this a serious child safety issue, having at least two educators present is so important, not only for the kids safety and emergencies, but also for accountability around child protection, you always hear of the horror stories happening when it’s one educator, some states I believe it’s actually illegal to only have one.. I would mention this to them when they would email the “give us feedback” emails, but saving money on staff maybe is more important than keeping the kids safe, because for a year after mentioning it a few times, it’s was always the same. Anyway we pulled them out and keep them at home because now because they refuse daycares which is sad. I went to a party recently and that mum and another too had also done the same, I thought that was interesting.

I cannot recommend Benowa Early Learning Centre highly enough. My child has had a tough time at daycare due to frequent sickness (I know what your thinking, no it’s not a grubby centre, he has special needs and is prone to them.) We had a major transition when we moved interstate and he started at the Centre a week after his second birthday, having never been in daycare before, I was beyond anxious about leaving him in someone else's care as I returned to work. However, from day one, he immediately bonded with two of his educators, which was a huge relief for me. Even though those educators moved away, the other staff were incredibly caring and committed to helping my son feel comfortable. They took the time to understand his needs, especially during drop-off when it is hardest for him. The educators have always been incredibly responsive to my specific instructions, whether it’s about his medication, shoes, or ensuring food is left for him when we run late after appointments. While there are occasional little things like missing socks—something that happens in every daycare and even in my own home—it’s a minor issue that doesn't overshadow the outstanding care and attention my child has received. I wholeheartedly recommend Benowa Early Learning Centre and would definitely send any future children there. Their dedication to each child’s well-being and growth is something that stands out and I truly appreciate the level of care my child has received.

Awesome staff and a great environment. Great food and activities. My boys love it.