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Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park

Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park

346 Torrens Road, Croydon Park, SA, 5008 view map
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4.0
(08) 7081 6464

Care Type:

Long Day Care, Occasional, Casual or Flexible Care, Pre-school

Hours:

6:30am to 6:30pm

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Address:

346 Torrens Road, Croydon Park, SA, 5008

4.0

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About Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park

Welcome to Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park, a bright and spacious centre near Adelaide’s city centre. With play-based learning programs for children aged six weeks to six years, we provide a nurturing environment where curiosity and discovery thrive. Conveniently located for families in Croydon Park, Prospect, Dudley Park, Kilkenny, Kilburn and nearby suburbs, our centre offers high-quality early learning and care in a welcoming community setting. We’re proud of our centre, and we believe this is the best childcare in Croydon Park.

Our To BE Me learning program helps you see your child’s learning adventure in a whole new light. Their pathway is personalised, with every milestone captured in a way that makes the link between play and learning clear and memorable. 

Nursery Rooms are our specialty. Our experienced Baby Ambassador and Nursery team take the time to really know your baby’s routines and personality, supporting them to feel safe and settled. Our Nursery rooms are calm, nurturing spaces that feel like a home away from home. 

By focusing on Nutrition for Life, Guardian gives families peace of mind, knowing their children are developing habits that can set them up for a future of exposure to different foods, good eating patterns and healthy eating. Our qualified cook / chef provides 5 healthy foods every day from our in-house kitchen.  

Families trust us to provide safe childcare with the highest standards of safety and care in our centre. 

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Services Provided by Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park

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About the Curriculum

About the Curriculum

To BE Me is Guardian’s exclusive learning program specifically designed for each age and stage of your child’s early years.

The program includes resources and tools that support learning and make it easy to see your child’s progress along Learning and Development Pathways.  

It groups your child’s learning into seven areas to help you see this progress clearly.​ Each of these areas has behaviours or skills that are generally linked to each age and stage. 

Children receive their own My Learning and Development Book, which is updated regularly with their progress. 

To BE Me is underpinned by Guardian’s world class teaching program that has been developed over many years of research and thousands of hours observing how children develop. 

Programs

Programs

Our Nursery Program is a partnership with your family to ensure every detail of your child’s care supports a healthy, happy baby.

Baby Welcome when you first start. This touches every aspect of their first 12 months in a Centre.

Familiarity with the rhythm of day provides a sense of security and builds self-confidence.

Safe sleep supports physical and cognitive development and emotional wellbeing.

Our Baby Ambassador is your go to person for your baby's first 12 months with us. They will know every detail about your baby.

Specialist Nursery teams are baby specialists and have been trained in Safe Sleep practices for young children.

Nourishing baby menu prepared by our experience Chef / Cook.

Our Nurseries are specially curated environments with age-appropriate resources and a home away from home feel. Dedicated cot areas support sleep time. 

Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Our bespoke To BE Me program has a two-year Kindergarten/Preschool program that meets the National Quality Standard and the National Quality Framework. It offers the support, structure, and inspiration your child needs to thrive. It is called Flying Start to School.

Our unique program for children aged 3-4 and 4-5 years old ensures they are supported to develop the important emotional, social, and thinking skills they need to make A Flying Start to School.  

Our structured educational program across 7 areas of learning has been carefully designed to meet your child’s individual needs and we use our Development Pathways to ensure it is relevant to your child’s age and stage of development. 

A Flying Start to School is implemented by our University-qualified Early Childhood Teachers in a way that is fun and engaging for your child and includes specific. learning experiences in carefully curated environments that inspire curiosity, collaboration and critical thinking.  

Speak to us about state-based government funding in participating states.  

Health and Nutrition

Health and Nutrition

We believe in nutrition for life, supporting children to develop healthy eating habits from an early age. Qualified Chefs and Cooks in our centres create fresh and nutritious meals each day, using seasonal, high-quality ingredients that align with Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Meals are designed to be delicious, introduce children to diverse flavours, and make eating healthy food a positive experience.

Managing allergies and intolerances is part of how we keep mealtimes safe and enjoyable. Every child’s needs are carefully tracked, meals are supervised by permanent educators, and allergens are strictly controlled.

Beyond providing wholesome food, we use mealtimes as learning opportunities. Children practice independence by serving themselves and engaging in conversations about food, building confidence and understanding of healthy choices. 

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Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park Reviews (28)

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jwillboi “DudefromtheBlock” mastahplan

Aug, 2025

The reason why I'm giving 2 stars is because the worthy educators that have worked tirelessly with a caring attitude, not selective to any race on children have played a role in looking after my child. I have to acknowledge and We gave them credit for that. The price is considerably cheap if you compare to other facilities. I think it's $15 less. Also, during the trial or visit they would make a good impression. This facility focus on quantity over quality. The educator to children ratio should be taken into consideration. Although, our entire experience was not so satisfied with how the place/management/some educators have displayed. We pulled out from the facility hence we noticed that some workers here are overworked or maybe displaying a less team work. The management would make some billing error although it can be rectified but still its abit of a hassle to come back to them to get it fix. Everytime I pick up my child, she would have a dirty face, dirty clothes, dirty nappy and not a happy child. I would expect my kid to be at least presentable and happy but this would not usually happen. The worst thing happen was that My child experience IMPETIGO BACTERIAL INFECTION on her genital area which is a contact precaution. When my child was cleared from the GP, with a medical certificate, they keep on judging on us that my child could not get in because of the infection, afraid that my child would contact other kids. In fact, the infection actually started on the facility who gave it to my child. I think the educators did not follow strict hand hygiene or gloving change towards the nappy change. They might need to look at these, how to practice hygiene to avoid spreading bugs. My child would have a high chance of getting so sick everyweek and you as a parent would suffer on calling sick from work. Some educators during handover are not so caring focus nor communcates directly to the parents about any particular concerned as they have lots of children to look after. They also have a high turnover of staff. I would suggest that all kids should be cleaned before parents pick them up. Clean the whole facility including the toys etc with proper hygienic cleaners. Educate the educators on proper hand hygiene. Change the culture to a teamwork, loving, caring, hygienic, no discrimination attitude to any kind of race. Hope this review would bring a change of culture to this facility and make a way for the higher management to look and review at the lapses.

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Margaret Peña

May, 2025

I would not recommend it. My baby was there for 2 years. The staff turn over is high. We witnessed children being left unattended in the room, another incident were babies in my son room were eating pieces of plastic. There were a couple of experienced and engaged educators, but for most staff was hard to communicate with , and you could tell how there were unengaged.

Response from the owner 27 Jun 2025

Hi Margaret, Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with our State Leadership team about your experience. We appreciate your time and are confident that we have addressed your concerns. Please be assured that your feedback is taken seriously and we have taken steps to make significant improvements in our service. We have implemented a permanent team display at the front of the centre so our families know who is working in each of the rooms. We have also worked closely with ESB to address safety concerns, improve staffing, and ensure proper supervision and communication. Thank you again for the open communication, we take all feedback seriously and are committed to ongoing improvements to provide a safe, high-quality environment for every child. If there is anything you wish to discuss, feel free to call us on 138 230.

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Leah Catron

Feb, 2025

My son is always so happy to attend, educators are so lovely and always keep me informed. Seeing the photos being uploaded each day puts a smile on my face! Watching my son learn and grow with the support of all educators is truely amazing.

Response from the owner 11 Feb 2025

Thank you for your kind words Leah! It must be such a joy to see your son thrive in a warm, caring and supportive environment. It sounds like the educators really make an effort to keep you involved and informed, which is such an important part of the early learning journey. Thank you again for your lovely review!

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