Marie Arvanitis runs this place like a CEO. She is nothing short of professional and approachable and is super helpful and intelligent! And the educators in Preschool 1 & 2 are so caring and nurturing. They treat the children like their own. We are very grateful for all your hard work!

Thank you to Ms' Marie, Ellie, Phuong, Sarita and Abida for your care over the last few months. Dedication, hard work, and effective administration is evident every time we entrust our little one to you. We have increased our attendance as the team continues to exceed our expectations every day. Big shout out to Ms Ellie for providing exceptional continuity of care - her passion for children coupled with exceptional communication provide us with comfort and peace of mind - something which is invaluable and we are grateful for. Partnering with Ms Phuong, who evidently applies the Montessori principles every moment of her education and care, they make a great team who my son looks forward to seeing, and refusing to leave, every day!

One of the best daycare centres iv seen. My son transitioned there just a few months ago and is excelling already. The facility is well organised and run very smoothly by the team there. So grateful we got into this centre.

It has been the best decision enrolling at Earlwood Montessori Academy. My 1 year old son started in the infants room early this year room and absolutely loves it! The educators are fantastic, the learning experiences are super stimulating/educational and the Manager, Marie, has gone above and beyond to make our new childcare journey a welcoming and positive experience! She really cares about my child and works closely with team to make sure the children are happy and well looked after. If you’re thinking of a new service to put your child in, I would not look anywhere else!!

We were at this centre for three years. In that time, there were four different centre managers and a revolving door of educators in the preschool rooms — so many that I genuinely lost count. There was no stability of educators in the rooms. Make of that what you will. Fees went up at least four times during our time there. That’s a lot of change and a potential pattern for the next years. Before deciding, I’d suggest you really observe what’s going on. Look at how much natural light and ventilation the rooms actually get. Watch how often the children are taken outdoors — and how engaged the educators are while they’re with them. Our experience? A few educators who truly cared. The rest seemed to be more about supervision than connection. And for young kids, connection matters. They talk about excursions. They don’t do them. Incursions are the fallback, and when it rains, expect your child to spend most of the day indoors. There’s a lot of repetition in activities, and not much that feels new, imaginative, or exploratory. At its core, this centre felt more like a scaled business model than a nurturing environment built for growth and belonging. If what you’re looking for is a safe, consistent place where your child forms genuine relationships with their educators and is surrounded by a relaxed environment (instead of 100 kids constantly screaming at each other) — this might not be it. Take the time to watch closely how this centre is run before you make a decision.

As a mother of three toddlers less than 12 months apart, This daycare has been nothing but a blessing for myself and my children. From the time I drop off my children, to the time I pick them up they are always well looked after and taken care of by the educators as if they were their own children.. I recently was diagnosed with cancer and Ms Marie Arvanitis (the new centre manager) and her team have gone above and beyond to help my children and I adjust to the circumstances whilst continuing a routine for them while we navigate through my illness. This has helped me have peace of mind during my treatment knowing my kids are in safe hands while I am unable to look after them. I would also like to say a big thankyou to Miss Josie for continuously checking in on me aswell as my kids educators for always making them feel loved and secure. If you would like a daycare that nurtures and educates your children then look no further.

The centre was once an amazing place to send your children to, until Ms Peta Ms Chanel and Ms Josie, where put in charge and all of a sudden your child’s best interests were no longer valid!! There bad attitudes forced me to remove my child from the center as I no longer felt my child was happy at the centre and was not treated with kindness. Another factor was putting non speaking English people in the preschool room and having two males in the preschool rooms at the same time. It is such a shame, when Ms Claudia was running the centre it was a place of happiness and respect.

I highly recommend Earlwood Montessori Academy! From the moment you walk in, the staff at the front desk make you feel welcome and at ease. The educators are simply amazing – caring, attentive, and passionate. My child has been going there for around 4 months and is thriving and loves his days days there.

I’m sure my experience with the centre doesn’t reflect everyone’s experience but we recently pulled our 17 month old out of the centre after she had a fall and got a cut near her eye and no one saw what happened. This was really upsetting as her eye ended up being a bit swollen (and has scarred) and when we asked if it was possible to go through cctv to find out what happened reception was really dismissive. When they did go through the footage it turned out another child pulled her and they both fell but something like this could have been easily preventable if the educators were actually watching the kids. The pre toddlers room which my daughter was in was really chaotic because they mix the kids at the end of the day which is fine but there are only 2 educators watching everyone (2 educators to approx 14 children) while the remainder are busy cleaning/ doing everything else. We had one educator who was a main fixture in our child’s room not know her name and was really unapproachable and quite dismissive. Even the centre manager couldn’t get her name right I had to correct her every time. It literally felt like they did not care and you are just a number. I remember trying to ask the educator where my daughters things were and she would just point for me to get her things myself or tell me to wait for someone else to help me as she was too “busy” it was also impossible to ask how my child’s day was as she just didn’t have time for me. No one seems to have time because they’re busy cleaning. This centre from my experience is not very caring or nurturing. We had to pick up our child too when she was sick and crying and the same educator who didn’t know her name did not seem to care. She simply was holding her hand to lead her back to the group and the ratio of educators to children is always off. The correct amount are probably rostered on but they’re never with the children they’re cleaning or doing other tasks. My daughter has been sent home with a soiled diaper and I’ve seen her try to get on the mini slide with no assistance because everyone is too busy to care … she looked upset and could have injured herself if I wasn’t there in time and it just wasn’t a great environment. I’ve also seen babies topple it’s just total chaos. They’ve mentioned they’re implementing some changes so hopefully it will be better but I would be weary of sending your children here … we had a terrible terrible experience and felt like it was more money focused and I would hate for anyone else to experience the same we did in the pre-toddler room.

I cannot express my how I feel about this centre, the centre is absolutely amazing, staff interactions are always so heartwarming, the centre supervisor Claudia always goes to the ends of the earth to make sure my family and children’s needs are met. The staff have always been so amazing with my children and treat mine and my husbands children as if they are their own! I have been here for almost 2 years now, and my children come home with constant smiles on their face talking about their friends and teachers. My love for this centre will always be there! Thank you for the amazing effort that that Claudia and her beautiful team put towards all of the families at the centre !! Your hard work never goes unappreciated!!!!