It is a very difficult decision for a parent to send their child to a responsible and caring childcare centre. I can say it with confidence that Paisley Park Chadstone has proved to be the best decision when it comes to my child's development and safety.

Andrea - Parent

Support for families: the centre offers regular 'date night' as a free service so parents can enjoy the 'night off'. Events/information session are also held to help you meet others and learn more about parenting. 

Home-like environment: the educators provide a homely feel within the centre, encouraging children to feel safe and secure. All of the design elements, play equipment, furniture and resources are natural colours and materials.

Community: children bake cupcakes for their local police, proudly display some of their artwork in the nearby park; they visit schools and aged care facilities, send them messages and make video calls; the centre set up a community library so that both families and locals can share books and resources.

Communication: the centre prides itself on its communication with families, both verbally and via ‘Daily Reflections’ which are emailed to families each day.

Highly experienced Founders: Paisley Park Founders Kat and Peter are actively involved in each of their centres, leading a team of passionate and experienced Educators to create the Paisley Park culture.

Nature Play: children’s curiosity, creativity and imagination are regularly stimulated by connecting with nature and utilising natural resources in a variety of ways.

• School Preparation Program: children learn from the National Early Learning Years Framework as well as the National School Curriculum. 

• Yoga: children take part in regular yoga sessions to increase their flexibility and teach mindfulness. 

• Sports programs: children enjoy their weekly sports, where educators build their coordination and confidence.

• Cooking experiences: the children love learning about food as they actively engage in preparing healthy meals and snacks with their in-house chef.

• Sustainability: children learn about growing and harvesting food, water conservation, recycling and composting. 

• Music experiences: children can enjoy all types of music from classical to contemporary, while also singing and dancing to express themselves. 

• Art experiences: children are offered a wide variety of materials to explore their creativity. They can enjoy paint, clay, collage, drawing, and printing with their friends.

6 weeks - 1 year

Named after acclaimed natural scientist, Charles Darwin, who spent most of his life exploring the diversity of living things with particular interest in adaptation. Similarly, children of this age are curious and readily adjust as they transition to a new environment. Parents can feel confident knowing that their Educators will guide them as they become increasingly curious about their world, introducing experiences and supporting them to explore new surroundings and establish new relationships with carers and friends.

Best quality produce: the centre believes that healthy eating means using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients to help children stay nourished and energised. The seasonal menus are designed in conjunction with experienced chefs. 

Whole foods cooked from scratch: all meals are prepared completely from scratch – children even enjoy jam and tomato sauce made fresh by their chef.   

Active participants: the children enjoy a wide range of healthy and delicious food. They eat in a designated space for meals, and engage with everything from preparation of the meals, serving themselves, socialising with peers, and cleaning up. The children use real crockery to enhance their dining experience, and to teach them to use and respect cutlery.

Cooking experiences: the children are regularly exposed to opportunities to get creative in the kitchen with their onsite chef. The open plan kitchen is the heart of the centre, making the chef approachable and interactive. 

Dietary requirements: all meals and snacks are adapted to cater for individual dietary requirements including known allergens.

Onsite Chefs: all meals and snacks are provided and prepared by an experienced chef.

Morning

Louie is a 5 month old baby boy who spends two days a week at Paisley Park Chadstone. Louie enjoys lots of chats and cuddles with his educators at drop off time, to help him settle in for the day.

Lunch

Louie gets cleaned up from lunch and then gets ready for his nap. He loves that his favourite educator gets him ready for bed and reads to him until he is ready to sleep.

Afternoon

In the afternoon Louie enjoys some music and songs with his educators and friends on the mat. They are learning to sing some nursery rhymes, which teach Louie about rhyme and rhythm. After this, Louie engages his sensory skills with a messy play session that he loves.