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Guardian Childcare & Education Sydenham

354 Sydenham Road, Sydenham, VIC, 3037 view map
4.9

Care Type:

Long Day Care, Vacation Care

Hours:

6.30am to 6.30pm

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354 Sydenham Road, Sydenham, VIC, 3037

Guardian Childcare & Education Sydenham Reviews (68)

4.9 /5

Based on 68 Reviews

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Joanne Gulmen

5.0 • 1 month ago

We have had such a wonderful experience with Guardian Childcare Sydenham. Over the past six years, both of our children have attended the centre, and we couldn’t be happier with the care and support they have received.<br>The educators are caring, friendly and genuinely invested in the children’s wellbeing, development and happiness. They take the time to get to know each child and create a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment. We have always felt confident knowing our children were being well cared for while they were there.<br>With a great management team leading the way, we have seen many positive changes occur throughout the centre to provide more opportunities of growth for our children.<br>We have also really appreciated the communication from the educators and the effort they put into creating engaging activities and learning experiences for the children. Our children have always been excited to go to childcare and have come home happy, which has given us great peace of mind as parents.<br>Sadly, our time at Guardian Sydenham is coming to an end in December, as our youngest will be heading off to school next year. While we are excited for this next chapter, it is definitely bittersweet saying goodbye after six wonderful years.<br>A huge thank you to the entire team at Guardian Childcare Sydenham for the care, support, kindness and dedication you have shown both of our children over the years. Especially those that worked closely with Iyah and Kayla.<br>Kayla’s journey with all the allergies was challenging, and I can’t thank you all enough for the love and thought put into her care. You have been such an important part of their early years, and we will always be grateful for the wonderful memories and experiences they have had at the centre.<br>We would happily recommend Guardian Childcare Sydenham to any family looking for a caring, supportive and nurturing childcare environment.

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Jennifer Singh

5.0 • 1 month ago

I honestly couldn’t recommend this centre enough. My son graduated from here 12 years ago, and returning all these years later with my daughter has been such a special full-circle moment for our family.<br><br>Seeing some of the same beautiful educators still here after 12 years says so much about the centre and the genuine love they have for what they do. I’m so happy I made the decision to come back.<br><br>Knowing my daughter is somewhere she feels happy, safe and genuinely cared for means everything to me. So grateful to all the amazing educators who have been part of both my children’s journeys!

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Meili Baimai

1.0 • 10 months ago

Only 2 instructors in the centre really care about kids. I went to pick my 3yo son and found him sitting far behind by himself when others kids n insturctors sat at the front gathering doing some activity. After asked, the instructor said he want to sit there. 1. If he really wants to sit there isolated himself, as an educator dont u try to comfort him and pull him to participate in the group? 2. I could see my son feel uncertain and unsure to even come to me until I call him to come (very unusual), like he has no confident and scare of something. However, when we got home, my boy said that teacher asked him to sit far far away by himself. He said that many times "go to sit there far far away alone" and it kinda stuck in his mind now that he doesnot belong there. Without knowing what he did wrong and why would they seperate him. (No matter what happen noone should ever seperate/isolate 3yo kid as they r just too young to understand thing) Also, everytime my son come back home saying very hungry or the teacher complain about him. Now I feel I should have trusted my other friend who used to send her kid here and move her kid out because of the lack of caring. Also manytimes I ask the instructors for the update the answer is so vague. Manymore to complain. Ps. Why do I say it now? >> Because I dont want anyone to do something wrost to my boy. Have been keeping alot of info.

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Kristina Scantlebury

5.0 • 11 months ago

I absolutely love that this facility has pretty much all the same staff and centre manager from 12 years ago from my nieces attending and now my own 2 boys. The staff are dedicated and caring to all the children. Freshly cooked meals on site, multiple areas of play and learning experiences. Thank you for being a wonderful support for my boys.

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Shafi Hassan

5.0 • 12 months ago

Our daughter loves going to her kinder and she returns happy every time big thank you to whole team especially Amanda,Neha and Natalie

About Guardian Childcare & Education Sydenham

Our recently refurbished Guardian Childcare and Education Sydenham provides an incredible learning environment and leading curriculum that promotes holistic development for children across all areas, through our focus on intentional and spontaneous learning. Families trust us to provide safe childcare with the highest standards of safety and care in our centre. 

Proud GOLD winner of the Family Choice Award 2026. As determined by our existing families rating their experience of our Centre via Family Satisfaction Survey and independent Google Reviews.

To BE Me is Guardian’s exclusive learning program – a game changer that marks a new era in early learning. It reimagines early education, giving families clear insights into how play connects to learning and development.

We understand how big those first steps into childcare are, and our Baby Ambassador and expert Nursery team is here to make the transition calm and reassuring for both you and your baby.

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. 

The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families up to 15 hours of Free Kindergarten a week, in addition to the Childcare Subsidy. The funding offsets the fees for three and four-year-old children that are part of the centre’s long day care Kindergarten program. Families will save up to $2,101 a year for children aged three-years-old and above in eligible long day cares in 2026.

We’re proud to offer what families call the best childcare in Sydenham. Book a tour today! 

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