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Creative Garden Early Learning-Coombabah

Creative Garden Early Learning-Coombabah

611A Pine Ridge Rd, Coombabah, QLD, 4216 view map
Verified
4.7
1800 517 075

Care Type:

Long Day Care, Pre-school, Vacation Care

Hours:

6:30am to 6:30pm

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Address:

611A Pine Ridge Rd, Coombabah, QLD, 4216

4.7

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A wonderful, nurturing centre with caring educators who are genuinely invested in the children’s wellbeing and development. The environment is warm, welcoming and supportive, and communication with families is always great. We are so grateful to have found such a beautiful place for our daughter’s early learning.

- Sahni Family

About Creative Garden Early Learning-Coombabah

We are conveniently located for families in or commuting through Coombabah, Runaway Bay, Hollywell, Arundel, Paradise Point, Biggera Waters, Helensvale, Labrador and Hope Island.

Many of our Children go on to attend local schools such as Biggera Waters Public School and Coombabah State School, supporting a smooth transition to school.

We offer nurturing care and quality early education for children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with flexible hours (9, 10, 11, and 12-hour sessions) to suit busy families.

Our Learning Environments

Our children benefit from familiar faces as they grow, creating a sense of continuity:

  • Nursery (0-2 years): A safe, nurturing environment for babies to explore with tailored sensory and social experiences.
  • Toddler (2-3 years): Play-based learning encourages curiosity, confidence, and social skills.
  • Kindergarten (3-6 years): A stimulating learning environment that prepares our children for school through our Enhanced Learning Program.

We’re proud to have qualified teachers and educators, supported by a team of national education experts, ensuring the highest quality childcare and early education.

Innovative Early Learning Programs

Our teachers deliver the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF or the national curriculum) through play-based learning that covers language, literacy, numeracy, STEM, social, and emotional development. Our program also includes:

  • Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR), an evidence-based program developed by Queensland University of Technology to support children’s executive function and self-regulation.
  • Environmental and social sustainability learning experiences.
  • Personalised learning plans for each child.
  • Local school connections.

We focus on strong family partnerships through regular learning and development conversations with your child’s lead educator, learning showcases, and in-centre family events. Our Xplor app provides real-time updates and learning summaries daily to keep you informed on your child’s journey.

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Services Provided by Creative Garden Early Learning-Coombabah

State Government Approved Programs

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QLD Government Approved Kindergarten Program

Our Kindergarten program supports children’s learning, development, and well-being, ensuring a confident transition to school.

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Sustainability-Focused Learning

Children develop environmental awareness through hands-on experiences like recycling, conserving water, growing food, and learning to care for the planet.

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Experienced & Nurturing Educators

Our long-standing team provides a calm and supportive environment where children feel safe, secure, and supported.

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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Kindergarten/Preschool Programs

Our centre offers the QLD Government-approved ‘Free Kindy’ Program.

At Creative Garden Early Learning Centre-Coombabah​, your child will benefit from the QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:

  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
  • Emotional and Social Development
  • Self regulation
  • Healthy minds and bodies

The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:

  • QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program
  • Extended opening hours
  • Open all year round (excl public holidays)
  • Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers
  • Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation
About the Curriculum

About the Curriculum

“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber

Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years

Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and through experimentation. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play including sensory play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing.

Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years

Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games, role playing and reading experiences.

On any given day the Toddlers can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.

Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn-taking, developing self-confidence and emotional self-regulation. Our skilled team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.

Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years

Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program has school readiness at its core, encouraging active engagement in learning and supporting a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.

The oral language supports literacy learning and a child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's literacy development by engaging in rich discussions, reading, storytelling, dramatic play and experimentation all of which introduce new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations.

Throughout the Kindergarten year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.

Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, are supported through group learning experiences. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Our goal in the Kindergarten year is to prepare children and families for a smooth transition to primary school.

Health and Nutrition

Health and Nutrition

Our centre chef prepares and cooks nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating across a wide variety of food.

Our centre offers seasonal whole food-based menus – created to delight the fussiest eaters.

Meet the team

Meet the team

Hi my name is Erin, and I am the Centre Manager here at Creative Garden Coombabah. For as long as I can remember my passion has been early childhood education. I hold a Diploma in children services and have continued throughout my now 20 years in the sector upskilling and adding to my professional development. I am currently studying an Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management.

Throughout my 20 years in the sector, I have learnt that every child is a unique individual that should be supported holistically and that when a child feels safe and secure, they will try new things and extend on their own interests and abilities enabling them to grow and learn at their own pace.

I believe that having passionate, dedicated, inspirational and nurturing educators is one of the most important part of a child’s learning journey. Our team is made up of dedicated and passionate staff who have been here for as long as 15 years. We are part of a large family community network that proudly supports each other and is a home away from home. I am passionate about ensuring that all educators at our service are supported and mentored to become the best they can be.

Early education provides inviting and warm spaces that inspires inquiry-based learning and provides children with a valuable start in life, building foundations for a good education

I believe that families are children’s first teachers. I am passionate about collaborating with families and involving families in decision making for their child and our Community at Creative Garden Coombabah.

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$170.75 /day

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$170.75 /day

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$168.55 /day

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$167.40 /day

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Creative Garden Early Learning-Coombabah Reviews (52)

4.7 /5

Based on 52 Reviews

Our average ratings are pulled from verified reviews from Google Reviews and direct parent reviews posted on the Care For Kids website.
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Sahni Family

5.0 3 months ago

A wonderful, nurturing centre with caring educators who are genuinely invested in the children’s wellbeing and development. The environment is warm, welcoming and supportive, and communication with families is always great. We are so grateful to have found such a beautiful place for our daughter’s early learning.

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Hayley Palmer

5.0 3 months ago

Fantastic centre! Im kept up to date with everything my daughter is doing! She loves it there! Highly recommend

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Leah White

5.0 3 months ago

Creative Gardens Coombabah is a fantastic centre. Erin and the educator team are warm, caring, and highly knowledgeable, and it’s clear they genuinely care about the children and families they support. The centre is always clean, well organised, and welcoming. The educators create supportive, inclusive environments where children of all abilities and backgrounds are valued and encouraged to thrive. Communication is a real strength — the team are always open to listening, collaborating, and going above and beyond to support children and families. Staff are reliable, consistent, and approachable, which makes such a difference as as healthcare specialist who comes in to support some of the children. A wonderful centre with a strong, caring team. Highly recommend.

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Belinda Smith

5.0 3 months ago

I am a Nanna of one of the children that attends the centre, whenever I pick him up the Educators are very friendly and happy and eager to help. My Grandson never wants to leave because he is too busy having fun with his friends. The centre is always clean and tidy and adorned with all of the children's artwork.

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Jessica Graham

5.0 4 months ago

I have left a review before, but I feel the need to leave another one. We recently left creative garden due to moving interstate, and nothing has made me appreciate our experience at creative garden more. We were very happy there, but we didn’t know how good we had it! Every morning, every educator was always so welcoming and engaging. It really felt like a community. When we had concerns or asked for extra support, we were responded to and listened to. The children were always engaged with by the educators, so many resources for the kids to play with but also always activities set up to enrich their learning. I couldn’t recommend this centre more highly wish we hadn’t had to leave!

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$168.90

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$143.02

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