20 December 2023 marked the end of an era for our family. After 8 long years today our family’s journey with Smart Start Early Learning Centre comes to an end. Master T was 1.5 when we started at the centre with Shannon as his lead educator. I was a nervous wreck sending him to a new centre after an awful experience at another centre for him but Beck & Shannon made the transition so easy assuring me that my boy was as going to be well looked after- & boy did they deliver on that, the whole centre did to be precise. Enough so that I had zero issues with starting Master R there at 8 weeks old when I had to return to work earlier than planned. Nivanthi took the biggest shining to him & I knew he would be looked after just as well as Master T was. Donna & Natalie gave Master T the absolute best start to his schooling journey with everything they had thought him & the love they had shown him during his final year & cried almost as much as I did when he graduated preschool & went off to big school. Donna also got the joy of introducing Miss K to the wonderful world of Smart Start when she started daycare as a tiny baby loving every outfit she wore & soaking up the baby cuddles. Now this year Miss K has finished out her time with Dayna & Sophie preparing her and supporting her in the absolute best way possible to begin her journey in big school. They have shown her such kindness & compassion, love & care. They have given her cuddle when she’s needed it, laughed with her & celebrated the big & small wins with boy her & I.. This team has been led by 2 amazing directors in this time- Peta & Amanda. 2 wonderful, strong, smart women who, let’s be realistic, totally deserve a medal for putting up with me for 8 years as a parent at the centre 🤣
My family’s time at Smart Start will absolutely never be forgotten & the things that the educators at this centre have contributed to my babies lives educational & personally with most definitely never be forgotten either. Not only have they contributed to my children’s educations but they have also contributed to who my children are at their cores. They have helped shape them in the kind, caring, loving, strong & smart people that they are today & for that I will be forever grateful.
If anyone is looking for a centre who actually cares about not only their children but the family who attends as a whole, Smart Start is your place. When you walk through those doors, you’re not just a number or a dollar sign, you’re family. You’re part of the Smart Start family. & my time as a part of that family will always hold a piece of my heart.
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