This centre is truly something special! As an early childhood educator myself I hold very high standards for the level of care I expect for my children. Saltwater exceeded them all! I have been greeted warmly by every single educator and they have shown a genuine interest in getting to know my little ones and helping them settle in to their new home away from home. The educational program is phenomenal and I can tell that alongside the wonderful engaging educators, the resources and play spaces will add to a rich learning environment. Thank you so much to everyone who made Saltwater Preschool possible and thank you for giving our local community something so rare and special!!

It is clear how much the team behind Saltwater care about their families - so much thought has gone into building a nurturing centre and supporting educators, creating a perfect environment where little ones can thrive.

What an amazing experience for our daughter. Property feels like our property in Hamptons. Staff extremely experienced, our picky eater ate lunch with three helpings. Easy access and finely the daycare that has high standards. Thank you Saltwater Preschool 😊

I cannot recommend this daycare enough! From the moment you walk in, you’re greeted with a stunning, well-designed space that feels warm, inviting, and thoughtfully created for children to thrive. The staff are beyond accommodating, incredibly skilled, and truly dedicated to providing the best care while focusing on a well-rounded curriculum. Communication has been seamless—every staff member is quick to respond, understanding, and attentive, especially when it comes to children’s health concerns. It’s clear they prioritize not only education but also the well-being of every child in their care. There’s a waitlist of course, but trust me, it’s worth it! If you have the opportunity to enroll, take any available spot—you won’t regret it. This daycare is an absolute gem!

Saltwater Preschool is absolutely stunning, and the team is exceptional. I can only speak highly of my experiences there. The care and attention provided are truly outstanding, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a preschool with a beautiful, nurturing, and world-class environment.

Saltwater Preschool is everything and more you could hope for, for you little one. I could not recommend the staff more highly. There is no other place I would consider!

An absolutely stunning centre that clearly has taken every small intricate detail into account. It is clear that childhood experiences and authentic education is of utmost importance. I was blown away with not only their facilities but also their incredible focus on ensuring the children and educators are getting the best care. I have enquired for my daughter and birth of my new child and the staff have been nothing but accommodating, supportive and polite.

The team have created such a beautiful environment with such welcoming educators.

Really disappointing first impression. I reached out to Saltwater Preschool with genuine interest in enrolling our 1.5-year-old, having heard wonderful things from close friends whose children are also starting there. We were completely open to the two-day policy (which is understandable for younger children), and even requested two specific days — Monday and Thursday. In response, I was told: “Our two-day positions currently available are: Thursday/Friday, Wednesday/Friday or Monday/Friday.” So just to be clear — both Monday and Thursday are available, just not together. And apparently that’s reason enough to say no, even though it's exactly what we asked for. As a working family, we can't simply "pick days" at random — we have jobs, schedules, and commitments, and shouldn't be told what days we can or can't choose when the days we’ve requested are clearly available. It's not just inconvenient, it's dismissive. To make it more frustrating, the very friends who recommended the centre to us have their children attending on split days — no problem at all. So not only is the approach rigid, it’s inconsistently applied depending on who’s asking. We were genuinely excited to join and support a new local centre, but this kind of cold, box-ticking response — with no flexibility and no willingness to work with families — doesn’t inspire much confidence. Especially disappointing from a centre that hasn't even opened yet and should be focused on building positive relationships. We haven’t heard anything back since either, which sadly just reinforces the impression that warmth and care might not extend far beyond the brochure. If a centre is already this inflexible and impersonal before it opens — when they should be most eager to welcome families — it doesn’t bode well for how they’ll operate long-term. Great early childhood care is about relationships, communication, and trust. If there’s no willingness to work with parents on basic scheduling, what happens when real issues come up? Lovely facilities mean nothing if the people behind them are more focused on control than care. Not exactly a promising start. It'll be interesting to see how they respond to this review — whether they get defensive and show more of the same, or whether they actually take the opportunity to reflect, communicate, and offer the kind of care and support families genuinely need. UPDATE: Since posting our review, we noticed a number of glowing 5-star reviews appeared within 48-hours of posting ours. Some appear to be from individuals or businesses with connections to the centre, such as those involved in the setup. While that may be entirely coincidental, it does make it more difficult to get an objective sense of community feedback. To add, here’s the exact wording from the most recent email we just received after all of this: “Due to the very high demand in that room, the current availability is skewed toward Fridays and a few other select days. We need to enrol evenly across the week to ensure we can offer at minimum two day positions, hence each position that is currently available is Fridays and another day.” Again, this doesn’t explain why two clearly listed days can’t be chosen together. It still doesn’t make sense to us. We’ll be looking elsewhere and won’t ever be recommending this centre — because, frankly, the experience has been very concerning!