Guardian Childcare & Education Bentleigh (Formerly Kids Time Early Learning Centre)

Fantastic place for care and education. The educators are very caring and professional. They listen to the individual needs of the children. Centre manager Karen is the best! Always there for the families and goes that extra mile each time. I moved from Adelaide with a 3yo with a lot of uncertainty and this centre really helped settle my child in the new place. Highly recommended!

We love Guardian Bentleigh Childcare! Staff are always friendly, welcoming and flexible & the layout of this centre is beautiful and welcoming for any child that enters the centre. Also, manager of this centre is absolutely amazing. I can recommend this center to everyone!

Karen and the crew have been amazing in the 4 years that we've been bringing our boys in.
The carers consistently provided exceptional service and support. Karen has been fantastic about working out the best caring solution for our family.
We're moving out of the area and even discussed keeping our youngest enrolled because they are just THAT GREAT.
Thanks for all the great memories.

If you want high quality care for your child. Then guardian Bentleigh is a great centre Clean facility’s, caring staff and great management. Could not recommend a better centre

This is more than just a childcare facility. There’s a real sense of family community and I only have positive things to report. Very pleased with the high level of care for my daughter from this fantastic centre. The educators genuinely care for the children and most mornings, my daughter doesn’t even turn around to say goodbye. She runs off to hug her teachers or play with the other children. They have great facilities and high-quality equipment. Food is nutritious & healthy and a great variety is offered. I love the children are fed little sandwiches at 5pm which allows me to push family dinner out and I’m not dealing with a hangry child. The educators have been amazing with toilet training too. I once forgot to pack a jacket and the weather turned, they dressed my daughter in a clean spare jacket to keep her warm. Quite often the centre manager generously leaves treats (like homemade muffins & goodies) out for the parents. It’s all these little things they do that make them a wonderful centre. It’s clean, safe and secure. I’m really happy and thankful for the team and grateful my daughter is so settled and content. Hope this helps parents looking for the right place. This is by far the greatest!

UPDATED REVIEW:

My original review below is over 18mths old and so much has changed for the better since I penned it.

At the time we had a very significant turnover of carers, and due to that high attrition rate, our child's needs weren't being met.

Since then, the management changed, staffing stabilized, Guardian took over, and our experience has been absolutely wonderful this year.

We now have two children in full time care, they're both thriving under loving, nurturing, education and care.

I confidently and absolutely recommend this ELC, the center director Karen is wonderful, and her team are fantastic.

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We enrolled our youngest at Kids Time ELC Bentleigh East as of January 2017, and so far our experience has been mixed.

Our initial interactions with the centre were almost off putting and that was prior to enrolling. The centre was going through staffing changes and it seemed that customer service was a little lost in that transition.

After touring the centre and speaking with some of the educators we decided to proceed with enrolling our child.

The first 6-8 weeks weren't great; we had repeated unfortunate experiences that risked our child's well being and almost resulted in us removing our child from the centre.

That said, we met with the room leader and the interim centre management and they assured us that they would put in the required steps to improve the aspects that weren't working.

Since that meeting our experience has significantly improved.

We are very fortunate to say that the majority of educators and support staff are lovely to interact with and genuinely adore the children that are under their care.

Our child is looked after, well observed, stimulated and given affection from the staff that we have entrusted to look after him.

The facilities are amazing, and compared to other centres we have had our older children at, we are really thrilled with the physical offerings that this centre has.

Overall our experience is constantly improving. The day to day experiences are more and more consistent and in line with expectations, and with new changes to the management we feel positive that things will continue to improve overall.

We're happy with the centre, we appreciate the care our child receives and we look forward to a more even overall experience as the changes they have implemented take root.

Had the most wonderful experience at this centre! The Centre Manager Karen is absolutely amazing. Her care factor is off the charts. We felt like we were part of a big happy family. The love the educators showed towards my child were so heart warming. The staff work so hard to plan engaging programs. The communication about what they do each day is great - you get to see online notifications with photos. I would recommend this centre to anyone living in the area! We were so sad to leave as we moved house. You will not be disappointed!

As a first time parent, I was extremely anxious about sending off my baby to childcare. The team at Kids Time Bentleigh East put my mind at ease from the moment we started.

Every morning, we are greeted by the ever cheery and friendly centre staff. Ilana and her nursery team are outstanding, extremely warm and caring. My baby bonded strongly with her carers. She struggled to take a bottle, but from day one the staff were persistent and successful in implementing this. All routines that we have are respected and implemented. My daughter delights in being there, and never hesitates when I pass her over to her educators.

I’m extremely impressed with the variety of activities that my child undertakes each day. She participates in activities that I would never have considered doing with her at that age. Her development since being at the centre has come along in leaps and bounds. She is completely engaged with activities targeted to her interests. As a bonus, the daily activities are captured with pictures and the children’s story sent to you via an app.

The centre is extremely new and facilities are impeccable. The food sounds amazing and I love that she is offered foods that I wouldn’t necessarily give at home. I am so happy with my decision to enrol at this centre. They do so much to ease the parental guilt!