Guardian Childcare & Education Essendon

Wonderful childcare centre, my children love going to childcare, great caring staff, great peace of mind for me knowing my kids are well taken care of when I'm at work. My kids are engaged, stimulated and learning lots!

My husband and are very thankful for the wonderful team at Guardian Childcare Essendon!

Our little one started at the centre when he was 11 months old. This was our first time using a childcare facility and we found the transition to be smooth due to the fabulous support of the team at Guardian Essendon!

The team spent time getting to know our little one through orientation and over time, they have adjusted their approach in line with his developmental milestones to help him settle in.

Their communication with us has been fantastic. They have encouraged us to keep the open line of communication with them. We are never left worrying about how our little one is going.

We love that they provide a large variety of learning experiences for the little ones there. There are a combination of indoor activities, singing and outdoor play. We see the joy our little one experiences being there with the huge smile on his face. He loves it!

To the wonderful team at Guardian Essendon and especially the nursery educators, thank you for your wonderful care, support and warmth you show families. We appreciate it very much.

My kids have attended Guardian Essendon for more than a year. The services provided by the centre is well above nearby centres as we have tried a few in the area over the last 5 years.
Some of the amazing things about this centre are:
- The centre manager is so kind and would always respond to all emails/requests in a timely manner. She will offer help and be flexible with arrangements if she can.
- They have educators who have been with the centre for many years. My daughter's educator in the toddler room this year is a super star, she comes up with the most creative and amazing activities for the kids, as well as a high quality educational program that really teach kids some vital skills.
- Communication from the centre's management and the educators is the best I've experienced. They would let you know in advance about staff arrangements, special events and any issues with your kids. They also share regular updates of the kids development. I just received my daughter's end of year book, the pages are so thoughtfully created with lots of beautiful photos and information, it really brought tears to my eyes reading through it.
And if you ask my kids who is their favorite person, they will always say the educators' name!

We absolutely love Guardian Childcare & Education in Essendon. Our daughter started in the nursery as a baby and is now a toddler in another room. Seeing her grow and flourish into such an amazing and confident person is just so fantastic. The staff are so caring and attentive to each individual child, and they take the time to learn and understand each child’s little differences too – which really makes it a home away from home. The facilities are fantastic and communication has always been excellent. Our daughter has learnt so much; her language, coordination and socialisation skills has made a significant leap thanks to the outstanding curriculum that the educators deliver – she comes home singing the alphabet with so much joy. Our son has now started in the nursery and we cannot wait to see him grow with the guardian family too. We highly recommend – Best child care centre in Essendon.

Thanks Marianne and the team for always taking such good care of my girls. It makes leaving them each day a little easier knowing they are with really good people who genuinely care for them.

I had very unpleasant experience with bond refund. The official notice of withdrawal was given end of 2021 and all the conditions of bond refund are fulfilled. However, it took almost six months to have only $117.9 transferred to my account. They didn't reply to my email to explain why bond is not refunded in full which should be $300. Very rude.
In the past two months, I called and emailed them couple of times. They also didn't reply to my emails and only orally agreed to deal with the refund right away over the phone. But they actually didn't do it at all until I called the head office of Guardian. The manager even asked my bank account information though I had emailed them the details twice. Very unprofessional.

All of the educators are lovely and our daughter loves them all. When we were choosing a childcare for our daughter we wanted to see how she responded to the environment. The minute she went straight to Jess we knew she would be in good hands and it was where she wanted to be. We love the centre

It's such a challenging time right now within our current environment with COVID-19. My husband and I just wanted to give a shout out to the new Assistant Centre Manager Marianne and her team of educators. They are all doing such a great job. Their level of care, professionalism along with their ability to communicate effectively certainly gives that confidence we need as parents when leaving our son in their care. We recently transitioned from another centre and wish we did this much sooner, they have made our transition effortless always going above and beyond to make it easy when our son suffers with separation anxiety. Thank you to Marianne and the team!

Both my kids attend (my daughter for 3 years now) and we are really happy there. The educators are welcoming, friendly, great with kids and adapt to their individual needs. I have always felt comfortable talking with the educators and or managers if i have needed to address something. Bianca the Manager (or most recent manager) was fantastic and really made great changes - otherwise, i think we would have changed places with the manager who was running it before (over 3 years ago now). It's a humble daycare and most importantly, our kids are happy, learning and enjoy going.