Tadpoles Early Learning Centre – 1

My daughter has been attending Tadpoles Earling Learning Centre (1) at Eatons Hill for about 6 months. Most of the staff are friendly, the centre is clean and the outdoor play area is very big, has loads of shade and great equipment. I believe the centre has just changed hands so there will be changes in the coming weeks, I have noticed a lot of new staff recently.
Most staff interact well with the children, I have noticed a few that just sit around watching them — not actually playing or engaing with them. The centre has a very good sun smart policy and each child that is enrolled receives their own hat. They do not provide meals or nappies. The leaders in each room keep a daily journal for parents to read which has pictures of the daily activities and a narrative.
The centre is open from 6:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday and they DO charge for public holidays which I found out the hard way, but I have heard that most centres do now. They take babies from 6 weeks old to children of preschool age but do not provide before or after school care. Before and after school care was canned about three months ago and the centre at Cashmere now provides this service to families in Eatons Hill. They welcome families to visit the centre before enrolling which I would highly recommend — the best times to visit are the business times, between 10:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Also, don’t call ahead — I think it is better to show up unexpected, I feel you get a better idea of how the centre is run when you are not expected.