About Our Centre
The Lakes early Learning Centre is a Family Owned & Operated centre, that prides itself on providing our community with High Quality Care. We provide care for parents and guardians of children aged between 6 weeks and 12 years.
We ensure that we provide a safe, fun and friendly learning experience for our children, so that our parents can focus on their needs day to day.
In order to achieve this our centre is run with a fully qualified centre director, a fully qualified contact assistant director, and a great qualified office administrator, who are on hand at all times to deal with any questions or queries you may have.
Our centre’s convenient operating hours are from 6am – 6pm, everyday except public holidays. We provide;
- Long Day Care
- Before & After School Care
- Vacation Care
Our centre is conveniently located across the Springfield Lakes State School and we pick up and drop off to the school for your convenience.
What We Offer
At The Lakes Early Learning Centre we provide;
- Fully Air Conditioned rooms, both for heating and cooling purposes.
- A Qualified onsite Chef who provides, 5 nutritious meals prepared daily.
- A large outdoor playground facility, with a wide range of fun and stimulating equipment for the children to use.
- Sufficient shade sails for our children to be protected from the sun whilst playing and discovering outside.
- Daily practices to ensure that we meet and adhere to the requirements to be a ‘Sun Smart Centre’.
- Two great Sandpits for our children to play in & get in touch with nature.
- High quality toys and resources that are age appropriate for each room.
- A community vegetable garden that our children and parents can get excited about.
POSSUM & BILBY
(6 weeks – 18 months)
Our Possum and Bilby rooms share a private playground which flows from their individual classrooms. These rooms provide nurturing and calm environments which reflect discovery, fun and developmental growth opportunities for babies from 6 weeks of age through to 18 months. We understand and appreciate the trust and care needed in these two precious rooms and we cherish working hand in hand with parents to support the routines established in the home. We strive to create the best possible environment for these earliest days to help all children feel safe and secure so that both parent and child can truly relax and enjoy their time at the Lakes Early Learning Centre.
JUNIOR TODDLERS – WOMBAT
(18 months- 2 years)
Our junior toddler classroom caters for children aged from 18 months to two years. This room has two large indoor learning areas that cater for a variety of planned experiences to further develop the growing skills of our toddlers.
With a purpose built, age appropriate outdoor learning environment that flows from outside to in, this wonderful learning space always has a variety of experiences available to promote the children’s curiosity, wonder, and creativity. With it’s own toileting area our toddlers are introduced to self help skills, toileting and changing themselves.
TODDLERS – KOALA
(2 Years- 3.5 years)
Our toddler room has a spacious classroom that flows out onto their own veranda providing a seamless indoor/outdoor learning space. Sharing with our Wombat’s, our Koala’s have access to the toddler playground giving them ample room to run, jump, ride and build friendships with different age groups. Further promoting and developing our toddlers self help skills, our classroom has a shared bathroom with our senior toddlers which promotes peer learning from their older neighbouring classmates. With a wide range of age appropriate resources, our educators encourage exploration, discovery and imagination through thoughtfully planned learning experiences.
SENIOR TODDLERS – KANGAROO
(2.5 years-3.5 years)
Our kangaroo classroom is one of our biggest. It flows out into the main outdoor playground where children can engage in a variety of indoor/outdoor experiences with our kindergarten and pre kindy classes. The senior toddlers are now competent with their self help skills, role modeling with the younger children and supporting their peers. Parent input and child interests help guide and extend our program with a variety of learning spaces thoughtfully designed that give our budding explorers opportunities to explore, investigate, experiment and create.
PRE KINDY – PLATYPUS
(3 years-4 years)
Our pre kindy classroom is an exciting environment where the children learn through experimental play and begin to develop important life skills that include socialising, sharing and developing their personal identity, sense of belonging and their confidence.
Our educators build strong relationships with the families from the first day and gain a keen understanding of each child’s holistic development and extend through achievable challenges. Each child’s learning is incorporated into our inclusive program. We encourage and welcome parents to work with us in partnership, helping their child to reinforce and perpetuate their new skills.
KINDERGARTEN – EMU‘S AND KOOKABURA’S
(4-5 years)
We are lucky enough to provide the government approved kindergarten program in not 1, but 2 kindergarten rooms. Delivered by Degree Qualified Early Childhood Teachers, these kindergarten rooms focus on ensuring our children are heading off to Prep with all the skills that are required to succeed. Our Kindergarten rooms are wonderfully resourced, equipped with interactive smartboards and provide individualised learning programs that promote agency, purpose, solidify identity and further develop our children into strong, confident learners who head off to school with the best possible start.
Working alongside parents our Early Childhood Teachers will support your kindy journey and provide transition statements that make the transition to school seamless for everyone.
Before and After School Care/ Vacation care Echidna’s:
Our centre provides before and after school care for children that attend the Springfield Lakes State School (up until Grade 3). Supporting families with busy schedules, this program is planned by qualified staff to support the student’s learning, provide a safe and welcoming environment for children to relax after a big day at school and broaden friendships outside of school.
School Holidays? We have you covered with our Vacation Care Program that includes lots of incursions and excursions. Designed in collaboration with the children and families these programs are hugely popular so be sure to book early!
Our Menu
A healthy and balanced diet
At the lakes we understand that a healthy and balanced diet is crucial for, the growth and development of our children so it is for this reason we have an onsite chef that prepares fresh, delicious and nutritious meals daily. We always strive to ensure that our children are receiving a balanced diet of 3 serves of fruits and vegetables, 1 serve of meat/fish/poultry, 2 serves of breads and cereals and 2 serves of dairy everyday. We also cater for children with allergies and intolerances. For more information regarding our seasonal menu timetable, please contact the centre.
Our Fees
The most affordable and well priced within the area
Our fee’s are the most affordable and well priced within the area, please don’t hesitate to contact the Centre Director for more information regarding our fee structure on (07)3288 5600 or (07)3288 5600
Springfield Lakes – The Lakes Early Learning & Child Care Centre
Address :
3 Spring Ave,
Springfield Lakes,
QLD – 4300
Tel : (07)3288 5600