Community Kids Greenacres Early Education Centre

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Childcare and preschool in Greenacres, SA

Welcome to Community Kids Greenacres. Our daycare and early learning centre is a convenient choice for local families in Greenacres, Windsor Gardens, Hampstead Gardens, Lightsview, Manningham, Broadview and Hillcrest in Greater Adelaide. Community Kids Greenacres offers long day care and a preschool program for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years, with extended hours to suit busy families.

Our purpose-built childcare and preschool centre in Greenacres provides innovative early learning programs in a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment. Our small childcare centre in Greenacres has a homely feel, with all age groups having access to their own outdoor space. These spaces include a bike track, large sandpits, climbing forts, and a vegetable garden for exploration and learning. Our rooms feature soft furnishings, dining tables for shared meals, and designated learning areas, creating a warm atmosphere. Many educators have been with us for over 10 years, fostering secure relationships with families. With many educators speaking multiple languages, we ensure all children and families feel welcome. Our Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teacher delivers a preschool program that prepares children for a smooth transition to school. Children enjoy community walks, visiting the local library, playgrounds, and our local shopping centre.

Why you’ll love Community Kids Greenacres

Spacious outdoor environments

Passionate, qualified educators

Nappies and wipes provided

Chef-prepared meals

Preschool program

Family communication app

Extended/flexible hours

Incursions/excursions

Meet our Centre Manager

Katie

  • Diploma of Children’s Services
“It is crucial to instil confidence in young children to encourage curiosity, motivation, enthusiasm, and a passion for learning and growth.”

I began my career in early childhood education and care in 2006 and started working at Community Kids Greenacres in 2007.

The early years of a child’s life are incredibly important. I aim to implement an educational program that reflects individual and group needs, promoting each child’s interests, learning, development, culture, and individuality through play. Children are the future and deserve the best in learning and creative environments. It is crucial to instil confidence in young children to encourage curiosity, motivation, enthusiasm, and a passion for learning and growth.

At Community Kids Greenacres, we believe it is essential to provide a secure and loving environment for children when they are away from their families. By consistently and lovingly meeting the needs of the young children in our care, we form secure attachments. We offer primary caregiving, assigning a primary carer to each child upon enrolment. We see our children and families as part of our extended family.

We understand that starting at a new centre can be overwhelming. From the first enquiry, we ensure all your questions are answered. We guide families through the necessary forms and administration, including enrolment forms, Child Care Subsidy (CCS) information, government caps, centre schedules, our menu, and more.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Greenacres early learning centre.

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Our innovative early learning programs

At our early learning centre in Greenacres, our experienced educators and teachers continually seek innovative ways to enrich your child’s education. Guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, we offer a variety of engaging and diverse learning experiences, including:

Sustainability

Our sustainability initiatives include composting, maintaining vegetable gardens, and a worm farm. Children actively participate by engaging with the centre cook in composting and worm farming, while each room takes responsibility for caring for the vegetable gardens and using recyclable materials for loose parts play.

Inclusion

We create a sense of belonging for your child to ensure they feel heard and empowered to make choices, fostering their independence. We celebrate each child’s unique strengths, helping them to thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Community engagement

Children and educators enjoy venturing on community walks and visiting the local library, playgrounds, and shopping centres. These excursions foster a sense of connection with the community and provide enriching learning experiences.

STEM

We encourage your child to ask questions, experiment, and problem-solve, all while engaging their natural curiosity. By fostering this inquisitive mindset, we help them develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Age-appropriate early learning

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(0-2 years)

Nursery

Our nursery room is purposely designed to make every baby feel safe exploring and discovering new things. Our spaces are filled with sensory experiences and activities to encourage intentional and responsive play-based learning. We focus on building secure relationships between children and educators, closely following home routines, and supporting each child in meeting their developmental milestones.

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(2-3 years)

Toddlers

Our toddler room is set up with intentional play-based learning in mind. Within the curriculum framework, play enables your toddler to develop fundamental skills for life-long learning. It also creates the perfect environment to socialise and form friendships. Our activities enhance language skills and promote collaborative group play, laying a strong foundation for their future learning experiences.

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Preschool

In our preschool room, our curriculum is tailored to accommodate your child’s individual learning and development needs, which helps boost their enthusiasm, motivation, and willingness to learn. Through structured learning experiences, our Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers and educators are committed to helping your child gain the necessary skills for a successful transition into school and beyond.

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Preschool and school-readiness program

At our early learning centre, your child will benefit from our enhanced learning program in preschool combined with our play-based learning program. With the added convenience of long daycare hours, our preschool program runs all year round, perfect for busy families.

The added benefits of our preschool program include:

  • Extended long day care opening hours
  • Open all year round (excl. public holidays)
  • Programs developed and delivered by our qualified educators and teachers
  • Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation
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We’re all about healthy, nutritious eating

Thanks to the in-house chef at our Greenacres child care centre, your child can expect healthy, nutritious, and yummy meals. We offer a rotating seasonal menu, providing breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and a late snack freshly made daily. We cater to all dietary requirements, including halal.

What a typical day looks like for your child

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Arrival at the centre

Your child will be welcomed by our team of educators, who will ensure the morning transition from home to centre goes as smoothly as possible. On arrival, share information about your child’s specific needs for the day.

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Mealtimes

Our centre chefs prepare a nutritious menu for your child to sit down and eat. This is a great time for everyone to share stories from the day. Educators model healthy eating practices, social behaviours and support children’s growing independence with mealtime routines.

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Infant care

If you have an infant, we spend one-on-one time with them to establish a connection. Educators talk gently and respond to babies’ cues. We use songs, games, and conversations to strengthen relationships and build language skills.

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Play-based learning

Your child is naturally curious. They want to learn and explore, which is why we teach through play-based learning. It supports language, motor skills, memory, emotions and social relationships. Educators plan play-based learning experiences based on children’s interests and goals.

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Sleep, rest and relaxation

We match routines to your child’s individual needs. Opportunities for rest and relaxation help make them feel safe. Play-based learning experiences are provided for older children who no longer don’t sleep in centre.

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Heading home

As your child prepares to head home, this is your opportunity to speak with our friendly educators about your child’s day and everything they learnt. We look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow.

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Communicating with families

We prioritise clear and consistent communication with families to foster a strong partnership in supporting each child’s development. We ensure families feel informed, involved, and confident in their child’s early learning journey.

Our families love hearing about their child’s progress and the experiences they’re having day to day. We share these moments through centre newsletters, our Xplor App, one-on-one meetings, and at various centre events.

Fees

The Child Care Subsidy can reduce your daily out-of-pocket fee by up to 95% depending on your family’s entitlements.

  • Nursery0 – 2 years

    $167.50
  • Toddler2 – 3 years

    $167.50
  • Preschool3 – 5 years

    $167.50

Child Care Subsidy Estimator

Discover how much child care subsidy you may be entitled to by entering the fields below.*

1-4 days = full day session; 5 days = 10 hour per day sessions

CCS Estimator results

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  • Total fees

    $0.00
  • Out-of-pocket cost

    $0.00

*This estimator provides an estimate only and is based on the following assumptions:

  • Accuracy and currency of family income information entered;
  • Family CCS entitlements include 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight. Please note your family may be entitled to less than 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight – if you are unsure we recommend you use the comprehensive CCS estimator in the link below.
  • Where 1-4 days of care is selected, full day sessions apply (being full operational hours of the centre, which can vary between centres)
  • Where 5 days of care is selected, 10-hour per day sessions apply (ie, 50 hours p/w to optimise 100 hours of CCS subsidised care across the fortnight)

Where a family’s CCS entitlements include less than 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight, please use the comprehensive CCS calculator as a guide via the link below.

For a more complete subsidy estimation, check out our comprehensive CCS calculator here.

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*Terms & Conditions: The 15% discount will be applied against the centre’s gross daily fee (at the time of the booking occurring) and applies on all eligible permanent bookings each week (excluding casual bookings) for a period of eight weeks. Discount available to families who enrol and start at Community Kids Greenacres before 3 November 2024. A current and signed Complying Written Agreement (CWA) (or other relevant government enrolment) is required in order for the discount to be applied and G8 Education reserves the right to remove any discounts in place where a current and signed CWA or government enrolment is not in place. The 15% discount may not be applied in conjunction with any other discount and will not be applied where accounts are not paid up to date and one week in advance as required by G8 Education’s Centre Fee Policy. To be eligible for this promotion, families must not have had an existing child at any G8 centre in the previous six (6) months and need to remain enrolled with the centre for a minimum of 12 weeks. Please note G8 Education reserves the right to recover the 15% discount amount where families leave the centre prior to 12 weeks after enrolment. Families must apply in writing to centre management to access this discount. G8 Education reserves the right to remove or change any applicable discount at any time upon notice.

Frequently asked questions

A centre tour is a convenient way to experience the childcare centre of your choice and meet with our qualified educators at a time that is suitable for your family’s schedule. Click here to book a tour online.

On the day of the tour, you can observe practices and interactions within the centre environment. You’ll be able to see all the rooms and playgrounds, ask the team members any questions you have in mind, and get all the information you need to make the best decision for your child.

Our Family Support Team will add your child’s name to our waitlist if one of our childcare centres is currently full in your child’s age group. We will then contact you as soon as a place becomes available.

We also do monthly check-ins to review availability, and you will receive a text message confirming whether you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. If you would like an update at any point, you’re welcome to reach out on our Web Chat or give us a call.

Our Family Support Team can also help you find more G8 early learning centres near you, with the same offerings at the Community Kids centre you are interested in that have immediate availability.

It’s common for a child to experience separation anxiety when they first start child care. When you’re getting ready to start child care, you can help your child overcome anxieties by visiting the child care service together for a Stay and Play session, and easing into new routines at home.

Read more tips about how to make the transition easier for your child.

Most of our child care and early education centres offer nappies and wipes, sunscreen and hats, as well as nutritious meals prepared by our in-house cook. Some centres also provide sheets and formula, so you may not need to remember to pack them.

For nursery children, be sure to bring: nappy rash cream, dummies, bottles and teats, comfort toys or blankets, three spare outfits and spare socks.

For toddlers and preschool or kindergarten-aged children, it’s best to bring: spare underwear, water bottle or sippy cup, sun hat, closed-toe shoes, two spare outfits and spare socks.

Plus, anything else your individual child may need, such as breast milk, a sleeping bag, a comforter or medication.

It’s best to speak to your centre of choice for a full list of everything included.

Community Kids uses Xplor Home as our family communication app. It is the best and easiest way to keep track of your child’s day.

After you enrol your child with the centre, you can utilise Xplor Home to book child care days, manage your account, receive the photographs that capture your child’s learning, learn about your child’s progress, as well as keep up-to-date with upcoming centre events and important information.

If your child shows signs of an infectious illness when they arrive at the centre or becomes sick during the day, you may be notified that you need to make alternative arrangements or pick up your child from the centre and keep them home until they are no longer infectious. While we understand that this can be inconvenient, Community Kids is committed to maintaining a healthy environment and reducing the risk of infection for all children.

Under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), families are allowed 42 absence days per child, per financial year. These can be taken for any reason, including public holidays and when children are sick, without requiring families to provide documentation.

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We look forward to welcoming your family.