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C&K Birralee Childcare Centre
At C&K Birralee Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.
As a home away from home, our environment provides feelings of being safe, secure and supported while in the care of our qualified educators. At C&K we support our team to nurture play-based learning, develop caring relationships with children and our families, and foster a lifelong love of learning with every child in our care.
Our centre has a combination of both age-based rooms and communal learning spaces where siblings and children of all ages can come together to learn and play. Our spacious playgrounds offer established gardens, lovely shade trees, and a large sand pit in each play space. There are many play opportunities for the children across all areas of development, encouraging each child's natural curiosity to play and discover.
C&K childcare centres offer quality education and care programs where we focus on a unique infant and toddler approach, as well as delivering the approved kindergarten program for 4 year olds. Best of all, we provide flexible options where you can choose the hours of care to suit your family.
C&K Birralee is located on Samantha Court. On road parking spaces are available.
C&K Birkdale South Childcare Centre
At C&K Birkdale South Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.
We are proud of our spacious natural outdoor learning environment, with leafy trees, dirt, leaves, and wildlife such as native birds and possums nesting in the trees. Our nature-based playground inspires challenging and open-ended play where children are provided with uninterrupted time to explore and engage in learning. We respect children as powerful learners, thinkers, theorisers and active citizens.
As a home away from home, our environment provides a safe, secure and supported space for your child. Our dedicated, friendly and qualified staff nurture play-based learning, fostering a lifelong love of learning. Our families love our large natural outdoor area, where we encourage children to explore, discover, play and engage in nature.
We have a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds with our families and staff. This provides us the opportunity to incorporate these cultures and languages throughout the centre. Our approach to inclusion and diversity ensures that every child, family and staff member feels safe, welcomed and important.
C&K childcare centres offer quality education and care programs. We focus on a unique infant and toddler approach and deliver the approved kindergarten program for 4-year-olds. Best of all, we provide flexible options, so you can choose the hours of care to suit your family.
C&K Birkdale South is located off Barron Road in Birkdale. Our centre is 500m from Birkdale South State School.
C&K Banyo Station Childcare Centre
At C&K Banyo Station Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.
C&K Banyo Station is located on Tufnell Road, less than 200m from Banyo train station.
C&K Arnwood Place Community Childcare Centre
At C&K Arnwood Place Community Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.
C&K Arnwood Place is located on the ground of Arnwood Street Park, with wonderful leafy surrounds.
C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre
At C&K Arlington Drive Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.
We are located on the corner of Arlington Drive and Bunya Road, opposite Arlington Park and Arana Hills Dog Park.
C&K Calamvale Community College OSHC
C&K Calamvale Community College OSHC provides outside school hours care for school children aged 5 years to 12 years old.
C&K Calamvale Community College OSHC is open Monday to Friday for before school care from 7am to 9am and for after school care from 3pm to 6pm. We also offer vacation care during school holidays from 7am to 6pm.
C&K Anne Shearer Kindergarten & Preschool
At C&K Anne Shearer Kindergarten & Preschool, your child will feel safe, make friends, and belong.
C&K Anne Shearer was established in 1957 by Miss Anne Shearer, who founded the kindergarten movement on the Redcliffe Peninsula. We aim to provide an enriched environment where your child can truly grow as an individual and be prepared for the next important step in their life.
C&K Anne Shearer has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn.
Our experienced and passionate educators foster close relationships with families, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment. They focus on nurturing your child's curiosity, building their resilience and developing their confidence - all through the joy of learning through play.
At C&K Anne Shearer, we provide an extended hours program until 6pm and a holiday program during Queensland school holidays. These programs are included in your daily fee. We have a 5 days a fortnight program (2 groups to choose from) or a 5 days a week program to choose from.
Visit Kindergarten with Extended Hours for more information.
C&K Anne Shearer is located on Sydney Street in Redcliffe, off Oxley Avenue and next door to Redcliffe Memorial Swimming Pool.
Albany Creek Kindergarten
At Albany Creek Community Kindergarten, play takes centre stage in your child’s education, where children are given time to explore, discover and learn! Since 1972, Albany Creek Kindergarten has been providing education to children in the local community.
We incorporate a unique Bush Kindy program into each of our Kindy classes and also offer a pre-kindy program. Our passionate teachers and educators are highly qualified and experienced.
Our purpose-built building and expansive outdoor play spaces are designed to nurture children’s development in a caring community environment. Our mission at Albany Creek Kindergarten is to provide children with a play enriched environment and build partnerships with families and the community. We strive for high quality early childhood education and care where we support children to become lifelong learners.
We have five program groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Albany Creek Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
C&K Acacia Ridge Kindergarten & Preschool
Welcome to C&K Acacia Ridge, where your child will feel safe, make friends and belong. Our teachers and educators focus on nurturing your child's curiosity, building their resilience and developing their confidence - all through the joy of learning through play.
At C&K Acacia Ridge we have four kindy groups to choose from. All groups ensure children receive the same number of hours of education across the year. The groups are led by an experienced and qualified early childhood teacher. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays and some pupil free days.
C&K Calamvale Community College Kindergarten
At C&K Calamvale Community College Kindergarten, your child will feel safe, make friends, and belong. We embrace our multicultural community, celebrating and sharing diverse cultures. Our experienced and passionate educators (some having over 10 years of service) foster close relationships with families, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment.
C&K Calamvale has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn.
Parents and guardians are an integral part of our community and are always welcome to contribute to the educational program. Our young children are capable thinkers, investigators and inquirers. They come to kindergarten with a range of prior experiences and understanding of the world around them.
At C&K Calamvale, we offer a 5 day fortnight kindergarten program with an optional extended hours program until 6:15pm and an optional holiday program during Queensland school holidays. These optional programs incur separate fees. We have 6 groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
C&K Calamvale is located on the Calamvale Community College campus off Hamish Street in Calamvale.