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C&K Emerald South Community Childcare Centre
C&K Emerald South Community Childcare Centre welcomes children aged 6 weeks to 5 years and provides high-quality early childhood education and care services Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options that allow families to select hours of care suited to their individual needs.
Our centre features a spacious natural outdoor learning environment where children explore, discover, play, and connect with Country. The nature-based playground promotes challenging and open-ended play, giving children uninterrupted time to explore and engage in meaningful learning experiences. We respect children as powerful learners, thinkers, theorists and active citizens.
Creating a genuine home-away-from-home experience, our welcoming environment offers a safe, secure, and nurturing space for your child. Our experienced, caring, and professionally qualified educators support play-based learning approaches that cultivate each child's lifelong passion for learning.
Children at C&K Emerald South often represent one of several generations within their family who attend the centre. Our committed, long-term staff take genuine pride in growing together with families, sharing in celebratory milestones and providing support during difficult periods.
C&K childcare centres offer high-quality education and care programs. We focus on a unique infant and toddler approach and deliver the approved kindergarten program for 4-year-olds.
C&K Emerald South operates in the rural community of Emerald. The centre is situated on Andrews Road, accessed via the service road adjacent to The Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre.
C&K Cotton Tree Childcare Centre
C&K Cotton Tree Childcare Centre in Maroochydore welcomes children aged 6 weeks to 5 years and provides high-quality early childhood education and care services Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options that allow families to select hours of care suited to their individual needs.
Located on the Sunshine Coast near the beach, we take pride in our spacious natural outdoor learning environment, featuring mature leafy trees and local wildlife, including native birds and possums that nest in our trees. Our nature-based playground inspires challenging and open-ended play experiences where children receive uninterrupted time to explore and engage in meaningful learning. We respect children as powerful learners, critical thinkers, natural theorists, and active community citizens.
As a nurturing home away from home, our environment provides a safe, secure, and supportive space for your child. Our dedicated, friendly, and professionally qualified staff members nurture play-based learning approaches while fostering a lifelong love of learning. Our families love our large natural outdoor area, where we encourage children to explore, discover, engage in creative play, and connect with nature.
Within our centre we have families and staff members who come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This diversity provides valuable opportunities to incorporate these cultures and languages throughout our daily centre programming. Our comprehensive approach to inclusion and diversity ensures that every child, family member, and staff member feels safe, genuinely welcomed, and valued as important contributors.
C&K Cotton Tree is situated between the local library, tennis court facilities, and lawn bowling clubs. Positioned diagonally across from the centre are the Neighbourhood Centre and the Cotton Tree Community Gardens. The beach and Cotton Tree Surf Club are accessible via a pleasant walk down the road, along with the local shops.
C&K Coolum Childcare Centre
C&K Coolum Community Childcare Centre welcomes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and provides quality early childhood education and care Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options so families can choose the hours of care to suit their individual needs.
As a welcoming second home for families, the environment provides feelings of safety, security, and support while children are in the care of our qualified educators. The educators are long-term staff members - many have worked at C&K Coolum for over 10 years, and some for over 30 years. At C&K, the team is supported in nurturing play-based learning, developing caring relationships with children and families, and fostering a lifelong love of learning with every child in their care.
The centre features a combination of age-based rooms and communal learning spaces where siblings and children of all ages can come together to learn and play. The spacious outdoor areas include established gardens, lovely shady trees, and a large sand pit in each play space. Situated just a short stroll from Coolum Beach, the centre holds open excursion permissions that allow children to enjoy impromptu trips to see whales when they are breaching.
C&K childcare centres deliver quality education and care programs with a focus on our unique infant and toddler approach, and provide the government-approved kindergarten program for 4-year-olds.
C&K Coolum is located on Perry Street in Coolum, nestled next to the Coolum Library and Civic Centre. The centre is a 400 metre walk from Coolum Beach.
C&K Clinton Community Childcare Centre
C&K Clinton Childcare Centre welcomes children aged 6 weeks to 5 years and provides high-quality early childhood education and care services Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options that allow families to select hours of care suited to their individual needs.
Set among natural bushland and located high on the hill away from busy traffic, we take pride in our expansive outdoor learning space. This includes a large community yard where siblings, cousins, and friends can interact with each other in a relaxed environment. Our nature-based playground inspires challenging and open-ended play where children are provided with uninterrupted time to explore and engage in learning. We recognise children as capable learners, creative thinkers, natural researchers, and engaged community members.
As a home away from home, our warm and welcoming environment provides a safe, secure and supportive space for your child. Our dedicated, nurturing, and qualified staff nurture play-based learning, fostering a lifelong love of learning. Our team is established and consistent, with most staff members having worked at the centre for more than 5 years.
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.
C&K Clinton sits on Hervey Road in Clinton, just off the Dawson Highway. Our centre is located next to Clinton State School, and we maintain an active partnership that includes a school transition program, music and physical education classes, and involvement in school events.
C&K Carseldine Community Childcare Centre
C&K Carseldine Community Childcare Centre welcomes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and provides quality early childhood education and care Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options so families can choose the hours of care to suit their individual needs.
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, our team is supported to nurture play-based learning, develop caring relationships with children and families, and foster a lifelong love of learning with every child in our care.
The 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 shady trees, and a large sand pit in each play space.
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. Kindergarten children are also able to participate in our Bush Kindy program.
C&K Carseldine is co-located with Rockpool Residential Aged Care. Our centre also provides an evidence-based innovative intergenerational program in partnership with Rockpool Residential Aged Care, creating enriching experiences for the children and the residents of Rockpool.
The centre is also the first Queensland childcare centre to be awarded a prestigious 5 Star, Green Star rating. This certification from the Green Building Council is a testament to C&K’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and teaching children the importance of conservation practices and protecting their environment.
C&K Carseldine is conveniently located in Carseldine Village, a short 10-minute stroll from Carseldine Train Station.
C&K Caloundra Community Childcare Centre
At C&K Caloundra 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.
We are proud of our beautiful learning environment, which was recently renovated in early 2023. We have multiple spacious natural outdoor areas with leafy trees, grass, dirt, and leaves. 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, theorists, 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 Caloundra is located on Thrush Street between Caloundra State High School and Caloundra State School.
C&K Bradman Street Community Long Day Care
C&K Bradman Street Community Long Day Care welcomes children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age and provides high-quality early childhood education and care services from Monday to Friday. We offer flexible booking options that allow families to select hours of care suited to their individual needs.
We are proud of our spacious, natural outdoor learning environment. Our nature-based playground inspires challenging and open-ended play where children are provided with uninterrupted time to explore and engage in learning. Surrounded by natural bushland, our centre creates authentic bush kindy experiences that connect children with the natural world around them.
As a home away from home, our environment provides a safe, secure and supportive space for your child. Our dedicated, friendly, and qualified staff nurture play-based learning, fostering a lifelong love of learning. We have built strong ties with the community and participate in inter-generational visits locally.
C&K Bradman Street celebrates a diverse range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds among our families and staff. This rich diversity creates opportunities to integrate various cultures and languages throughout daily programming, ensuring that every child, family and staff member feels safe, welcomed, and important through our approach to inclusion and diversity.
C&K Bradman Street is located at 54 Bradman Street, Caboolture, adjacent to the TAFE Queensland Caboolture campus. We are a convenient 2-minute drive from Caboolture East State School, and St Columban’s College.
C&K Blackwater Community Childcare Centre
At C&K Blackwater 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.
We are proud of our spacious natural outdoor learning environment, which has real trees, grass, 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.
We are located in Central Queensland, approximately 2 hours inland from Rockhampton.
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
C&K Birkdale South Childcare Centre welcomes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and provides quality early childhood education and care Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options so families can choose the hours of care to suit their individual needs.
We take pride in our spacious outdoor learning environment. 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, theorists, and active citizens.
As a home away from home, our environment creates a safe, secure, and supportive space for your child, where they are treated as individuals and respected for who they are. Our dedicated, friendly, and qualified staff nurture play-based learning, fostering a lifelong love of learning.
Our families and staff represent diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, which allows us 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 Birkdale South is located at 20 Barron Road, Birkdale. Our centre is adjacent to Birkdale South State School, facilitating a seamless transition from kindy to prep.
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