Welcome to the Learning Nook
Early Learning and Childcare Centre
The Learning Nook is a quaint little Queenslander cottage and daycare centre, set on a quiet leafy street in Southport, providing a home-like environment to 24 children catering for ages 15 months to 6 years. Our beautiful cottage has been designed to give families and children a sense of belonging while providing a home-like feel with semi-open plan interconnected rooms.
Our unique and small boutique centre boasts a truly natural environment, with a layout of gardens and plants that include fruit trees, herb gardens and flower beds. An abundance of wild birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects are enticed to visit our environment by carefully planning and planting trees and shrubs, supporting our vision of nature-inspired learning.
Banjilaann room
Our Banjilaann room is for children aged 15mths -3years. Enrolments in our Banjilaann room are limited to 8 children each day. Our small open classrooms enhance individualised attention to each child’s learning and progress.
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Bauyam Room
Our Southport Kindergarten group is for children aged 3-5 years. Enrolments in this group are limited to 16 children each day. Our small open classrooms enhance individualised attention to each child’s learning and progress.
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Our Activities
Our play based curriculum provides opportunities for children to explore and extend their knowledge, to inquire and create, and to develop a sense of belonging and connection to their world. Our holistic approach to setting the environment provides opportunities for the children to extend their knowledge in all learning including
Sustainability
At the Learning Nook we are passionate about our environment.
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) touch almost every aspect of our lives.
Sports & Active Movement Program
Being active is healthy for children. Being active strengthens and develops muscles..
An abundance of wild birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects are enticed to visit our environment by carefully planning and planting trees and shrubs, supporting our vision of nature-inspired learning.
The playground is a stimulating and engaging environment where the children can extend their indoor learning and play to the outdoor environment. They can create, dig, plant and harvest our gardens; run, jump, skip and swing in the yard; or quietly explore the magical nooks and crannies. Providing true nature play into our program is what inspires us – allowing children to learn from, explore and respect the world around us.
Southport Childcare Centre
Preschool Learning
AT Southport Childcare Centre, Our environments are designed to provide children with opportunities to explore endlessly, collaborate, experiment, investigate, and imagine. Providing a safe environment where children are acknowledged and recognised as competent and capable learners through a wide range of real-life experiences setting a love for lifelong learning.
We have a range of fascinating animals in our centre, including Fish, Guinea Pigs and more. Our centre animals offer a unique learning opportunity for the children who take pride in caring for the animals each day.