Gardenia Early Learning Clontarf

We absolutely love Gardenia and are so happy with the care both of our kids get there. Our daughter is in the nursery and this is her first experience at daycare. She’s 10 months old, was premature and a little slower with development and the educators have been nothing but supportive, especially when it comes to helping her with solids and new routines. She has never shed a tear and is always happy at drop off, even from her very first day. Angel and Sheila are just beautiful with her and we feel so comfortable knowing she’s in their care. Our son is in the toddler room and he absolutely loves it. We honestly now realise what a centre should feel like. He settled in so quickly and we’ve seen such a big boost in his confidence and social skills already. Big shoutout to JB who is amazing with him and clearly really cares about the kids. When we moved I was really anxious about changing my two year old’s centre and even considered still driving him all the way to Hamilton for care. We kept hearing great things about Gardenia Clontarf so I had high hopes, but they’ve honestly been exceeded. The yards are beautiful and the kids get so much outdoor and nature play. Even little things like wearing hats outside.. something our previous centre never really enforced because “kids this age will just take them off anyway” - are just part of the routine here and the kids are totally fine with it. Simple things that are just done right and nothing is put in the ‘too hard basket’. Every single educator I have met seems to have a genuine interest and passion for early childhood education and not a single person makes you feel like it’s ’just a job’ to them. Our kids are genuinely loved and cared for and it’s so reassuring. Overall the centre is always so clean, the staff are so welcoming and supportive and the programs are great. The facilities are fantastic and you can really tell how much care goes into everything they do. We feel very lucky to have found Gardenia Clontarf and would recommend it to anyone.