Great Beginnings Curlewis
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Great Beginnings Curlewis

6:30 AM - 6:30 PM | Monday to Friday
156 Jetty Road, Curlewis

Centre Highlights

Secure Drop Off & Pick Up

Progress & Wellbeing Updates

Meals Prepared by In-House Chef

Transition to School Program

Parent Communication App

Outdoor Playground

Kindergarten Program

Local Community Excursions

Nappies & Wipes Supplied

Educational & Developmental Programs

About Great Beginnings Curlewis

About Great Beginnings Curlewis Long Daycare and Kindergarten

Welcome to Great Beginnings Curlewis. We're ideally located for families in Curlewis, Drysdale, Clifton Springs, Leopold, Saint Leonards and Wallington.

Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.

At Great Beginnings, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.

Our dedicated team of Teachers and Educators provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment - where your child can thrive, and be their wonderful self, every day.

Getting school ready? We offer the 3 and 4-year-old Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.

We offer a great variety of learning experiences at Great Beginnings Curlewis including:

- Sustainability Program: Helps children develop and understand the importance of embedding sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of protecting our planet.

- Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services, and we go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.

Availability & Fees

Long Day Care

Nursery - 0 yrs to 2 yrs

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$168 /day

Toddler - 2 yrs to 3 yrs

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$168 /day

Kindergarten - 3 yrs to 6 yrs

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$168 /day

Fees for Great Beginnings Curlewis may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.

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Reviews for Great Beginnings Curlewis

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Carmel-Anne5 days ago

This is a response to T's review. My daughter went there in 2019. I came to realise I was overcharged; I had to raise this with them because no staff at the center ever realised it. Goodness knows how often the overcharge occurred and to how many parents, so I questioned it for a long time (for 6 months). Then I requested my daughter's immediate withdrawal from the center as no one would help explain how, why, how much, or what dates I was overcharged (after another 6 months of asking, the same useless stressful cycle continued). I was told a credit was applied, but there wasn't much (evidence) to reveal the history/time-line of our service, nor explain the overcharge or how I was credited for it on other daycare days. I don't even know how many times I was overcharged (to this day). I could not access any information. I appreciate they said they would resolve the matter for T. I hope this has been the case. However, my matter never got resolved, and it's six years later. My information miraculously could not be found on the file. And yet, today, 05/02.2025, they sent me a statement (after my daughter not going to the centre for 6 years) with some nonsense and still no viable explanation for why I was overcharged. The audacity to do this after all these years is unheard of. If they are a great center today, and you and your children like it there, please do not authorise direct debit and review all their invoices with a fine comb. Based on T's review, the issue was still happening 2 years ago. Again, my overcharge/s has never been properly resolved. As a result, I no longer do direct debits anywhere. I tried my best to get an explanation for one year, but I gave up. EDIT 20/02/25- Thank you for your public expression of concern. The email sent to your centre remains unresponded. It's a big shame that no one ever provided a full amount of what was overpaid or how much was credited (if that was so), as outlined, statements were not available. Best wishes with your new processes in place.

Response from the owner12 days ago

Dear Carmel-Anne, thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We sincerely regret that your concerns from 2019 were not resolved to your satisfaction and understand how frustrating this must have been for you. Since that time, there have been many changes in our processes, systems, and team members to ensure greater accuracy and transparency in billing. We acknowledge that you recently received an account statement in error, and we sincerely apologise for any distress this may have caused. If there is anything we can do to provide further clarification or assistance, we would be more than happy to help. Please feel free to reach out to our centre team directly. We genuinely value all feedback, as it helps us improve our service for families both past and present. Kind regards, The Great Beginnings Team.

Location of Great Beginnings Curlewis

156 Jetty Road, Curlewis

Curlewis suburb information

Curlewis is a suburb located in Victoria. There are approximately 3 child care centres in Curlewis.

How much is child care in Curlewis? On average, the cost of child care in Curlewis is $156 per day. This breaks down to $156 per day for babies, $160 per day for toddlers and $158 per day for kindergarten.

Curlewis sits just above the national NQS Rating & the average rating of centres is «Meeting NQS».

Average cost per day

Baby

0-12 Months

$156

Toddler

13-24 Months

$160

Kindergarten

2-3 Years

$158

National quality standard

Curlewis
National Average
0%7%
Working towards
100%48%
Meeting
0%15%
Exceeding
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