Active Kids Ermington 382 Kissing Point Road, Ermington, New South Wales 2115

"Our daughter has been with Active Kids Ermington since she was 14 months. She is now 4 and is a happy, thoughtful, thriving little human. I have wanted to write a review for a while but also knew that it was important to give it a few years before I did to provide a detailed recount so that it was more helpful to parents. I recall at the beginning, feeling highly anxious and guilty leaving my baby daughter when I had to return to work after more than a year on maternity leave. However, the lovely educators were very understanding and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. They had a few strategies in place to both calm my nerves and settle my daughter. After that I knew I found the right place which made leaving her to go to work a lot easier. I recall many moments where I would send in family photos via their kindyhub app of our daughter going on holidays or doing various activities - after allowing my daughter to do a show and tell, the educators would embed it into a unique, personalised and hands-on lesson for all the children to participate. As a school teacher, I understand first-hand the significance of this. I really appreciate the effort from the educators and background work behind curating and developing lessons whilst addressing government educational standards. The educators are all friendly, they not only say hello, they put in the effort to have a conversation with me regarding my daughter. Their feedback is always very timely, encouraging and constructive. If you want to find a childcare centre that is child orientated, warm and caring, you have come to the right place. Trust when I say my husband and I are very thorough and have been through countless tours at different centres before allowing our daughter to attend here. We both felt an instant connection the moment we walked into AKE. It also helped that my husband had multiple colleagues who recommended this place as their children also attended the centre. We even had her attend another centre for the intermin before being offered a position at AKE. The other centre did not impress us like AKE. AKE will forever leave a hallmark in our hearts as a place that truly nurtured our daughter to her fullest potential. We can't thank them enough."

"We enrolled our little girl at AKE when she was 1 year old and couldn’t be happier. The staff are friendly, good humoured and appear to genuinely care for & bond with the kids in their care. The menu was designed by a nutritionist I believe, and is one of the few daycare menus I’ve seen which only serve wholegrain products. They have a fairly structured daily/weekly routine which I like, and lots of creative and culturally aware activities to support young ones’ development and help them feel at home (they regularly seek input or participation from parents on activities too which is great). They provide great email updates to parents, not just about how the day went but also how our child has been developing in certain areas. I think it’s a good sign that their daily update to parents only comes at the end of the day, because they prioritise caring for the little ones over being glued to a computer, as they should. We absolutely love Miss Qiaoqiao (nursery room leader) who is approachable, patient, caring & great at what she does. She is like a 2nd mum to our daughter now, though I noticed our child has also bonded with other educators there which is fantastic. I wish I could remember everyone’s names (sometimes staff do change) but suffice to say they have a lot of lovely educators there. We always see photos of the educators holding or hugging one of the toddlers during activities, which is lovely to see. Our daughter used to cry when we dropped her off but now she walks right in without even saying bye to her parents, and cries when we try to take her home! (She’s 16 months now) We had a rough patch for a while with bad nappy rash occurring at the centre but after trialling a few different nappy creams, the problem has disappeared. All in all, we’re very happy to recommend this place to other parents. It wasn’t our nearest daycare centre but it’s been a great place for our child to thrive and we can’t wait to see how she continues to grow here!"

"It is not one of the newest child care around the area with the best facilities but we love the staff here, they are all very passionate about their job and love to interact with parents on the progress of their children. Our little one enjoys going to school and although she's still too little to tell us about it, we know she's being well looked after."

"Where do I begin! My son Xander is absolutely thriving at this center and loves all the ladies that care for him. They really work to make it as comfortable for him as possible Really impressed with the meals that the kids have and also having daily updates when he attends along with an overview of what they had learnt or what they did is always a pleasure to see. Love how interactive the teachers are and are always looking for feedback from the parents in ways to make the children feel more comfortable. Overall, we are all happy with this center and recommend it to anyone in the area Thank you Active Kids :)"

"One of hardest thing for a parent is putting their kids into daycare and making sure someone else can look after your child just like you would. The education, professionalism, kindness and love that the mangement and staff at Active Kids Ermington show toward my two children is absolutely to the highest standard. The staff have assisted me to settle into my kids care and their routines. The centre is clean and well equipped with equipment and Educational resources for both ages. They both love going there (5 months and 2.5 years) And I can't recommend them and their care services enough. They also have a full equipped kitchen and cook that prepare nutritional and fresh meals each day to the kids which is awesome ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"