Little Lane Hawthorn

"Really lovely childcare - my son 2.5 goes there and his teachers and staff are always so lovely and friendly. He is always excited to go!"

"Great facilities, however the staff tend to send my nefew home when there is no reason. We are being told he has gastro or he is sick, although the doctor supplies notes saying he is a happy healthy boy. He hasn't cried, doesn't have a fever, he eats fine. I believe it has more to do with his want for attention, and staff can't be bothered to actually give him that attention. The attention that is being paid for. We are constantly having to leave work just to find out there is nothing wrong with him. That makes the service not worth the money it asks for. Do not recommend."

"Highly recommend Little Lane ELC. Fabulous facilities and wonderful staff, incl an in-house chef who provides wonderful food throughout the day. Our little one had the best time there and we were very sad to leave (but we moved countries!)."

"My son (2 and a half years old) has been enrolled at Little Lane in Hawthorn for about 14 months and we have decided to leave the centre in March 2020. Initially, we have been impressed by the new place and its setup: it has been sold very well to us. The facts are that the management is really focus on doing business and not developing kids’ skills. During the time that he was at Little Lane, we had 4 different directors including the last one, that has the title of “Area Manager”. Few of the managers have been good: in fact, they left after few months and the same happened for the floor staff. We experienced nice educators that slowly all disappear. Our son was not happy at all to go there, and he was not developing skills like other kids that go to different childcares. We decided to move him to a different centre (still in the same area) that is a community childcare, where families, and most important kids, are the real focus of the entire structure. My son quickly improved a lot in social skills, languages (he is bilingual) and, most important, he is a happy and healthy boy. At Little Lane, my family found: a bad management, many young and green staff at their first experience with young kids, not suitable food, and in general not a right place where a parent wants to send his/her child. I really recommend browsing all the alternatives before to enrol your kids to this centre."

"Cannot speak more highly of Little Lane. The friendly, caring and nurturing staff work extremely hard to cater to the different needs of each child. They tailor programs and activities to suit, provide excellent advice and guidance and are all round welcoming. Am fortunate to have complete trust in the fact that the staff are giving my boys an exceptional level of education and care whilst keeping it fun."