At First Academy Early Learning Centres we offer five nutritionally balanced meals daily, breakfast, morning tea, a delicious lunch, afternoon tea and late snack. We source the majority of our food locally, supporting local butchers, and fruit and veg wholesalers. Each of our centres has its own centre cook onsite, to prepare meals fresh daily, and cater for any individual allergies or preferences.

At First Academy Early Learning Centre we provide quality care to children from six weeks to school age. Our centres provide welcoming learning environments that are age and stage appropriate. Consultation with your family prior to allocating your child to a room, teamed with flexible orientation options, helps us to ensure that the best educational outcomes are achieved for each individual child.

At First Academy Early Learning, we provide a variety of things, however we do request that families bring the following:

• A backpack with your child’s name clearly labelled.

• Several full changes of clothing, clearly labelled.

• Nappies (if required) – we typically change nappies 5 times a day.

• A clearly labelled sunsmart hat

• A comfort item such as a teddy or dummy if your child has one

• Bottles if required, with formula. Cows milk (and allergy friendly alternatives) are provided by the centre.

• The centre provides sunscreen, however if your child has sensitive skin or allergies and you wish to provide your own, please bring this along.

• Suitable Clothing

At First Academy ELC, we believe there is never ‘bad weather’, only unsuitable clothing. We encourage children to bring warm jackets and beanies on cold days, rain jackets and gumboots on rainy days, and wide brim hats and T-shirts/ dresses with sleeves on warm days.

YES. At First Academy Early Learning Centres we run a tried and true school readiness program that ensures your child excels in their transition to big school, we also co-ordinate with primary schools to make sure our children are equipped with the proper skills, tools and mindset for their continued learning journey. Please reach out to our individual centres to meet with our Early Childhood Teachers and find out more about our programs.

YES. First Academy ELC is amazing value for money. Some of our current families pay from just $4.95 a day.

For a personal quote based on your individual CCS percentage it’s best to contact our centre directly or feel free to visit and meet our lovely educators and we can give you an orientation and personal quote.

Our centres offer educational programs developed based on children’s individual interests and needs. Programs incorporate a wide variety of experiences that include gardening and nature play, community outings, creative and art experiences, sensory play, literacy and numeracy activities, relaxation and yoga, outdoor play, excursions and incursions, singing and dancing, and much more.

To get a true vision of what we get up to on a daily basis we encourage you to reach out to our centres and book a tour to experience first hand the fun we have at First Academy ELC!