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The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street Brisbane Centre overview
The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street Brisbane Centre highlights
- Our centre proudly offers the QLD Government-approved Kindergarten program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program supports your child's learning, development and well-being, to help ensure a successful transition to school.
- Our sky garden in Brisbane City offers open-air play space with a climbing house, rock wall, mud kitchen, tepee, sandpits, veggie gardens, and more for kids to enjoy.
- We are a multicultural early learning centre, with educators proficient in multiple languages, including Colombian, Indonesian, Filipino, Jamaican, Korean, and Japanese.
About The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street Long Daycare and Kindergarten
Welcome to The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street. We're ideally located for families who live or work in the Brisbane CBD or nearby suburbs Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill, Petrie Terrace and Milton.
Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
At The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.
Our longstanding, multicultural and 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 4-year-old Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.
We offer a variety of learning experiences including.
- Music & Movement Program: Designed to develop fundamental skills that help support children’s self-regulation, memory, and concentration. We also have regular African drumming sessions as part of our music and movement program Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding of music - and of course, have fun.
- Community engagement activities: We often have visits from local community librarians, local police, and other community services in Brisbane City to help familiarise the children with their local community. We also have excursions to our local park and botanical gardens to assist our Kindergarten/ Preschool children with their transition to ‘big school’.
- 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.
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The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street Brisbane Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the QLD Government-approved ‘Free Kindy’ Program.
At The Learning Sanctuary, your child will benefit from the QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Emotional and Social Development
- Self regulation
- Healthy minds and bodies
The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:
- QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program
- Extended opening hours
- Open all year round (excl public holidays)
- Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers
- Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation
About the Curriculum
About the Curriculum
“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing!
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddler children can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn taking, developing self confidence and emotional self regulation. Our team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning. A child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.
Throughout the Kindergarten year,children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, is supported through group learning environments. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Lastly, ensuring that all children are ready for the ‘big school’ by preparing them for all that ‘big school’ has to offer.
Morning
Ellie is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Ellie is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Ellie has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Ellie a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Ellie and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Ellie’s favourite book.
Morning
Josh is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Josh is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Josh identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Josh is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Josh is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Josh picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Josh and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Josh enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Josh is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Josh’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Charlotte is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Charlotte and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Charlotte is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Charlotte sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Charlotte takes part in the centre’s sports program. Charlotte loves sports. Sports helps Charlotte improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Charlotte is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Charlotte and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Health and Nutrition
Health and Nutrition
Our centre chef prepares and cooks healthy and nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating.
Our centre offers children nutrient-rich, unprocessed, and seasonal whole foods – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Hi my name is Hannah and I am the Centre Manager here at The Learning Sanctuary Mary Street. I have been working in the Early Childhood Education and Care profession since 2014. I hold a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, and I am now currently completing my Bachelor in Early Childhood Education at Queensland University of Technology.
I have always loved working within the childcare profession and playing an important role within each child’s experiences within the service and my care. A child’s early year learning journey is extremely important and I have always wanted to support them to reach their milestones and achieve their learning goals. Seeing happiness in a child and progressions within their learning is the most amazing thing to witness.
Children love to learn and love to be cared for. I make sure that when they are within my care that all of these needs and their wellbeing is met. As early childhood professionals, we can make an important difference in many children’s and families’ lives. I am very passionate and committed to supporting those who come into my care within the centre.
My team is very passionate and they each provide a very exciting program for their children within their rooms. They are all so nurturing, kind and caring. I couldn’t ask for a better team! Each of our rooms provides a very exciting and innovative program that is age-appropriate to the child. These programs include experiences that support their learning around S.T.E.M, creative arts, community and focus on their motor development.
Each morning I welcome families and communicate with them. I make it my priority to know their names and to build strong relationships with them. I am always available and approachable to support them where I can.
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Centre Reviews
My little one loves this place and as parents we love it too. It has such a great vibe and wonderful environment to... My little one loves this place and as parents we love it too. It has such a great vibe and wonderful environment to learn and play. The staff are AMAZING and so very caring and attentive. I receive regular updates of how my little one is going throughout the day which is so important for my husband and I to make sure our child is happy and engaged. The place is always so clean and well kept which gives us such a great sense of security and relief. Terrific work! Read more
Always respectful very caring! Always have best interest for the kids ❤️ I would definitely recommend this childcare too family and friends ! Always respectful very caring! Always have best interest for the kids ❤️ I would definitely recommend this childcare too family and friends !
Dear Kiarna, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. Kind regards, The Learning Sanctuary Team.
"My son started school this year, we are Brazilian, and we have received full support since the first contact. All the staff members... "My son started school this year, we are Brazilian, and we have received full support since the first contact. All the staff members are super attentive and are doing everything they can to assist my son in his development with a new language. They are very welcoming, which makes me feel at ease leaving him there, and gradually, he is also adapting. In addition to being able to follow your entire routine through an application that makes it much easier to know how your day is going. I can only thank them all for their kindness and attention." Read more
Dear Aline, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. Kind regards, The Learning Sanctuary Team.