Mother Duck Carindale

Centre Features

• Qualified In-house Chef

  We employ a qualified Chef, Kamla who works full time in the Kitchen preparing fresh meals every day for all of our children.

• Zen Ed Mindfulness Program and Ginger Sport

  Zen Ed Mindfulness visits our centre once a week along with Ginger sport at no additional cost to families. The mindfulness sessions provide children with the opportunity to learn more about their mind, body and feelings, as well as the children being introduced to strategies to help foster their sense of emotional wellbeing. The Ginger Sports Coach provides a physical program which aims to provide children with foundational ball skills, improved coordination and balance and an insight into team sport, as well as embedding the importance of physical health and wellness.

• Community Engagement

  Carindale nurtures a very close connection with the Lorocco nursing home situated directly behind the centre. Each week the Nurses bring a few of the residents up to our centre where they engage in beautiful interactions with our Children and Educators. The benefit of these visits for both the elderly residents and the children is so very important, apart from the obvious joy and companionship that occurs the children have the opportunity to develop empathy and respect for our elderly citizens and the elderly gain a renewed enjoyment of life, have something to look forward to and can even have improved physical capabilities. In the wider community we also aim to support and care for one another, a few ways we accomplish this is by supporting our local businesses and organisations like GIVIT, Pyjama Foundation, Little wishes, Love your sister foundation and many more . We also personally assist our families’ businesses aiding in the promoting of them where we can.

• Flexible Meal & Rest Times

  We promote flexible mealtimes and rest times. This is because we believe that our children deserve the opportunity to learn when their bodies tell them they are hungry and tired and have the opportunity to eat or rest as this occurs with our guidance.

• Dedicated Educators

  Mother Duck Carindale prides itself on the dedication and longevity of the Educators within our service. Miss Louise has been at the centre since we opened the doors in 1998, enjoying 5 years at the Mother Duck centre in Cannon Hill prior to that. Miss Louise has always done everything within her power to support and look after her Educators with the belief that with dedicated happy educators the care, love and education that our children and families will then receive will be of the utmost quality. As a result Mother Duck Carindale have an amazing reputation for the retention of quality Educators, in fact we have 10 Educators who have been with us for 5 plus years, 7 approaching 10 years of service and even one amazing educator having enjoyed a fulfilling career with Mother Duck Carindale for 18 years and still going strong.

• Nurturing, Spacious Play & Learn Areas

  Rooms in our Carindale child centre are well resourced to support and foster children’s curiosity, problem-solving, early literacy, and early numeracy skills. We have two spacious outdoor play areas which are spacious and grassy, with lots of shade from beautiful trees. Gardens, sandpits and climbing frames invite children to explore, climb and run.