Gaven Early Learning Centre

Gaven ELC is well-marketed and beautifully renovated but poorly resourced and poorly represented. An honest tagline might be: "A crying child is an... Gaven ELC is well-marketed and beautifully renovated but poorly resourced and poorly represented. An honest tagline might be: "A crying child is an inconvenience to ignore, silence, or shame. Parents will be lied to, and their requests ignored." If you want your child’s needs, health history, and wellbeing overlooked - or to have the same conversations daily without resolution - this is the place for you. Educators urgently need professional development in emotional regulation strategies, age-appropriate practices, and effective communication. The attitudes and values we experienced are decades out of touch. Several principles of the Early Years Learning Framework failed to be met for my children, particularly elements of Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. For children to feel safe, secure, supported, and have a strong sense of wellbeing, staff must first display empathy and respect themselves. Children deserve grace, love, and support; ours did not receive that here. We moved to Gaven ELC intending to stay for the next 8/9 years but left within three months, deeply disappointed. I highly recommend families keep all communication in writing for a record of contact. I have never left a negative review in my life, but families deserve this insight—we could have saved so much trouble. We’ve returned to a more caring centre further away and while they don’t offer outside school hours care, my children (2 & 4) are once again happy and thriving. Read more

Danielle

Nov, 2024

My girls love this place so much. The educators are so lovely and my kids are very happy. Karen is very helpful. Any... My girls love this place so much. The educators are so lovely and my kids are very happy. Karen is very helpful. Any questions or queries and she sorts it out easy. Super flexible and helpful. Thanks Karen, and Miss Katie and Miss Angi and Miss Simi 🦋 Read more

Belle Hendo

Nov, 2024