Ambarvale preschools often will not enrol children until they are 2 years or even some 3 years of age. This is due to the rooms often being larger and not having the facilities to accommodate younger children i.e. changing areas and cots, so they will usually only allow you to enrol if you children in completely toilet trained. Long child cares however follow the same school readiness guides to prepare your child for school and can also help with toilet training and offer support if your child is not quite ready to be out of nappies.

Many childcare centres brand themselves differently from daycare, child care and early education. All centres follow the same framework and standards so its important to look at a few centres near you and ensure they are right for you and your children.

You will see benefits from starting your child in childcare at any ages. Often when they are older then can take a while longer to settle in as they have developed strong bonds with their family and the initial separation can be quite overwhelming. When children are younger, they are usually more open to bonding with others and therefore attach to their educators easier, making the initially separation a lot easier. If you cannot afford or do not want to enrol your child at an earlier age you can do quite a lot to support them for when you choose to enrol them, such as leaving them with family and friends for a few hours at a time to make them more social with others and therefore able to adapt when left with other adults.

Children are constantly learning, even when falling asleep they are learning to regulate themselves, eating times they are learning self-help skills by feeding themselves or learning new textures and tastes. Our programs are developed to harness optimal learning times which are usually in the morning, after having something to eat for morning tea or in the afternoon, again after having afternoon tea. These seem to be optimal times for when children are regulated and can focus on more difficult experiences.