Welcome to Sandcastles Childcare Elanora Heights! Our centre operates between the hours of 7:30 am and 6:00 pm to allow ample time for drop-offs in the morning and pick-ups in the afternoon.

Children in our care receive nappies as part of our service, which we do to make the early education experience more convenient for you and your family. In addition, we also provide breakfast, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea to ensure your child is well nourished throughout the day!

Our School Readiness program is tailor-made to try and help make the eventual transition from early education to formal education easier on both your child and your family. Taught by a Bachelor-qualified teacher who joins a team of quality educators, our learning environment is the optimal place for your child to grow and learn through play.

Our doors are always open to families who wish to tour our centre, so please feel free to reach out and organise one soon. We look forward to hearing from you!

Alanah Lovelace

Hello, my name is Alanah Lovelace. I have been working in child care for 4.5 years

What is your favourite part of working at the centre?

My favourite part about working at the centre is the beautiful relationships we hold with our families and their children – The close relationships we hold with each individual is based on us being a smaller centre where we have the opportunity to maintain these relationships.

What qualifications do you hold?

I have my Diploma in Early Childhood Education.

What are you most passionate about?

I am most passionate about making sure people have a strong sense of belonging in their day to day. This may be a child, a family member, friend or colleague. I feel everyone should have the chance to shine.

What is your favourite inspirational quote?

She believed she could and so she did.

What inspired you to become an educator?

For me it was my eldest son who inspired me to become an educator. Watching his little mind grown and learn new things quickly became one of my favourite things about motherhood. So I embarked on a new career so I could watch so many tiny minds learn new exciting things every single day. To be a part of shaping the way children see things and becoming a valuable part of their life didn’t feel like a job, just something I was passionate about.

What message would you like to tell parents considering your centre?

As a team we strive to make sure all children that come into our care feel a sense of belonging. We have a strong, steady team including 1 male educator and we all work really well together.

We have open communication within our service as we are always after the best outcomes for the children within our service; this is formed from strong bonds with families that we make over the years.

We’re a warm and welcoming Centre and can’t wait to meet you when you decide to embark on early childhood education.

Rooms

Facilities

Our service provides the following facilities:

• Nappies
• Breakfast
• Morning Tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon Tea
• Swipe card security
• On-site parking
• SMART Interactive Whiteboard
• Classroom technology – computer/s
• In-house cook
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Water Play Area
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Government Approved Kindergarten program

We’d love to welcome you to one of our Sandcastles Childcare & Early Education centres. If you would like to register your interest in a place at Sandcastles Childcare Elanora Heights, please fill out the childcare enrolment form below. One of our educators will then be in touch to discuss your needs.

Please note: filling in this form does not guarantee a place. We recommend visiting a centre for a tour and meeting our friendly educators.