BestStart Prestons

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BestStart Prestons is a modern childcare centre, catering for children aged from 3 months to 5 years. We are well-resourced with high quality education and play resources and modern teaching environments. We are the centre of choice in the Prestons community. Check out our blogs further down the page to learn more about our centre.

Where Learning Is Fun

We offer a child led curriculum which supports the modern teaching environments found in local feed schools. By offering the child let environment, we can support children with their transition to school through our Be School Ready initiative offered within the centre. The initiative has been developed to ensure that children leave the centre as confident, capable learners, having had many different experiences to prepare for the next step in their education journey.

To cater for each important stage in your child's life, we have four development classrooms; our Nursery, Preschool, Prep School and Seniors.

Our Nursery offers specialist teachers who are passionate about the care and education of young children. We have a caring and supportive environment for children, catering for each of the special milestones your baby will develop. 

In our Preschool we offer a fun environment so children can build confidence through a child led curriculum, exploring fun topics to support their learning and social development. 

Our Prep School room offers a challenging and supportive environment for young children, with safe areas to explore and enjoy their world, while developing friendships in a caring child led environment, with high quality teachers and resources.

Our Seniors Class is the final step before leaving us to go off to Primary School. Our Seniors Class offers a literacy and numeracy rich environment, where children can further develop working theories of the world around them and beyong.

We have the ability to share these special events with you and your family through Storypark, our safe online system of communication.

Meal times are a treat for us with our qualified chef on site, providing healthy cooked lunches each day. We can cater for allergies, and special dietary requirements.

We encourage community involvement and make regular outings into our local community for various excursions and community days. We also provide a wide range of extra curriculum activities, which include Art Class, Yoga, and Chef Classes. Come in and visit us to find out more!

Enquire Now

For more information about the specific fees for your centre, please contact us directly (03) 550 2075 /  prestons@best-start.orgYou might be eligible for support paying their childcare fees. For more information click here


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kind words from our parents

Parent

Thank you all so much for everything you have done for Harry over the years. He has loved every minute of his time at your wonderful centre. It has been such a great feeling to know he is in such great hands when we dropped him off every morning. We will keep in touch for sure.

Parent

Thank you just doesn’t seem enough for the huge impact you have had on Jack and our lives. Your support, guidance and care had been appreciated beyond words. We know Jack will carry your values and teachings with him in his new adventures.

Parent

We would like to say a big thank you to all the Preschool Teachers, for the past year with Lola. She had so much fun and made some great friends. Thank you to everyone involved in her transition into the prep room – at her own pace. And we look forward to seeing Lola grow and develop with new challenges in this room.

Jai and Nick

We wanted to say a huge thank you in how you dealt with and supported the children after Friday’s horrific events. You kept us updated and informed the whole time with the text messages and even a storypark. It was comforting to know our children were safe and sound.

Sandra

Thank you for taking the best care of our wee man. Hard to believe he has been at Prestons from 15 months – till 5 years old. You have helped and supported him so much through this journey – will miss preschool

Christine and Rob

Thank you do much for being wonderful teachers to Ruben. He has learnt so much in the short time he has been at BestStart Prestons, and you’ve set him up well for the start of his new chapter at school

Samantha and Aaron

Kirsten, Penny and all the teachers at BestStart Prestons have been so welcoming and accommodating as I return to work as a first-time mum. They are flexible with hours and supporting us with worries or concerns, as all parents have. The knowledge and consistency between all of the teachers is really comforting; when we leave our child, we know she will be looked after and well cared for.

Lee and Anton

The staff at BestStart Prestons are all very friendly and always seem happy to see us. They are great at letting us know how our children have been during the day on pick up and through storypark. We love the updates on storypark as we can see how the children have been having fun in a learning environment. Our children love the food that they are served each day and we know they have a nutritious and well-balanced meal while at preschool.

Tylah and Jaxon

Words cannot explain how much we appreciate each and everyone of you! All of you have made such a massive impact on Jax and for that I will be forever grateful. All of your help, love and support over the last few years has been absolutely amazing! He is very ready for big boy school thanks to you guys. The special relationship and friendship he has formed, we will never forget. We love you all and will miss you dearly.

Oscar and Isla

We are going to miss you all so much! Thanks for everything that you have done for us as a family. You guys have been truly amazing and you are the best preschool EVER!

Rachel, Liam and Caleb

Thank-you so much for the amazing care that you have all taken of Caleb over the last 3 years. Caleb has loved every minute of it and will miss you all dearly. Thank-you for getting him school ready and helping to build his confidence. We will all miss seeing your happy smiley faces on a daily basis.

Parent

We wanted to say a HUGE thank you for the love, care and support you have given to Callum over the last 4 years. From nursery right through to the seniors room you have all played a part in making him the boy that he is today. You have not just supported Callum but our whole family from advice to baking in tough times, we really appreciate it.

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