FREE Messy Play Dates in Athelstone

Children First Early Education Athelstone has been designed to serve the Athelstone community with high-quality childcare and early education services, all aimed at supporting children on their learning journeys.

Our vision for Children First Athelstone is that children always come first. All our decision making is centred around ensuring the needs, development, and wellbeing of the child is always our first priority.

Our purpose-built centre will cater for 103 children from 6 weeks to school age, across six spacious, modern classrooms designed specifically for each age group: Nursery, Tiny Tots, Toddlers, Junior Kindy, Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten.

Our modern classrooms are equipped with high quality, natural educational resources, chosen to complement our curriculum and support your child’s learning journey. Within our classrooms, you will discover smaller spaces designed to make children feel secure and truly at home, including home corner, reading nooks, art studio spaces, floor & table activities and other inspiring play zones. These carefully curated spaces foster meaningful interactions between our children and Educators, promoting quality engagement and learning experiences.

At Children First, we believe that children learn best through play. We hand-pick all the resources in our classrooms to ensure they complement our curriculum, build on your child’s interests and development, and enhance their learning experience.

The large outdoor area at Children First Athelstone provides children with the space for big movements like running, jumping, kicking and throwing, which is very important for fitness and physical development. From sandpits and bike tracks, to custom adventure forts and vegetable gardens - your little one is going to have so much fun exploring and playing in our beautiful outdoor playscapes.

Children First Athelstone services the local communities of Paradise, Newton, Rostrevor and Athelstone with its early education and childcare services. Located on Maryvale Road (which is just off Gorge Road), our long day care centre provides a convenient stop for families on the way to work and has plenty of onsite carparking for easy drop offs and pick ups . We are also located near various primary schools, including Athelstone School, Paradise Primary School and Thorndon Park Primary School and only one minute's drive from Athelstone Shopping Centre.