Juniors Journey Early Education Centre at Gateshead offers daycare and a preschool program for children 6 weeks to 6 years old, with extended hours to suit busy families in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle.
Operating Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM, our long daycare service and preschool centre in Gateshead offers innovative early learning programs in a safe, engaging environment.
Our Gateshead childcare centre comprises five indoor rooms specifically designed to immerse your child into a world of exploration, curiosity and learning. Each room features rich resources, lots of natural light, and direct access to outdoor areas. These include a sandpit, soft ball, climbing equipment and other resources for children to safely develop their strength, balance and self-confidence through play.
Our diverse and qualified team of teachers makes sure every child feels respected, welcome, and safe. Our qualified Early Childhood Teacher leads a government-approved preschool program to prepare children for school.
Why choose Juniors Journey for childcare in Gateshead, NSW?
Spacious outdoor environments
Passionate, qualified educators
Nappies and wipes provided
Chef-prepared meals
Government approved Preschool program
Family communication app
Extended/flexible hours
Incursions/excursions
Meet Nicole, our Gateshead centre manager
In my approach to early childhood education, I believe that every child deserves to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity, as they are unique individuals with their own strengths, experiences, and potential.
Children are capable, competent learners, and my role as Centre Manager is to create a nurturing environment that fosters their curiosity, development, and growth as confident individuals.
By modelling respectful behaviour, I aim to cultivate a culture where children learn to respect others, as well as themselves. I recognise that each child brings their own cultural background, identity, and experiences, which should be honoured and celebrated. I am dedicated to ensuring that children feel proud of who they are within the community and that they know their ideas and contributions are important.
Safety is central to everything I do. Physical, emotional, and psychological safety are essential for children to thrive. I am committed to creating an environment where children feel secure, both physically and emotionally.
This involves ensuring we provide a safe space where children are protected from harm, but also that it is a space where they feel free to take risks, make mistakes, and explore new ideas. I believe that a sense of safety fosters confidence, creativity, and resilience.
Ultimately, my philosophy centres on creating an environment where respect, dignity, and safety are woven into every interaction. I believe that by fostering these values, children will not only develop the skills they need for a lifelong love of learning but also the emotional and social foundation to become compassionate, respectful, and responsible individuals in the world.
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Frequently asked questions
Our early childhood education and care centre is located at Unit 1/49 on Oakdale Road in Gateshead, NSW 2290.
At Juniors Journey, our commitment is to provide affordable, quality childcare to local families and the Lake Macquarie community. To find out more about our fee options, please contact our Gateshead centre for more information.
Yes! Juniors Journey is a CCS-approved childcare provider, which means parents can claim the childcare subsidy at each of our centres. Contact our Gateshead daycare centre to talk to one of our friendly Centre Managers for further help with enrolment and/or the CCS claim process in NSW.
Any child from 6 weeks to 6 years old is eligible to attend our early education centre in Gateshead. Click here to fill out our enrolment form.
Yes. Our Gateshead centre is open from 6 AM to 6 PM Monday to Friday, offering long daycare to local families.
Children can be enrolled anytime during the year, provided we have capacity. In the case a centre is full, we can keep your details on our waitlist and let you know if places become available.
If you’re interested in enrolling your child at our Gateshead early learning centre, reach out to arrange a tour today.
At Juniors Journey, we offer a day full of play-based learning and education, catered to your child’s age.
For babies (0 to 2 years old), we provide a balanced day of care, rest and social stimulation. The everyday routine at our long daycare provides opportunities for your baby to strengthen relationships and build language through songs, games and conversations in their early years.
For toddlers (2 to 3 years old), our educators in Gateshead plan age-appropriate fun and games around children’s interests and learning goals. Our activities support all areas of a child’s learning experience, including language and motor movement, memory, concentration, emotions and social relationships.
For preschool children (3+ years old), preparing for ‘big’ school is our key focus. Our preschool programs are taught by a qualified early childhood educator and are designed to help provide children with the social and emotional skills for the next step in their early education journey.
A core principle of the Early Years Learning Framework, play-based learning provides opportunities for children to actively and imaginatively engage with people, objects and their environment.
When playing, children may engage in organising, constructing, manipulating, pretending, exploring, investigating, creating, interacting, imagining or negotiating.
This type of learning promotes the holistic development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive and creative) of a child and can also support a broad range of literacy and numeracy capabilities.
Choosing to send your child to an early learning centre prior to preschool is a personal choice, but it can have positive impacts on a child’s learning and growth.
Enrolling your child at a Gateshead long daycare centre like Juniors Journey allows them to begin developing their social skills and making friends, discover their independence and get used to learning routines. This supportive space can help their transition to preschool and ‘big’ school easier.
Nurturing, welcoming and empowering every child
We provide high-quality early education that supports the learning and growth of every child. Our play-based principles and nutrition-focused meals encourage exploration, expression and celebration of individual learning journeys.