West Leederville School of Early Learning

We’ve had a great experience during our time our son has been with SOEL over the past few years, he has loved it and learnt so much, made great little friends and we have had minimal complaints. Great for our first daycare experience

We pulled our son out of this centre as it was a terrible experience, there were multiple occasions that we picked our son up and his nappy hadn’t been changed all day as the feces had dried and stuck to his skin. He also was dehydrated many times when we picked him up the centre continually lost his clothes and toys and would pack his bag with other children’s clothes and toys to take home the centre was extremely under staffed and unorganised, the floor staff were doing the best they could, the problem appeared to be higher up management enrolling as many kids as possible for profits without sufficient staff or resources during his 4 months at the centre he caught COVID, hand foot and mouth, the flu and conjunctivitis, I would highly recommend to not enrol your children into this childcare centre, they are all about profits and enrolling as many children as possible and not the Welfare and what’s best for the children. We found another smaller centre which we are extremely happy with who generally care for the children complete regular nappy changes and have a great ratio of staff per children.

We changed to a smaller centre within the first week. Every time I went there were multiple children crying or distressed, largely being ignored by the educators. In the baby rooms they focus on the curriculum but don’t appear to cope or care very well for the fussy babies. I walked past one the pre-kindy rooms to see a very distressed little girl crying and seeking the attention of an educator. The educator didn’t notice me observing and gave the little girl no reassurance or kindness. Instead she crossly told the girl to go and wipe her own nose. Dropping off my own baby I can hear babies crying in the sleep room (not being attended to) and multiple babies crawling around looking for their mums. Honestly, you walk out feeling absolutely wrong and rotten. Many of the educators seem lovely when they are doing group activities but many have no warmth for the children who appear distressed or upset. In our experience It seems to be an impersonal production line with little warmth or love. I’m sure the the educators are lovely people but I just feel that the children could use a little more love. They spend a lot of time at daycare and I certainly wouldn’t feel confident in them finding secure attachments in the caregivers

Our daughter has been attending SOEL in WL since 2019. Apart from the fact that she really loves it, I'd like to highlight a few advantages for new coming parents looking for a reliable child care centre near CBD. - a lot of different designated areas for creative play and sort of 'Montessori' areas - my active daughter is never bored and learns new things every day - fresh & delicious meals every day - really big parking zone in front of child care. easy access from public transport - ability to quickly add casual days (we added Fridays many times when I had urgent commitments) - long working hours Something that would be nice to have which SOEL do not currently offer: - freezing attendance (so that parents do not pay attendance fees for 1 month while away with their child) in case of long absence. Know that some centres offer this which is extremely valuable for families who need to travel once a year for a fixed period Positive Reliability, Professionalism

My daughter has an amazing experience with SOEL west Leederville.