My son has been going to “duck school” for 2.5 years and I can’t fault it. The teachers are consistent, friendly and truly care about my son and it’s shown. He loves going and talks about his teachers and how happy he is there each day. The food he is fed is great and the environment is small and personal; I feel like he’s getting the attention he needs and that they truly know him too. Would highly recommend this centre.

My 2 children are very happy at “ducky school” since they were 6months old. We feel very content going to work that they are in safe hands and learning so much! Staff is very helpful and great management.

My children are so happy here. There is no hesitation at drop off and they sometimes want to stay when it’s time to go home.
The staff are very professional and experienced and no high turn over which is so hard to find in daycare. Love the fact that there is no screen time exposure and lots of play based learning. Very much a family feel with small groups and great natural outdoor space.
Thank you Dalkeith ELC I feel so comfortable leaving my children as I head off to work.

We moved our 14month to DELC after 4months of crying at drop off at another centre. The orientation process was a completely different experience and they took it at my son's pace. Within 2 weeks he was completely settled and absolutely loves going to daycare now. No crying at drop offs. The educators are so loving and professional and management are amazing. He loves the new outdoor environment and some days doesn't want to leave! I will be forever grateful. Thank you DELC!!

My two daughters have both been going to DELC since they were babies. The staff are incredible and the centre is managed to the highest standard. You can see how happy all the children and staff are every time you drop off and pick up! The children are always busy and the staff always smiling. Thank you for taking such good care of my girls!

Approximate cost: $120

I found this day care very unprofessional, fake and just good at showing off. As it was rated excellence, I chose this centre and the manager assured us that they are very good at settling a child and it takes time and they are well staffed to take care of the child. They didn't give any orientations and ask us to leave the child to them from the very first day.

I had 3 weeks left before returning to work so took this remaining 3 weeks to drop him off and hang around there and pick him up after 2-3-4 hours, increasing gradually. The educators and the manager herself told me that he was doing well and he didn't cry the whole day. The only thing was he refused to eat. But I had heard from different people that these were all settling phases. After 3 weeks (the last day), the manager tells me that she can no longer keep my child because he was not settling well. Now I need to go back to work and am left with no options.

So my suggestion is if you think your child might not settle well in 3 weeks of time (that is the deadline from the manager of this centre), think twice before choosing this centre or you might be in the same situation as I am now.

Approximate cost: $140

Very nice space and environment but had rather bad impressions about the staffs. I was watching my son behind the door of toddlers room, one of the kids looked like he's falling asleep, then one staff kept yelling 'don't let him sleep, wake him up!' I was shocked!

Some are caring but most staffs I find working there are quite fierce towards the kids. Burnout or their characters? I'm not sure. What I certainly sure about is that my son didn't enjoy going to this centre. Every time I dropped him off, he held me so tight that he was so scared. This didn't happen at all as soon as we changed him to the one in South Perth.

Approximate cost: $136

Fantastic. Highly recommend as first childcare centre my daughter has actually been excited to go to. Beautiful natural centre and very caring staff. Director very hands on.