Amaroo Childcare Centre 65 Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156

"We have had our youngest daughter in Amaroo's care, mainly full time since she was a one year old. She is now going on four year old! So we've been clients of the centre for around three years. They also look after our older two on school holiday program when needed. We are very appreciative of the excellent service provided by Amaroo - they are essentially an extra member of our family. Amaroo themselves are a family owned and operated childcare service and so it's unsurprising that the centre has a very friendly and relaxed environment, that feels like a home (just with lots of kids!). But make no mistake, the team at Amaroo are professional and very well qualified to look after our children. They are caring, responsive, flexible and focused on delivering quality childcare that fully complies with the national quality framework standards."

"My boys have been going to Amaroo for 7 years now. The staff have warmly welcomed them and have help our family through many challenges. They are graciously flexible and have been able to accommodate my shifts and care needs. Through discussions with my husband and I they sought help from the council when my youngest needed help in kinder to get him ready for school. Amaroo provides a warm, unpretentious environment that allows my boys to get outside and get dirty. They have especially enjoyed the chickens and Mindy, the centres dog. Overall, I really appreciate having had Amaroo in our families life and can highly recommend them."

"There are very few child care centres in the eastern suburbs like Amaroo. I would know. I looked at A LOT before deciding to place my son in the care of Amaroo. As a first time day care mum ensuring that the people looking after my boy were people I could trust was the most important thing to me. Frankly, no other daycare centre even comes close to competing with how incredible the educators and management are at Amaroo. They are a family owned and run centre and that’s exactly how it feels. Like your kid is going to be looked after by family. I immediately felt at ease when I walked into Amaroo. There is no sense of ‘selling’ their service. Just pure confidence in the environment they’ve created. The educators and Ebony are genuine, warm, open, passionate and friendly. My son was immediately comfortable there. I love their focus on outdoor play and nature. I love that my son gets to say hello to their resident turtles greeting him in the tank in the foyer and putting a smile on his face. But most of all, the staff are truly wonderful. The turnover is low. Which personally, spoke volumes to me about the work environment that’s been created at Amaroo. It feels like a community and the staff welcome you in with open arms. I would never send my child any where else."

"Amaroo is such a wonderful family owned and operated childcare that focuses on sustainability and development of positive learning outcomes with nature and animals. I Love that they keep their own chickens and even have a professionally trained dog to interact with the kids and help develop positive relationships while integrating animal safety at a young age. I’ve always felt my daughter is well supported at every learning level, and is happy, safe and loved during her time at Amaroo. Can’t wait for the massive new outdoor area to be completed, which so far looks amazing."

"Amaroo is be most welcoming, caring, safe & happy environment. I used to work in childcare and was extremely picky about where I would send my child, and of the 10 or so that we looked at, Amaroo was the only one that was a perfect fit. The staff are amazing and my daughter absolutely loves them. Their care is next level and I can’t recommend them enough. Thank you for being truly amazing, Amaroo staff, we love you!"