Monique Chelin We would like to thank our families for your ongoing support of Day One ELC and trust that we are meeting your expectations. A friend or family recommendation is the best compliment that we could receive and like most early childcare services, referral is our biggest form of introduction. Often referrals go unnoticed…
Excellence at Day One in 2026
Monique Chelin Did you know…? In January 2026, Day One has kicked off an exciting program to work towards Excellence in all of our centres. We are excited to take this next step in our quality performance and invest in the development of our people to bring a better, brighter early childhood experience to all…
Preparing for School with Day One Early Learning
The benefits of kindergarten and how it can help the transition to school life! Monique Chelin Starting school is an exciting milestone for your child and family. All of you will be experiencing changes as your child settles into a new learning environment, develops new friendships, and spends time with new teachers. That is why…
So you need childcare – now what?
Placing Your Child in Childcare – Preparations and Considerations Monique Chelin Preparing to enter the workforce, or return to the workforce after maternity leave can be a very busy, stressful time for you and your child/ children. So many considerations: Which centre will suit me and my child? What are my expectations of a centre…
Victoria Point Campus – Refer A Friend and Be Rewarded!
DAY ONE | VICTORIA POINT CAMPUS Refer-a-friend and receive $100 credit*! When you introduce a friend to the DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE at VICTORIA POINT CAMPUS, they’ll experience the DAY ONE difference, and have peace of mind knowing that their little one is being provided with the highest quality care in a safe, nurturing…
Preparing for Prep
Getting Ready for Prep: Point Out Print Our Mission Beach Campus received some lovely school readiness guidance from local speech pathologist Claire Hayley (Social skills resources www.socialskillsresources.com.au) some time ago that we still refer to and find valuable, that we wanted to share with you. While the Day One Kindy and school readiness programs do…
Happy New Year!
monique chelin monqiue chelin monique chelin monique chelin monique chelin monique chelin monique chelin We can’t believe it is the start of a new year already! New families and new children To all our new Day One families and children who will be having their very first Day 1 at Day One – WELCOME! We…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Bring on the holidays! 2025 has been a year of new challenges for the whole Day One community but I couldn’t be prouder of how our amazing educators and families have come together as we continue to improve the quality of our early childhood care and education services in Queensland! Over the month of December…
We Are (Not) Hiring ;-)
We Are (Not) Hiring ð It is very rare in the childcare space to be confident that you have the very best people in the perfect positions at each of your centres…but that is where we find ourselves as the year draws to an end. It ahs certainly been a challenging recruitment environment in years…
Spring has sprung at Day One
We love the feeling of Spring in our centres. It’s the perfect time of year for a refresh and to get out into the community and local environment (weather permitting of course!). Our children have been very busy with a myriad of activities that focus on nature, sensory experiences, and integrating core skills like math,…


