Only About Children McDowall

Highly recommended! Really appreciated the hard work that educators put in daily!

Educators lead kids to experience all different activities to help increasing their happiness, developing their self-esteem and improving their skills. After my baby boy been there for 2 months, he loves outdoor activities very much and established good habit on sleeping, eating and interacting with others!

The staff go out of their way to make me feel comfortable leaving my 11 month old with them. They allowed me unlimited stay and play times in the months leading up to commencement, they are responsive and follow her cues for sleep and eating, and they welcomed her to fall asleep on them and then slowly transitioned to falling asleep in the crib after the first month or so. Their love and care is so genuine. My bub is a timid soul and was hesitant and crying just being in the centre at first. Within the first month of starting part time, then full time, she wasn't crying at drop off and was smiling in so many photos! I can't rave enough about the McDowall campus and staff!

Our family and most importantly our daughter love OAC. I am constantly so impressed by the effort and care that the educators put in to each day.

My daughter has attended this centre from 9 months of age. Her care throughout her time at OAC McDowall has been fantastic. The thought that has gone into transitioning from one year/room to another has been consistent and thoughtful of the needs of my child.

The centre team and the centre management are excellent communicators who go above and beyond to include families.

They put a huge effort into managing infection control and the environment is very clean, very safe and a great place for children to explore, play and learn.

Highly recommend.

Nisha and her team are delightful - we love how they happily greet us by name every morning. Nisha is also really helpful everytime I need to find an additional casual care day for my toddler.
Toddler 2 teachers (Bec, Phoebe, Ash, Kalie) are very capable educators plus they are great communicators, which really helps me understand how my little one is doing each day. OAC McDowall is like a second home to us.

The staff are wonderful! Professional, truly interested in my child and his development. Enthusiastic and well planned programs targeting my individual child's needs whilst meeting the Early childhood guidelines. The centre is always clean and well resourced. This daycare centre is outstanding!

Great centre for our kindy daughter. The staff are very involved and their passion for the care and education of the children is very obvious. We're very pleased we made the move to OAC McDowall

Wonderful educators. Caring and loving towards the children. Highly recommend. Lovely director Michelle always going above and beyond.

Helpful friendly staff
Clean environment
Great outdoor space
Good activities during the day
Good communication
Good values
A happy child at the end of each day - can't ask for more than that :)

What an amazing centre. Beautiful new centre with natural surrounds and stunning natural play areas. Great location too. Would give this one an A++++ - definitely check it out!

I couldn’t think of a better place to look after our daughter. The staff are amazing and the center is always clean. 5 stars just doesn’t seem enough!

As a teacher myself, I am in awe of the kindy education my children have received at this centre.

Although the educators were lovely - we had to remove our child from care due to unsatisfactory allergy management.
We were disappointed when we escalated our concerns, as we felt they were dismissed. Instead of considering reviewing policies and allergy management protocols, or investigating how and why our son was exposed to products that may contain peanuts - we were just told "sorry".

Disappointing experience. The outside area is run down and looks nothing like the lush green images on the website. It's all dust, dirt and sand. After the tour, was advised someone would be in contact for further discussion. Received multiple automated emails and missed two calls because I don't have my phone on me at work. In return I have left messages and emails and still have heard nothing.

Had an appointment on their “open day” to take a tour. Had two confirmation texts in the morning and emails as well and no one was here. Called and left messages but nothing. Why would I trust my child with someone who can’t even show up for a pre planned appointment?