About Us

Fun, Learning, Friendship Since 2003

Fun, learning, friendship since 2003

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Caring for your child's

Early development

Walkley Heights Child Care Centre is a privately owned centre, established in 2003. At our Centre we value the children having fun, making friendships and learning life-long skills, and that parents feel confident leaving their children in a safe and nurturing environment. We encourage families to come and visit for a tour so that they can gain a natural feel for the Centre, and to also have the opportunity to speak to the educators who will be caring for their children.

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Director/Owner

Randall Johncock is the owner and the operator of the Walkley Heights Child Care Centre. He has over 30 years of experience with child care, and he founded, designed and built the Walkley Heights Child Care Centre on the 20th of October, 2011. Before this, Randall had also found the Magill Child Care Centre on the 2nd of May, 2003. He was nominated for the Pride of Australia Medal in 2010 for his exceptional work in the industry. He was also nominated for the HESTA Individual Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care Award in 2010.

Over 30 years of experience

Nominated for the Pride of Australia Medal in 2010

Nominated for the HESTA Individual Excellence in 2010

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Director/Owner

Randall Johncock is the owner and operator of the Walkley Heights Child Care Centre. He has over 30 years’ experience in child care, and he founded, designed and built the Centre on 20 October 2003 . Prior to this, Randall also founded the Pebbles Magill Child Care Centre on 2 May 1995. He was nominated for the Pride of Australia Medal in 2010 for his exceptional work in the industry. He was also nominated for the HESTA Individual Excellence in early Childhood Education and Care Award in 2010. In 2017 he won the Small Business Championship Award for the Best Child Care Centre in Australia.

Over 30 years of experience

Nominated for the Pride of Australia Medal in 2010

Nominated for the HESTA Individual Excellence in 2010

Winner of the Small Business Championship Award for the Best Child Care Centre in Australia in 2017

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Statement of Philosophy

At our Centre, we believe each child has the right to reach their full potential. We believe we have to provide a safe, nurturing and warm environment that encourages and stimulates their growth and development. We acknowledge that learning is a life-long process and commit to ongoing professional development. We understand the importance of reflective practices in our role in working alongside children. We will play and work with children to discover new ideas whilst engaging in active research to better provide opportunities for fostering learning and development. We acknowledge the diversity of our families within our Centre in their language, culture and belief systems. We must respect each other's differences, rights, and beliefs. Our programming and anti-bias education programs reflect this, fostering development and a strong sense of self-esteem. We believe that children are confident, competent, and resourceful learners capable of constructing their knowledge of the world around them.

We aim to build relationships that support children to:

We aim to build relationships that support children to:

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Develop a strong sense of identity, belonging, becoming, and positive well being

Learn to be respectful and empathetic members of the community

See themselves as constructive contributors to the community

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See themselves as valued, unique and powerful individuals

Be respectful of the environment and acknowledge the importance of developing environmentally sustainable practices by participating in recycling and wise water usage 

Giving children

learning experience:

We believe that play is an integral part of learning. Children are provided with individual learning experiences based on their developmental needs and opportunities to learn and explore their world in small and large group experiences. We believe that our Centre is an extension of the family unit; therefore, it is our role to support the parents and guardians of the children in our care. We encourage family involvement within our Centre and endeavour to work alongside them in assisting all children to reach their full potential. We recognise the importance of communication and collaboration between families and educators.

To achieve the above, we must form positive relationships and strong partnerships between children, parents, staff, management and the wider community. To this end, we encourage all participants to be active in the Centre's philosophy, policies, and procedures.

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What parents are saying

  • "

    My daughter started here five years ago, and my son is currently here. The biggest attribute is the staff at the Centre! They are all amazing, caring, nurturing, creative and funny. The Centre keeps families informed via an app and I find this helps me interact with my son. The Centre is always celebrating something different, and everyone joins in the fun of dressing up. I trust these educators with the most precious people in my life and they are amazing at what they do! Thanks to Randall and his AMAZING staff for running a brilliant centre where my children have been given the skills to be independent and ready for school. You are all amazing!!

    Jade D.
  • "

    Randall Johncock is the very caring and thoughtful owner of Walkley Heights Child Centre. As a parent I looked at four other child care centres and was not impressed by them at all. I heard Walkley Heights was opening around October 2003, so I rang and put my daughter's name on the list, went for an interview, as soon as I walked in, I knew this was the place for my daughter. Very clean and tidy place I found the staff very helpful and friendly. I liked how they cooked on the premises; menu was always out on the board. Everything was supplied within the Centre and my daughter loved bringing home drawings and crafts. Janet and Randall decorate the Centre for special occasions and always looks lovely. Overall, my child was at the Centre for three years and I knew when I left her, she would be in very good hands!

    Julie S.
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    If anyone is looking for a child care centre please try Walkley Heights Child Care Centre, you won't find another centre that is more caring towards your child, and they go above and beyond their duties as carers.

    Rani F.
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    I could not be happier with the Centre, and its team. Everyone is caring and approachable; communication is great and my little one seems happy at the end of each visit but also in no rush to leave.

    Fiona M.

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