Keiki's Edgewater Early Learning – FAQs

While we don’t offer Vacation Care for school-aged children at Keiki Edgewater, we do provide this service at several of our other locations: Keiki Shorehaven, Keiki Mindarie Primary, and Keiki Tapping. To learn more about the programs available at these centres, please visit our Vacation Care page.

After School Care is not available at the Keiki Edgewater centre. However, this service is offered at a number of our other locations, including Keiki Shorehaven, Keiki Mindarie Primary and Keiki Tapping. For more information about the programs available at these centres, please visit our Outside School Hours Care page.

At Keiki Edgewater, we provide nutritious, thoughtfully planned meals prepared fresh each day by our in-house chef. All of our early learning services are allergy-aware, with strict food safety and nutrition policies in place to keep every child safe and well. For this reason, food from home cannot be brought into the service. If your child has any dietary requirements or allergies that may mean changes are required to their menu, just let your service management team know during orientation so we can ensure the right support is in place.

At Keiki Edgewater, children enjoy a rotating seasonal menu inspired by the six Noongar seasons. Fresh, in-season ingredients are used to create nutritious and flavourful meals, all of which are prepared daily on site by our in-house chef. Menus are carefully planned to support children’s nutritional needs while still being enjoyable and appealing.

Our menus are continually refined by ongoing feedback from children and families, so we can make sure we’re serving meals that children genuinely enjoy, while giving them the energy and nourishment they need to thrive. The current menu is available to view at your Keiki service at any time. For further details about the specific meals offered at Keiki Edgewater, we recommend speaking directly with the coordinator, who will be happy to assist.

Our early learning services provide nutritious food to children throughout the day, including breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, pus a late snack if needed. We also include sensitive formula sunscreen, nappy cream, wipes, 1x set of cot or bed sheets provided at enrolment, and all incursions and excursions planned as part of the educational program.

Yes, the educators at Keiki Early Learning are qualified and committed to providing high-quality care and education. All staff working at Keiki Edgewater hold, or are actively working towards, a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, with many having completed a Diploma or higher qualification. Additionally, our Early Childhood Teachers possess degrees from recognised universities or are working towards their Early Childhood Teaching qualification, ensuring a strong foundation in early childhood education.

All educators maintain a current Working With Children Check and complete regular training in areas such as child protection, food safety, safe sleep practices and first aid. These requirements help ensure a safe, supportive and professionally led environment for children.

Keiki Early Learning also places strong emphasis on ongoing professional development, offering regular training opportunities to keep educators up to date with current research and best practice in early childhood education.

For more information about the qualifications of individual educators at Keiki Edgewater, please contact the service coordinator.

To help your child have a smooth and comfortable day at Keiki Edgewater, we ask you to pack a few key items in their bag. Bringing the right essentials ensures they’re prepared for play, rest, and everything in between.

• Spare Clothing: Accidents and messy play are part of the fun. Please pack at least one full change of clothes, including underwear and socks.
• Sun Protection: A wide-brimmed hat is required daily for outdoor play. We reapply sunscreen throughout the day.
• Drink Bottle: A refillable water bottle to keep your child hydrated throughout the day.
• Nappies and Wipes: If your child is still in nappies, please provide enough for the day, along with wipes.
• Bottles and Formula/Breast Milk: For babies, please bring the required amount of formula or breast milk per day, clearly labelled.
• Bed sheets: Your child will be gifted their very own set of Keiki bed sheets when they start care with us. We ask that you bring in these sheets each day after washing them at home, so your child has bedding to sleep on that smell familiar and comforting.
• Wet bag: You will also be supplied with a Keiki wet bag when starting care with us. Please pack this wet bag each day as any dirty or soiled clothing will be placed in here.

At Keiki Edgewater, we work to ensure drop-offs are as smooth as possible. When you arrive, you’ll bring your child to their room and speak with their educators, who will support a happy and calm start to the day. Each room will follow a routine at drop off such as placing bags away, putting nappies into baskets or unpacking drink bottles for the trolley; children are encouraged to take part in these tasks, helping to build independence and confidence. Families are also welcome to spend a short time settling their child and sharing any important updates.

For added security, all our services use pin code entry systems to maintain a safe and secure environment for every child. You will be provided with your own unique pin code as part of the enrolment process, and you will use this each day to gain access to your service. You will also be required to sign your child in via our secure Xplor app each day.