In the heart of Home Hill, Mayfield Early Education has built a reputation as a place where children can explore, learn, and grow at their own pace. Formerly Genius Childcare Home Hill, the centre blends thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces to nurture curiosity, creativity, and social skills, giving every child room to discover what excites them.
Centre Manager Hannah Nicholls, a Burdekin local who has been part of the team for three years, says the centre believes in letting curiosity lead the way. “We let them find what they are interested in, and then try to develop their knowledge on that.”
For Nicholls and the team, fostering a sense of community matters just as much as academic learning. “It’s all about creating an environment where they all get along and feel like they belong,” she said. That ethos guides everything from the centre’s structured programs to the everyday interactions that shape children’s social and emotional growth.
Mayfield Home Hill offers long day care from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm and a kindergarten program from 8:30 am to 3 pm, preparing children for school while supporting individual development. Learning spaces are divided by age, including the Window Room (nursery), Woodland Room (toddlers), Willow Room (two- to three-year-olds), Meadow Room (three- to three-and-a-half-year-olds), and Sunset Room (kindergarten).
Each room is recently renovated, featuring cutting-edge technology and a spacious setting for young ones to collaborate and learn. Resources and activities are refreshed regularly, giving children the freedom to follow their interests while building new skills.
Reflecting on the centre’s role in the Home Hill community, Nicholls notes, “We’ve built a good local reputation. So many parents comment on how well we look after the children… we make it feel like they’re at home.”
At Mayfield Home Hill, children are supported, engaged, and given the space to grow. Families, meanwhile, can feel confident knowing their children are in capable, caring hands—a balance the centre continues to nurture every day.
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