Spaces that do the teaching
Our early education studios flow seamlessly into the outdoors, where nature becomes an extension of the learning space, inviting curiosity, movement and meaningful connection with the world around us.
We think of the environment as the third educator, alongside the child and the adult. That means every space at Chisholm Early Education has been deliberately designed, not just furnished.
Watch our walkthrough video to get a sense of our space!
Our Environment
Our six learning studios are designed around developmental stages, not just ages.
Materials are open-ended, raw, natural and carefully chosen. Loose parts, clay, textiles, light. Spaces that invite children to create, investigate and problem-solve, and which prompt wondering rather than direct it.
The intention is to create childcare spaces that feel homely to support the feeling of belonging and engagement of learning.
The learning studios
Our outdoor spaces are large, open and deliberately natural: wooden forts, grass, bark, sand, creek beds, bush tucker plants, and the kind of loose parts that children use differently every single day when climbing, digging, building, and getting genuinely muddy.
Indoor and outdoor areas connect fluidly, so children can follow their learning wherever it takes them.
We also have large undercover patios and lots of shade offered via our trees or shade sails to children aren’t ever in the sun too long.
Boutique natural playgrounds
Our on-site vegetable gardens are a working part of the centre, not a display.
Children plant, water and harvest fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the year, building a real understanding of where food comes from and what it takes to grow it.
What they grow also makes it to our kitchen, and their plate!
The gardens
Meals are prepared fresh daily by our on-site chef, not delivered, not reheated.
Our daily menu is built around whole, seasonal ingredients that fuel growing bodies without the compromise, with all dietary needs and allergies catered for.