Our Centre Location
Buttercups Childcare and Early Learning Centre Beechboro (Previously Hull Park Early Learning Centre) is situated just off the Altone Rd exit on Reid Hwy, located behind the Altone Shopping Centre complex on Hull Way. Hull Park
Our location allows families the opportunity for a convenient drop off and pick up. We are right next door to Altone Shopping Centre complex that has both Woolworths and Aldi as well as many other retail stores and meal outlets. We are also just minutes from the Swan Active Centre, Morley Galleria and the beautiful Swan Valley.
Facilities
Buttercups Childcare and Early Learning Centre Beechboro (Hull Park) is proud to have received an Exceeding Rating in January 2020. This involved the centre and our experienced team of educators establishing and embedding a thorough understanding of the National Quality Standard and demonstrating the ongoing ability to exceed the required expectations in at least 4 of the 7 quality areas.
Our beautiful purpose-built centre which comprises of 3 large indoor play spaces that each overlook our
stunning nature inspired outdoor playground through the floor to ceiling windows.
Our large outdoor nature inspired playground comprises of 2 areas, one being an enormous play space where the children from all age groupings across the centre can safely interact with each other. Our educators utilise this outdoor area as an opportunity to scaffold the children’s individual social and emotional development by supporting the ongoing engagement between the children of varying ages and abilities. This mixed age space also allows the opportunity for siblings to spend time together across the day.
Our outdoor space also has a smaller enclosed area that is mainly utilised by the children in the younger age grouping but the older aged children may use this space for specific programmed experiences or small outside projects.
The children at Buttercups Beechboro (Hull Park) have the opportunity daily to participate in a flexible indoor/outdoor program with large shade sails covering the outdoor play space in the warmer months and wet weather jumpsuits available for all children during the wetter months.
Babies – Poppy Room
Our Poppy room provides care for up to 16 children between 6 weeks and 2 years of age. Our experienced educators pride themselves on providing a home away from home by offering a safe, stimulating, nurturing environment and developing strong connections with each individual child and their families. The room is bright and airy and self-contained with a separate sleep/ cot room, changing room and meal prep area. Educators work in partnership with families to maintain child’s individual routines to ensure consistency between home and the Centre.
The educators provide a child lead, play-based program that scaffolds each child’s individual learning and development in line with the National Quality Framework (Early Years Learning Framework) with a focus on sensory exploration and open-ended resources and play spaces.
Toddlers – Tulip Room
Our Tulip room caters for up to 25 children between 2 years to 3 years of age.
This fast-paced room encourages a love of learning by providing multiple opportunities throughout the day to explore different activities, thought-provoking experiences and provocations that give the children the opportunity to explore their environments at their own pace. The educators work with the children to scaffold their individual learning and development across all 5 areas in the Early Years Leaning Framework. The children are offered a free flow program both indoor and outdoor that provides them with the opportunity to be autonomous in their learning throughout the day simultaneously.
Kindy – Daffodil Room
Our Daffodil room caters for up to 30 children 3 -6 years until they begin formal schooling.
Our Kindy room is run by our highly skilled team including our Early Childhood Teachers. Our kindy
incorporates a school readiness program that embraces not only the Early Years Learning Framework but also the WA Kindy Curriculum. There is a large focus around the children developing there self-help skills and a strong sense of independence.
Our kindy children are seen as strong, independent learners and their sense of curiosity and understanding of the world is scaffolded by our educators. Opportunity are made available to the children daily to both self- select resources and activities in line with their individual interests as well as share and work alongside their peers and educators to co-program and join in group activities and experiences. Educators work with each child by extending their learning, understanding and knowledge through the use of group projects and research.
