Where adventure grows
Welcome to Smithfield Village.
Where your child’s wildhood begins!
We foster creativity and outdoor exploration for your child’s development, bringing personalised care and state of the art facilities together to provide a safe learning environment that supports kids to be kids, growing by experiencing the world around them.
Our team is here for you.
We are committed to creating a nurturing learning environment in partnership with parents to develop a sense of belonging and high self-esteem in each child. We provide opportunities for successful and challenging experiences that promote the development of problem solving, self-reflection and divergent thinking.
We know supporting a developing child is a collaboration, so we encourage families to actively participate in the education and care of their children at our centre.
Smithfield Village Early Learning Centre works within the guidelines of the Early Years learning Framework (EYLF) and the National Quality Framework (NQF). We consider both these aspects in our everyday interactions and programs. Our Kindergarten program is based on the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines (QKLG) which is based on the EYLF and helps teachers to develop quality learning programs for the children, making sure the centre meets the National Quality Standards for educational programs.
Our facilities
At Smithfield Village Early Learning Centre we are dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, consistent, challenging and holistic environment for young children and their families. At Smithfield, each child’s day has an individual rhythm, as well as a predictable flow and structure.
To ensure this balance, we provide a warm, supportive setting that encourages children to learn through a hands on interactive exploration.Children are encouraged to explore their environment in order to construct their own knowledge.
Our programs extend to include a rich variety of outdoor learning environments, including a waterpark, garden world (growing veggies and herbs), worm farm, windmill, dry creek bed, aviary, barnyard station (chickens, ducks, guinea pigs and miniature goats) and a construction site (digging patch) - meaning your child has many opportunities to experience the world around them and learn from it.
Children are actively involved in caring for animals and their environment, the children feed the animals daily and collect the eggs as this promotes a sense of social responsibility and is a valuable extension of each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive learning.
Get in touch
Come down to Smithfield Villag Learning and have a chat. We’ll give you a tour from the front gate to the back fence and introduce you to our friendly, caring team.