Welcome to Explore & Develop Freshwater

E&D Freshwater is like no other and has been the most beautiful, incredible, loving, happy and supportive place for both my daughters. Having been there for 7 years, this became another home for not only my girls but for our family. It was very very sad to leave! The staff are fantastic and they truly care, support, educate and go above and beyond. I cannot recommend E&D Freshwater enough. Thank you again.

We cannot speak highly enough of Explore & Develop Freshwater. From the very beginning, the team created such a warm, nurturing, and supportive environment where our child truly thrived. It's obvious just how much the educators and leadership team go above and beyond. The care, dedication, and genuine love they show for the children is exceptional, and it gave us complete confidence every single day. The sense of community at Explore & Develop Freshwater is something truly special. The educators took the time to really know our family, and we feel incredibly grateful to have been part of such a thoughtful and professional service. Thank you to Sally and the entire team for the wonderful memories, care, and learning experiences. We feel so fortunate to have been part of the Explore & Develop Freshwater community and highly recommend it to any family.

Both of our boys attended Explore & Develop from around age one through to age five, and we have always been extremely happy with the care they received there. The environment is nurturing, thoughtful, and genuinely focused on helping children grow not just educationally, but as curious, confident, and kind humans. They were given so many opportunities to play, learn, socialise, and develop at their own pace, and we’ve seen the benefits of that foundation carry through as they’ve grown older. The staff have consistently been exceptional: caring, professional, and deeply invested in the children. Our boys formed special bonds with so many of them, which speaks volumes about the warmth and continuity of care. We feel very grateful to have had Explore & Develop as such an important part of our children’s early years, and would wholeheartedly recommend it to other families.

We couldn’t have asked for a better daycare! Both our daughters joined as infants and loved every minute. All the educators and staff are one of a kind, all so caring and loving. An amazing community that truly feels like family, my daughters both left explore and develop with Incredible friends and it’s all thanks to Sally and her team. We’ll always be so grateful

Both of our children were cared for and taught here from nursery to preschool. It is a centre full of caring and knowledgeable staff where we felt confident in their skill in nurturing young hearts and minds. Senior staff are present and responsive and there is clear leadership in each of the rooms. Physical and emotional development programs such as the resilience project were used and individual staff go above and beyond.