Volume One · N.001 / Belivah · Opening [CONFIRM DATE]
The village is coming back to Belivah.
Little Neighbours is a brand-new early learning centre and kindergarten, purpose-built next door to the families of Belivah, Windaroo and the wider Logan community. Small rooms, familiar faces, and a veranda with the coffee pot on.
- Opens
- [CONFIRMED DATE]
- Ages
- 6 wks to 5 yrs
- Hours
- 7:00 to 6:00
- Where
- 422 Beaudesert-Beenleigh Rd
Chapter I — The neighbourhood
A short letter from Belivah
A letter from the family
It used to take a village to raise a child. It still does. But somewhere along the way the village got quieter. Neighbours moved further apart, the street emptied out, and raising little people started to feel like something you do on your own.
Little Neighbours is our answer to that. A warm, unhurried house on the corner, run by people who know your child by name, which song fixes a hard morning, and exactly how long the goodbye cuddle needs to take.
Belivah is our first neighbourhood. A purpose-built centre with garden-to-table meals, four small rooms, a kinder program woven through play, and a veranda you’re welcome to linger on. Come on in. See you at the door.
From our family to yours
Chapter II — A day, in eight frames
Small hours, kept unhurried
Eight small moments. A rhythm from open to close, nothing rushed, nothing scheduled to the minute. Scroll across to walk through the day.
Scroll →- Frame 017:00Doors open
A soft landing. Breakfast, books and quiet cuddles.
- Frame 028:30Gathering
A song, a story and a check-in on how everyone's going.
- Frame 039:30Studio
Paint, sensory trays, block towers, and wherever curiosity leads.
- Frame 0410:30Morning tea
Seasonal fruit and something warm from the kitchen.
- Frame 0512:30The communal table
Real food made from scratch, eaten side by side.
- Frame 061:15Rest
Little ones nap to their own rhythm. Bigger ones stretch out with a book.
- Frame 073:00Afternoon
Kinder in one corner, water play in the other.
- Frame 086:00Doors close
A proper handover on the veranda. What they loved, what they ate, and the honest bits too. See you tomorrow.
Chapter III — The programs
From first steps to first day of school
Four rooms, one continuous village. Your child’s educators move up alongside them, so the face at the Nursery door is still a familiar one by Kindergarten.
Nursery
Slow days shaped around your baby's rhythm, not ours. Feeds, naps and cuddles led by educators who learn your routine by heart.
Toddlers
Room to toddle, tumble and try again. Messy play, first words, and the beginnings of first friendships.
Explorers
Days led by curiosity. Sensory play, storytelling and outdoor adventures, with independence gently encouraged.
Kindergarten
A government-approved kinder program woven through play. School-ready without ever feeling like school.
Chapter IV — The house
Considered rooms, generous gardens
Plate 01Photographed on-site · Belivah
- Room 01
The kitchen
- A working garden-to-table kitchen. Herbs picked by little hands, lunch cooked a few metres from where it's eaten.
- Room 02
The yards
- Sandpits, mud kitchens, veggie beds and a shaded grove of gums.
- Room 03
The studios
- Light-filled rooms sized for the age group inside them, not the other way around.
- Room 04
The nook
- Cushions and picture books for the slower moments of the day.
- Room 05
The veranda
- A wrap-around porch with the coffee pot on. Linger as long as you like.
- Room 06
The essentials
- Nappies, wipes, sunscreen, hats and every meal. All included, no surprise extras.
Chapter V — Your centre manager
Known by name, at the door each morning
Plate 02“Every child gets known by name, and every family knows they can knock.”
Sarah is a mum of two, a qualified early childhood teacher, and has spent the last fifteen years leading centres across South-East Queensland. She’s the one who’ll meet you at the door on your first visit, and every morning after.
Her promise for Belivah is simple: keep the days small, the welcome warm, and the door always open.
- Name
- Sarah Whitcombe
- Role
- Centre Manager
- In the sector
- 15+ years
Chapter VI — Good to know
The questions every parent asks
[CONFIRMED DATE]. Waitlist families hear the confirmed opening week first, so you can plan orientation, holidays and settling-in visits before anyone else.
Six weeks through to school age, across four rooms: Nursery, Toddlers, Explorers and a government-approved Kindergarten program.
Doors open at 7:00am and close at 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. We're closed on public holidays and for a short break between Christmas and New Year.
Our daily fee is [$X, PUBLISH ONCE SET]. It includes every meal from our on-site kitchen, nappies, sunscreen, hats, art supplies, incursions and the full kinder program. No hidden extras. The Child Care Subsidy is applied automatically once your Centrelink details are confirmed, and for most families it covers a decent chunk of the fee. Join the waitlist and we'll walk you through your actual out-of-pocket cost before you commit to anything.
Gently. Before we open, waitlist families are invited in for short stay-and-play visits, so the rooms and the faces are already familiar by day one. [OPS COMMITMENT: And in your child's first week, we ring you around 10 each morning without you asking, so you're never at your desk wondering.]
Absolutely. Once we're a few weeks out, waitlist families come through first for a tour, a cuppa, and to meet Sarah and the team in person.
Chapter VII — Find us
On the corner you already know
- Address
- 422 Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, Belivah QLD 4207
By car
Two minutes from the M1, with easy on-site parking and a covered drop-off bay.
On foot
A pram-friendly walk from the surrounding Belivah and Windaroo streets.
Nearby
Around the corner from [NAME REAL PLACES: the local cafe, park and the primary school your bigger ones will move up to. Real names, or cut the line.]
Join the village.
Being on the Belivah waitlist means three things. You hear the confirmed opening week before anyone else. You get first pick of days and rooms. And you’re first through the door for tours and settling-in visits. No spam, no deposit, no obligation. Just a note from your neighbours as we get closer.