A Place where Kids Become Friends & Friends Become Family

Your Local Child Care & Kindergarten in Emu Park & Yeppoon

Your Local Child Care & Kindergarten in Emu Park & Yeppoon

At Coastal Kids, we’re your local child care and kindergarten servicing; Emu Park, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Byfield, and Keppel Sands. 

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A Place where Kids Become Friends & Friends Become Family

Your Local Child Care & Kindergarten in Emu Park & Yeppoon

Your Local Child Care & Kindergarten in Emu Park & Yeppoon

Coastal Kids is a privately owned Childcare and Kindergarten servicing; Emu Park, Rockhampton, Cawarral, Byfield and Keppel Sand with spacious play areas designed to support children’s learning. This setting, alongside with passionate and nurturing staff will create a holistic environment for your children to grow and thrive.

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Our Story 

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Coastal Kids is privately owned and operated by our family, Kerrie and Shaun Corrigan. We have three daughters (Molly, Paris and Olivia), and understand the needs of families who are working, studying and commuting each day. We purchased Coastal Kids in August 2006. Previously I (Kerrie) taught at Yeppoon Primary school for five years and Directed Long Day Care centres prior to teaching. Shaun worked in the mines, but once we had our children, he wanted to be closer, so we purchased the business and for many years we all came to work together each day. Since then, Coastal Kids has grown into the welcoming childcare centre it is today. We are passionate about early childcare and our community and cannot wait to welcome you into out Coastal Kids Family.


-Kerrie 

Our Philosophy

“Holistic approaches to teaching and learning recognise the connectedness of mind, body and spirit.” 


At Coastal Kids, we take a holistic approach and pay attention to children’s physical, personal, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Whilst we plan and assess with a focus on the particular outcome, we see children’s learning as integrated and interconnected. We recognise and value the connections between children, families, the community, and ourselves. We believe an integrated, holistic approach to teaching, learning, and caring also focuses on connections to the natural world; it fosters children’s capacity to understand and respect the natural environment and the interdependence between people, plants, animals, and the land. 


Coastal Kids provides a joyful sanctuary where all children, including the youngest of babies, are valued as contributing members of society who have the right to express their views on all matters affecting them. It is our strong belief that all children have the right to play and be active participants in all matters affecting their lives.

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Our Curriculum

Our Curriculum is Early Years Learning Framework. We plan for each day with intentional teaching activities (which have been planned from previous observations of each child) and then may move off in many different activities and experiences as the children enquire, explore, discover, make sense of their world, and lead us in different directions. 

Every day both through intentional teaching and through spontaneous activities that have evolved, our curriculum: 

  • Encourages each child to make choices and participate in play, to have a sense of identity. 
  • Promotes each child’s ability to develop and maintain relationships and to have a sense of well-being. 
  • Promotes each child’s language and literacy abilities and ability to be an effective communicator. 
  • Promotes each child’s problem-solving and mathematical abilities to be confident and involved learners. 
  • Promotes each child’s enjoyment and participation in the expressive arts to be connected to and involved with the world around them.

Promotes each child’s physical abilities and awareness of making healthy choices for their own body. 

Through the implementation of such principles as: “secure, respectful, and reciprocal relationships. Partnerships with families, high expectations and equity, respect for diversity and ongoing learning reflective practice”, we hope to create a culture and practice for all staff that incorporates: “Holistic approaches, responsiveness to children, learning through play, successful learning environments, cultural competence, continuity of learning and transitions and assessment for learning.”

Acknowledgement to Country 

We would like to pay our respect and acknowledge the Dharumbal/Ningebal people, who are traditional people of this country. Let us also acknowledge the rich culture that is still alive today; it is like a fire. We would like to keep this fire burning for years to come. 

Nalu Di buri dala guju, Yarraura, malagu, bingarra ningeburra bulin.

(Let us sit by the fire of yesterday, today and tomorrow and feel the smoke of the Dharumbal Ningebal People) 

 Coastal Kids Acknowledgement of Country was     written by Jordan Young from Mundagatta Culture. 

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My daughter absolutely loves going to daycare; the staff are friendly and consistent 💞 We are all going to miss Coastal Kids when we leave at the end of the year 💞


- Olivia W.

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I just wanted to say how much I love this centre. The staff in the Jellyfish and Starfish room really make us feel welcome and involved in our children's care. We feel so happy to send our little ones knowing they are looked after so well and the staff truly care. ❤️ Thank you!


- Jazzmine W.

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My son Samuel spent there amazing 2 months . Stuff was so friendly helpful and Sam loved to stay there. It’s a pity we had to leave so soon . We miss our childcare


- Наталья П.

A Place Where Your Child is Free to Explore & Grow

Pay a visit to our childcare centre by booking a tour today, or get in touch with us if you have any questions; we look forward to meeting you and your little bub!

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