The Play Room
(10 months – 3 years)
Our highly trained and talented staff host a vibrant gathering time with a focus on language and literacy through books, rhymes and songs. They use instruments, group sensory play and movement to meet in joyful learning. Afterwards, during your rotating playtime, you can make those essential connections with other parents.
Creative sensory and messy play is offered alongside opportunities to climb, balance, swing and build, all in a beautiful, safe and accepting environment with the highest quality equipment.
The Play Room
Child Benefits
• Develops creative and imaginary learning skills
• Provides a level of automoy with child-initiated activites
• Encourages exploration and provides sensory input
• Develops problems solving skills and scientific thinking
• Develops motor skills
Parent Benefits
• An environment that fosters social interaction
• All the fun of messy play, without the clean up
• Provides ideas of how to engage your child in purposeful play
• Unlimited makeups
10-18 months
Crawlers
• Music & Movement
• Instrument Play
• Sensory Play
• Gross Motor Movement & Equipment
• Fine Motor
• Storytime
Classes for crawlers and babies over 9 months provide an interactive group time including songs, rhyme, story, & dance followed by free exploration time on our high quality gross motor play zone and sensory equipment.
Our Play Room Crawlers class is available for:
• 10 mths – 18 mths
For classes for 0-10 months CLICK HERE
Class Duration:
1 hr
Class Location:
All Play Room classes are held at our Charlestown studio in Newcastle.
Class Fees:
Term Upfront:
$22/week ($220/10 week term)
Monthly Flexi Plan:
$26/week ($260/10 week term)
Multi-Class Discount:
2 classes/week/student/$38
Makeups:
Unlimited makeups. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token.
Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
1 years
Walkers
• Music & Movement
• Instrument Play
• Sensory Play
• Gross Motor Movement & Equipment
• Fine Motor
• Storytime
Classes for walkers provide a high energy interactive group time designed for busy toddlers including songs, movement, dance, story and rhyme followed by gross motor circuit and activity stations. Parents enjoy connecting with others during the free play time.
Our Play Room Walkers class is available for:
• 1 year olds (younger siblings welcome)
Class Duration:
1 hr
Class Location:
All Music classes are held at our Charlestown studio in Newcastle.
Class Fees:
Term Upfront:
$22/week ($220/10 week term)
Monthly Flexi Plan:
$26/week ($260/10 week term)
Multi-Class Discount:
2 classes/week/student/$38
Younger sibling enrolled in same class:
• under 10 months is free
• 10 months + we offer a 50% discount
Makeups:
Unlimited makeups. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token.
Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
2 years
Busy Bee’s
• Music/Instrument Play
• Sensory Play
• Gross Motor Movement & Equipment
• Fine Motor
• Storytime
Classes for 2 year olds provide a more challenging program for busy toddlers including interactive group time with songs, movement, dance, story and rhyme followed by a gross motor circuit and activity stations designed to engage curious minds. Parents enjoy connecting with others during the free play time.
Our Play Room ‘Busy Bee’ class is available for:
• 2 year olds (younger siblings welcome)
Class Duration:
1 hr
Class Location:
All Play Room classes are held at our Charlestown studio in Newcastle.
Class Fees:
Term Upfront:
$22/week ($220/10 week term)
Monthly Flexi Plan:
$26/week ($260/10 week term)
Multi-Class Discount:
2 classes/week/student/$38
Younger sibling enrolled in same class:
• under 10 months is free
• 10 months + we offer a 50% discount
Makeups:
Unlimited makeups. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token.
Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
3 years
Little Learners
• Music/Instrument Play
• Sensory Play
• Gross Motor Movement & Equipment
• Fine Motor
• Storytime
• Small World Play
• Open-ended Play Stations
Creative learning for 3-year-olds is a vibrant and essential part of their early development. Sensory exploration, open-ended play, and small world play are three key components that extend upon the baby and toddler program, fostering their imagination and cognitive growth, creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making.
Our Play Room ‘Little Learners’ class is available for:
• 3 year olds
Class Duration:
1 hr
Class Location:
All Music classes are held at our Charlestown studio in Newcastle.
Class Fees:
Term Upfront:
$23/week ($230/10 week term)
Multi-Class Discount:
2 Preschool Hub classes/week/student/$40
Check out the Preschool Hub CLICK HERE
Makeups:
Unlimited makeups. Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token.
Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
Hive Play Room Teachers
Mel Saunders | Dip. Early Childhood Education
Melissa has a background and qualifications in early childhood teaching and music education...
Melissa has a background and qualifications in early childhood teaching and music education – giving you and your child a complete educational and creative experience. Before joining the Hive, Melissa worked as an Early Childhood Teacher and Director and also as a Voice Teacher and Choir Director. Melissa’s skills extend to the stage as well, where she has many years of experience in writing, directing and producing musicals and dramatic theatre productions.
She’s also a singer and songwriter – you might just see her wowing audiences at live performances in local venues around Newcastle.
Melissa is a proud mum to Natasha and Daniel, who share her passion for beautiful music and performance.
Kirsty Venables | Bach. Education (Primary)
Kirsty completed her primary teaching degree in 2009 and has been teaching for 14 years....
Beth Peach-Robinson | Bach. Music
Beth is a singer and actress with a passion for Early Years Education...
Beth is a singer and actress with a passion for Early Years Education.
Originally from the UK, Beth began her training at Cardiff University, obtaining a Degree in Music. She then went on to study Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After graduating she went on to tour the UK and Internationally with multiple musicals.
She has previously taught Musical Theatre for the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, where she realised the joy in sharing her skills and love for music and performing with children.
Since moving to Australia Beth has fronted a local function band performing at weddings and music venues across the Hunter.
Beth has two beautiful children who are her inspiration, and further sparked her love for early childhood development. Beth feels so lucky to be a part of the Hive team, getting to do what she loves everyday with such a wonderful community of families.
Unlimited Makeups
FOR ALL OUR 0-5 YR PROGRAMS
Need to miss a class? No worries!
Notify your absence no less than 2 hrs before your class (via the Client Portal) to receive a makeup token.
Makeups have no expiry, however may only be accessed while you are enrolled.
NB: Your makeup token will appear on your account AFTER the missed classed has finished.
Enrolment Information
Class Fees 2024
OPTION 1: Term Fees Upfront:
- 1 class per week: $220 for 10 weeks
- 2 classes per week $380 for 10 weeks
(pro-rated where a new enrolment begins after the term start date)
OPTION 2: Monthly Flexi-Plan (available for Baby & Toddler classes only)
- 1 class per week: $26 per class debited from your saved payment method one month in advance in accordance with our payment schedule
- 2 classes per week: $44 per week billed one month in advance
Younger sibling discount: Discounted fees apply for siblings younger than the recommended age of the class.
Siblings under 10 months attend free, but need to be in a bouncer, capsule or front pack during the class (no prams).
Siblings over 10 months: $12 per class / $120 for 10 weeks. (does not apply to 4-5 year old class).
Enrolment Information:
- Makeups for missed classes can be booked via the client portal where your absence has been notified by 8am on the day of your class.
- Refund Policy: Refunds in the form of money back to you, credit towards your fees for the same child or a different child are not given for change of mind or change of circumstances or for any other reason, with the exception of any provisions under the ACCC.
Term enrolment Policy
- Please choose your class enrolment carefully. Once you enrol, you are committing to the full or remaining term of classes.
- No cancellations are accepted during the current term after the start date for the term.
Monthly flexi plan policy (ONLY available for Baby & Toddler classes)
- Please choose your class enrolment carefully. Once you enrol, you are committing to the full or remaining month of classes.
- Cancellations can be placed PRIOR to the 1st of the month and will be actioned on the 1st of that month. Late cancellations will be actioned at the end of the month they were received in.