530 Pittwater Road
Tel: 0426 800 181
24 Robert Avenue
Tel: (02) 9360 3384
LOVE IS THE WAY TO EDUCATION
We are a team of dedicated educators who strive to provide the best care and education for your children. Please feel free to contact us to arrange for a centre tour.
We strive to become the best childcare
in the area
We spend 30% more budget in education to employ the BEST Teachers to give our children Top Quality Education.
Care
We strive to provide the highest standard of care for your child. We understand that importance of supporting a smooth transition from home to childcare. Our warm educators listen to your needs and follows your child's routine.
Not For Profit
The owner and management team are all educators, Profit is not our top priority!
We are a group of mothers and have worked in the early learning education industry for over 10 years.
We understand and have deep passion in early childhood education. We regularly meet and discuss about how we can provide better care and education for our children and to support their individual development.
Education Programme
We combine research-based practice and theories with innovative approaches to ensure each child is given the best opportunity to reach their potential. We are proud to offer specialised educational programmes and experiences that are tailored to each child’s individual needs. This includes STEM Project, Secret Garden, Ai Linguistic (Chinese, Spanish, Thai), Ai Creativity, School Readiness (Singaporean-curriculum based) and more.
Community-like environment
We strive to create a “community-like” environment for families and staff. We are much more than an early learning centre. We value the relationships we have forged with families and work hard to ensure that everyone feels right at home. We also provide an array of additional services to help families meet the needs of their children, including nutrition assistance, health and safety advice, and parental education.
Personalised Services
Playhouse Learning Center has a small group of dedicated and passionate early childhood professionals who comes from diverse cultural backgrounds, comprising of Australian, Chinese, Singaporean, Spanish, Thai, Indoneasia and Filipino background.
We recognise that children and families come from different culture background. Each family has their own needs for care.
We create an individualised plan for each child and their family, to cater for preferences or special requirements.
For example, we provide special dietary accommodations such as allergy diet, requests for warm water or no beef diet. We do provide an international menu to introduce food from different countries to their children.
Great Ratio
We are a boutique centre and our staff to child ratio is above the department requirement.
FREE Orientation
Orientation play sessions provides an opportunity for your child and you to interact with you new peers and educator.
You can truly understand how your child spends the day in their “home-feel” centre
ABOUT
US
At Playhouse Learning Center, we understand our role and responsibility as early years educators and the window of opportunity for young children. The early years signify rapid growth in children’s social, emotional, physical and neurological development.
We understand the importance of collaborating with families to ensure that all children experience a smooth and positive transition into childcare
Secure attachments are the first foundations necessary before a child will freely engage with the environment.
We take pride in ensuring that all children are able to comfortably transit into childcare. Our goal is to provide a welcoming and supportive environment to stimulate growth and development in children of all ages
As a long day care centre, we cater for all children aged between 0 and 6 years.
Open 5 days a week between the hours of 7:30am to 6:00pm
Educational Approach
for Different Age Groups
KEY FOCUS FOR OUR CHILDREN – Connectedness, social/emotional development, and learning dispositions.
What we provide
Nutrition
We are guided by the NSW Health initiative, Munch and Move, which promotes the implementation of physical activity and healthy nutritional habits for children from birth to 5 years. Nutritious meals are provided by the reputable Early Childhood food service Kids Gourmet Food.
STEM
For the child to develop a range of learning dispositions and thinking processes required for lifelong contribution to their communities. We are committed to create a culture of thinking, experimenting and questioning to support the development of the following skills, including, critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaborative skills, required in today’s society.
Sustainability
It is the collective responsibility of the community to protect our environment. Sustainable living is embedded into our daily program and operation. For example: after mealtimes, scrapes are collected for the compost bin and worm farm.
School Readiness
NSW Department of Education identifies four critical areas for a successful transition to school, including critical thinking/problem solving, independent learning/agency, resilience, and creativity. We recognise and embrace children's individual learning approach and support each child to strive for a smooth transition to the next phase of their learning journey.