Community Kids North Richmond Early Education Centre

Meeting
NSW preschool
4.8 /5
19 reviews

Childcare and preschool in North Richmond, NSW

Welcome to Community Kids North Richmond. Our daycare and early learning centre is a convenient choice for local families in North Richmond, Richmond, Grose Vale, Kurrajong, Kurrajong Heights, Kurmond and Bilpin. Community Kids North Richmond offers long day care and a preschool program for children aged 15 months to 6 years, with extended hours to suit busy families.

Our purpose-built daycare and preschool centre in North Richmond offers innovative early learning programs in a safe, nurturing environment. Our North Richmond childcare centre features spacious outdoor environments with vegetable gardens, chickens, and a large outdoor seating area for progressive meals. Indoors, we provide natural, open-ended resources, an interactive whiteboard, and spacious creative art areas. As a small community service, our personalised approach fosters strong bonds between educators and families, creating a warm, community atmosphere. We have a team of dedicated early childhood educators. Our longstanding Early Childhood Teacher collaborates closely with Richmond North Public School to deliver a Government-appproved Preschool program, offering a school transition program for preschool children in terms 3 and 4.

Why you’ll love Community Kids North Richmond

Spacious outdoor environments

Surrounded by nature

Passionate, qualified educators

Nappies and wipes provided

Government-approved Preschool program

Local school connections

Family communication app

Extended/flexible hours

Incursions/excursions

Allergy and anaphylaxis aware

Meet our Centre Manager

Megan

  • Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
“Children are naturally curious and eager to learn. I value the opportunity to help them grow and build relationships within our community.”

I started working in early learning in 2009 and joined Community Kids North Richmond in 2015. I was inspired to join the Early Childhood sector because I am passionate about helping children reach their developmental milestones. Over time, I have expanded my passion to support the team, parents, extended families, and the local community, including our positive relationship with Richmond North Public School.

Children are naturally curious and eager to learn. I value the opportunity to help them grow and build relationships within our community. I am particularly passionate about ensuring smooth transitions to school, setting children up for future success. I believe it takes a village to raise a child and a family. I feel fortunate to be part of many families’ support systems. Building strong, connected communities leads to positive outcomes for everyone. Community Kids North Richmond is a valued part of the Hawkesbury region, and we are lucky to work with like-minded professionals.

A child’s first five years are crucial. Attending a high-quality early education centre helps children meet developmental milestones, receive social-emotional support, and build friendships, fostering lifelong learning. Our team at Community Kids North Richmond is dedicated and professional. Many of our team members, including our preschool teacher of over 15 years, have long-standing commitments to the centre. We cater to individual children’s needs, respect diversity, and support family preferences, ensuring a responsive environment.

From the first enquiry, I strive to understand each family’s unique needs, fostering positive relationships and open communication. This approach, starting with me and extending to the wider team, ensures we meet and support each family’s needs effectively.

I look forward to welcoming you to Community Kids North Richmond early education centre.

Read moreless

Our innovative early learning programs

At our early learning centre in North Richmond, our experienced educators and teachers continually seek innovative ways to enrich your child’s education. Guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, we offer a variety of engaging and diverse learning experiences, including:

Sustainability

Our sustainability practices include maintaining natural spaces with chickens and vegetable gardens, where children take responsibility through daily routines. This hands-on approach fosters environmental awareness and practical learning.

Inclusion

We create a sense of belonging for your child to ensure they feel heard and empowered to make choices, fostering their independence. We celebrate each child’s unique strengths, helping them to thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Community engagement

To foster a love for community engagement, we regularly welcome incursions from local community members. We run a transition-to-school program at the local primary school during terms 3 and 4. We are heavily involved with Richmond North Public School, fostering strong connections and providing valuable experiences that support children’s readiness for school.

STEM

We encourage your child to ask questions, experiment, and problem-solve, all while engaging their natural curiosity. By fostering this inquisitive mindset, we help them develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Age-appropriate early learning

ck-centre-page-toddler

(14 months – 3.5 years)

Toddler

Our toddler room is set up with intentional play-based learning in mind. Within the curriculum framework, play enables your toddler to develop fundamental skills for life-long learning. It also creates the perfect environment to socialise and form friendships. Our activities enhance language skills and promote collaborative group play, laying a strong foundation for their future learning experiences.

  Next: Preschool
ck-centre-kindergarten

(3.5 – 6 years)

Preschool

In our preschool room, our curriculum is tailored to accommodate your child’s individual learning and development needs, which helps boost their enthusiasm, motivation, and willingness to learn. Through structured learning experiences, our Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers and educators are committed to helping your child gain the necessary skills for a successful transition into school and beyond.

Previous: Toddler  
ck-kindergarten-program

NSW Government-approved Preschool program

At our early learning centre, your child will benefit from the NSW “Start Strong” program as part of our enhanced learning program. We tailor our preschool program across numeracy, literacy, emotional and social development, and self-regulation. Led by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher, our preschool program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond.

The added benefits of our preschool program include:

  • Extended long day care opening hours
  • Open all year round (excl. public holidays)
  • Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers
  • Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation

Communicating with families

We prioritise clear and consistent communication with families to foster a strong partnership in supporting each child’s development. We ensure families feel informed, involved, and confident in their child’s early learning journey.

Our families love hearing about their child’s progress and the experiences they’re having day to day. We share these moments through centre newsletters, our Xplor App, one-on-one meetings, and at various centre events.

Fees

The Child Care Subsidy can reduce your daily out-of-pocket fee by up to 95% depending on your family’s entitlements.

  • Nursery0 – 2 years

    $159.50
  • Toddler2 – 3 years

    $157.50
  • Preschool3 – 5 years

    $152.00

Child Care Subsidy Estimator

Discover how much child care subsidy you may be entitled to by entering the fields below.*

1-4 days = full day session; 5 days = 10 hour per day sessions

CCS Estimator results

  • Estimated subsidy

    $0.00
  • Total fees

    $0.00
  • Out-of-pocket cost

    $0.00

*This estimator provides an estimate only and is based on the following assumptions:

  • Accuracy and currency of family income information entered;
  • Family CCS entitlements include 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight. Please note your family may be entitled to less than 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight – if you are unsure we recommend you use the comprehensive CCS estimator in the link below.
  • Where 1-4 days of care is selected, full day sessions apply (being full operational hours of the centre, which can vary between centres)
  • Where 5 days of care is selected, 10-hour per day sessions apply (ie, 50 hours p/w to optimise 100 hours of CCS subsidised care across the fortnight)

Where a family’s CCS entitlements include less than 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight, please use the comprehensive CCS calculator as a guide via the link below.

For a more complete subsidy estimation, check out our comprehensive CCS calculator here.

Calculate my subsidy

Explore nearby G8 Education centres

Looking for other great childcare, kindergarten or preschool options? Discover more G8 Education centres near you!

Frequently asked questions

A centre tour is a convenient way to experience the childcare centre of your choice and meet with our qualified educators at a time that is suitable for your family’s schedule. Click here to book a tour online.

On the day of the tour, you can observe practices and interactions within the centre environment. You’ll be able to see all the rooms and playgrounds, ask the team members any questions you have in mind, and get all the information you need to make the best decision for your child.

Our Family Support Team will add your child’s name to our waitlist if one of our childcare centres is currently full in your child’s age group. We will then contact you as soon as a place becomes available.

We also do monthly check-ins to review availability, and you will receive a text message confirming whether you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. If you would like an update at any point, you’re welcome to reach out on our Web Chat or give us a call.

Our Family Support Team can also help you find more G8 early learning centres near you, with the same offerings at the Community Kids centre you are interested in that have immediate availability.

It’s common for a child to experience separation anxiety when they first start child care. When you’re getting ready to start child care, you can help your child overcome anxieties by visiting the child care service together for a Stay and Play session, and easing into new routines at home.

Read more tips about how to make the transition easier for your child.

Most of our child care and early education centres offer nappies and wipes, sunscreen and hats, as well as nutritious meals prepared by our in-house cook. Some centres also provide sheets and formula, so you may not need to remember to pack them.

For nursery children, be sure to bring: nappy rash cream, dummies, bottles and teats, comfort toys or blankets, three spare outfits and spare socks.

For toddlers and preschool or kindergarten-aged children, it’s best to bring: spare underwear, water bottle or sippy cup, sun hat, closed-toe shoes, two spare outfits and spare socks.

Plus, anything else your individual child may need, such as breast milk, a sleeping bag, a comforter or medication.

It’s best to speak to your centre of choice for a full list of everything included.

Community Kids uses Xplor Home as our family communication app. It is the best and easiest way to keep track of your child’s day.

After you enrol your child with the centre, you can utilise Xplor Home to book child care days, manage your account, receive the photographs that capture your child’s learning, learn about your child’s progress, as well as keep up-to-date with upcoming centre events and important information.

If your child shows signs of an infectious illness when they arrive at the centre or becomes sick during the day, you may be notified that you need to make alternative arrangements or pick up your child from the centre and keep them home until they are no longer infectious. While we understand that this can be inconvenient, Community Kids is committed to maintaining a healthy environment and reducing the risk of infection for all children.

Under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), families are allowed 42 absence days per child, per financial year. These can be taken for any reason, including public holidays and when children are sick, without requiring families to provide documentation.

Contact us

We look forward to welcoming your family.