Albert Street Children’s Centre

Our Early Learning Environments

Our Albert Street Children’s Centre in Orange is designed to be a home away from home that encourages every child’s exploration. Our resource-rich early learning environments have been carefully designed to immerse your child into a world of exploration, curiosity, and learning.  

Our learning space extend onto our beautiful outdoor environment, which encourages endless ways and opportunities for play! Our expansive outdoor environments include climbing equipment, bamboo stages, garden beds, vegetable gardens, trees, rock sandpits and water tanks all nestled under beautiful natural trees for children to safely develop their strength, balance, and self-confidence through play. 

Our indoor learning spaces offer a variety of engaging resources including a sensory space, creativity space, role play corner and cooking corner, all carefully designed for children to learn and grow.

Longstanding team of Educators and Teachers

At the heart of our Orange early learning centre is our longstanding team of early childhood educators and teachers with some team members at the centre for over 10 years. We even currently have some team members doing their traineeship with us after attending the centre when they were babies.

Our team of passionate and qualified early childhood teachers and educators are dedicated to ensuring every child feels safe, nurtured, and inspired throughout their early education journey.

Health and Nutrition

At our Orange child care centre, we provide children with nutrient-rich, fresh and seasonal whole foods created to please even the fussiest of eaters. For variety, our menu rotates every four weeks, with our cook catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child.  

Here at Albert Street Children’s Centre in Orange, we believe that by encouraging active participation in food preparation (such as growing & harvesting the fruit and vegetables, preparing, and helping cook the meal) – children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating.  

At Nurture One Albert Street child care centre in Orange, we recognise the importance of play in a child’s learning and development journey. Our team tailors play-based learning activities in line with national standards, specifically the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), helping prepare them for kindergarten and school readiness.

We also offer the following enriching learning experiences:

• Real Life experiences: Children participate in fun and exciting experiences such as woodworking, harvesting the veggie garden, caring for our worm farm and basic cooking skills. 
• Sustainability Program: Each age group participates in a sustainability project that help children embed sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of looking after and protecting our planet. 
• Community engagement activities: We often have visits from local community librarians, local police, and other community services in Orange to help familiarise the children with their local community. 

At our Albert Street child care centre in Orange, your child will benefit from the NSW Start Strong Preschool Program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Preschool program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond.

We tailor our Preschool program across:

• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Emotional and Social Development
• Self regulation
• Healthy minds and bodies

The added benefits of our Preschool (NSW) program include:

• NSW’s ‘Start Strong’, Government-approved program
• Extended 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

Rooms 

Our Orange child care centre provides care for the following age groups:

Our Nursery room has its own separate yard from the older children so they are able to have free play at their own pace and a separate bathroom for any early toilet trainers.

Our Toddlers room has a great view of the main yard. Children are given plenty of opportunity to develop their social and communication skills as well as having the facilities for toilet training.

Our Pre-Kindy room has plenty of exciting things to take part in with lots of different areas around the room and shares a special yard with the Preschool room for gardening, picnics and any other outdoor activities they wish to participate in.

Our Preschool room has plenty of opportunities for learning before they go to school as we offer a School Readiness program, and the children have plenty of space to express their ideas and any interests they may have.

Facilities

Our service provides the following facilities:
• Nappies included
• Breakfast
• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Veggie garden
• On-site parking
• SMART Interactive Whiteboard
• In-house cook
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Government Approved Kindergarten program
• Excursions
• Extra-curricular activites

Rachael

My early learning journey started in 2006 and I have been working at Albert Street Children’s Centre since then. My own children attended Albert Street Children’s Centre, and I felt a connection with the centre straight away. When my children were a little bit older, I decided to study for my Diploma in Children’s Services. I worked as an assistant educator while I completed my studies and then as a Room Leader across all rooms and age groups before becoming Centre Manager in 2014.

My favourite part about this job is building relationships with the children and their families. I believe these strong relationships build the foundation for lifelong learning and build children’s self-confidence. I love teaching and inspiring the children to become confident, involved learners and watching the joy on their faces when they achieve something. I believe play-based learning is most effective for supporting children’s learning and development in their early years. This approach allows the children to express themselves and their personalities and develop a love of learning.

Educators at our service focus on children’s social and emotional well-being throughout their time with us by building trusting relationships and ensuring each and every child feels comfortable and safe. We employ passionate and dedicated educators who demonstrate our centre’s values in their practices and have a shared vision when it comes to educating and caring for children. Educators all work in rooms that promote their strengths and are supported in completing ongoing professional development.

I begin to build trust and relationships with families from their first contact, through genuine conversations and open and honest communication. I am a calm and approachable centre manager, and this helps build lasting relationships, which leads to families feeling a sense of trust in me and my team. I believe families are a child’s first teachers, and building strong relationships sets children up for lifelong learning.

A centre tour is a convenient way to experience the centre of your choice and meet with our qualified educators at a time suitable to your family schedule. Nurture One also offers the virtual tour option in all our centres. Click here to book a tour online.

On the day of the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to 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.

Nurture One’s Family Support team will add your child’s name to our waitlist if one of our 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 the availability, and you will receive a text message confirming if you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. If you would like to get 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 Nurture One 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 centre together for a Stay and Play session, and easing into new routines at home.

Click here to read more tips about how to make the transition easier for your child.

Most of our Nurture One child care and early education centres offer the following:

• Nappies and wipes
• Sunscreen and hats
• 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, spare socks and a plastic bag for wet clothes.

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, spare socks and a plastic bag for wet clothes.

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.

Nurture One 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, Nurture One 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 the need for families to provide documentation.