Victoria Street Children's Centre

Nurture One Victoria Street Children’s Centre in Parkes is conveniently open from 7am to 6pm for busy working families.

We provide nutritious meals daily including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea as well as nappies, and our outdoor playscapes encourages interaction and growth through different experiences and encourages natural environments and sustainability.
We strongly believe in the benefits of play-based learning. Our experienced and qualified educators design daily programs to develop children’s skills based on the Early Years Learning Framework.

Our Parkes childcare centre proudly offers a preschool program to ensure your child is supported for their transition to school every step of the way. With a focus on language, literacy, numeracy, social skills and more, your child will become school ready.

We value the interaction of families with their children, and family involvement is always welcome at our centre. Nurturing our children and helping them grow and learn is what we really love doing. That’s why our centre is such a happy place.

Katie

I started working in early education in 2009. I started working at Nurture One Victoria Street in 2023.

I have a Certificate Three in Children’s Services Diploma in Children’s Services Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching, Birth to 5 years. I am also currently studying Children’s Psychology.

I enjoy building relationships with families and their children. I’m a very passionate advocate for Inclusion support and children’s rights.

I have learnt that children are capable and confident learners, and this is evident in their everyday routine. My teaching style focuses on being adaptable and proactive in responding to children’s ever-changing needs, interests and ideas. I am very passionate and driven in furthering my own professional development and ensure that my team continue to build their skills and knowledge.

Early Childhood Education and Care is becoming an essential part of childhood. Our service provides opportunities for children to build life skills through socialisation and to learn through interests-based experiences. Our dedicated team provides opportunities for children to learn about their community. We provide opportunities to explore our parks and community events, as well as building relationships with their schools to support both children and families in their transition to school.

We have a dedicate, enthusiastic and motivated team who are confident and capable in their roles. We are a growing team with a focus on embedding high quality education and care to the community of Parkes and surrounding suburbs.

We view families as children’s first and most influential teachers and value and seek guidance from families to guide our teaching practices. We seek out information in different forms to direct our teaching and provide learning experiences based on goals set out by the families. We maximize these experiences to build on our relationships and support our families through collaboration.

Rooms

Our centre provides care for the following age groups:

Facilities

Our service provides the following facilities:

• Nappies included
• Breakfast
• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Other meals – late snack/fruit available
• Sustainability program
• Veggie garden
• On-site parking
• Local excursions & community visits
• Extra-curricular activities
• SMART Interactive Whiteboard
• In-house cook
• Halal meal options
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Water Play area
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Government Approved Kindergarten program
• Xplor – a parent communication app that connects families with their children’s progression, development and daily 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.