KU Bradfield Park Children's Centre

51-53 Bradfield Road
WEST LINDFIELD NSW 2070
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  • Monday to Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm
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Our Program and Approach

At KU Bradfield Park, childhood is celebrated. When they play, and explore, children's imagination and curiosity is sparked – they enjoy learning, and are inspired to continue learning more.

Our play-based program intentionally provides opportunities and activities based upon the Early Years Learning Framework, for your child to discover and pursue their own interests and strengths.

We have a holistic approach to teaching and learning, and recognise that children’s physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural and cognitive development are all linked and are of equal importance.

We believe that children’s sense of wellbeing and belonging is developed through sensitive and responsive interactions, relationships with educators and through reciprocal communication between educators and families. At KU Bradfield Park, we believe that families are children's most influential teachers and therefore we place great emphasis on working in close partnership with all our families.

Our program offers children the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of learning experiences and activities, each specifically designed to promote children’s confidence as capable, active participants in their own learning. Children are presented with a range of activities including gardening, arts and crafts, music and movement, physical play, block building, sand and water play, science experiments, early numeracy activities such as counting and measurement, and early literacy activities such as reading, drawing and writing.

KU Bradfield Park warmly welcomes back past students (and families) who regularly come to visit and value our strong connection with the local community.

We look forward to the opportunity of including your family in the life of our centre.

Our Specialisation

In addition to the high quality well-rounded programs we offer, all KU centres are also encouraged to develop an area of specialisation.

At KU Bradfield Park, our specialisation is children’s rights and the image of the child.

We incorporate this into our program through activities such as the practice of primary care giving and key person approach across the service. Children are invited to express their opinions and views, and opportunities are created for children that help them demonstrate their competence as decision making participants. Educators draw on the philosophy of Ann Pelo which values questions, and the process of investigation more than arriving at an answer. Our children are encouraged to value complexity, not knowing, and contradictory ideas and constructing knowledge through collective dialogues and study.

We feel that the children benefit from this specialisation when they are invited to see themselves as member of the community, and to take responsibility for the shape of that community. Children are invited to collaborate and work side by side, and educators assist them to develop a word bank that is respectful. The range of planned and spontaneous learning experiences in our environments encourages children to discuss the notion of self-regulation, and to notice and speak about unfairness, and to act to change it. Children benefit from this area of specialisation in that they learn to be a part of humanity, and learn responsible life skills.

Our Quality


Our centre has been independently assessed by the Department of Education NSW under the National Quality Standards, and are proud to be rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standard.


However what matters most is what our families think...

“KU Bradfield Park has been awarded high ratings across all domains of the National Quality Standards, that as a parent, I witness each day in the service. This includes the engaged, personalised interactions of all staff with children and their families, attention to additional support that may be required, and the respect and celebration of difference amongst families and children. The programs are thoughtfully prepared to encourage learning and enjoyment through play, as well as to equip children with skills they need for transition to school. In these ways, I believe the service is making a significant contribution to bringing on children who are competent learners, caring individuals, as well as socially and environmentally aware citizens.” - KU Bradfield Park parent

“The commitment and energy of the staff to the education and wellbeing of the children is unwavering. They are constantly seeking new experiences, activities and areas of learning for the children, guided by the children's own interests and through play. Our son loves telling us about the latest activities he's done at preschool and he is very proud when he explains how his idea was pursued or what his achievements were.” – KU Bradfield Park parent

Our Environment

Each KU centre is unique. The best outcomes for children are created within relationships and interactions between children and staff, and children and their families, not within four walls. We work hard to create beautiful, interesting, homelike learning environments for children – whatever our setting.

KU Bradfield Park is an early childhood service catering for 53 children located in West Lindfield, in Sydney’s leafy North Shore, situated close to Lane Cove National Park and Queen Elizabeth Park.

Our playground is designed to allow children to explore nature and discover the natural environment. We want children to be able to dig in the mud, climb trees, discover and learn about insects and enjoy connecting with nature. The many experiences we offer enable children to immerse themselves in the natural elements of their surroundings and feel inspired to create, imagine and play. Our playground also sparks all senses, especially around our fish pond and our own vegetable garden.

Our Awards

The Annual Making the KU Difference Awards were introduced a number of years ago, as a way of acknowledging KU staff who have worked above and beyond their normal duties to make a significant contribution to KU. Over the years, the team at KU Bradfield Park have been proud recipients of a number of these awards.

The KU Bradfield Park team were awarded the 'Making the KU Difference for Children' Award in 2019, recognising their commitment to providing a high quality program to support the best outcomes for the children in their care. In particular, the award acknowledged the team's work in developing their Mary Elizabeth's House project with the children, which saw the children working collaboratively to construct their very own house for Mary Elizabeth (from the popular book by Pamela Allen), incorporating block work, drawing, clay, literacy and numeracy, as well as social skills and creativity.

In 2021, Bei Bei Liu from KU Bradfield Park was awarded the 'Making the KU Difference for Children' Award, acknowledging her significant dedication to making a difference in children's lives.

In 2022, Bei Bei and Maree Hoy were celebrated as the recipients of the 'Making the KU Difference Through Innovation' Award for their innovative video animation project, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. Created with the children of KU Bradfield Park, the video combined traditional and digital technologies to retell the story of KU’s rich 125-year history.

In addition, Susan James Allan was awarded the 2022 'Making the KU Difference for Children' Award, in recognition of her outstanding contributions as an Early Childhood Teacher at KU Bradfield Park.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan

KU was proud to launch its inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016. At KU Bradfield Park, we began our journey to develop our centre’s RAP in 2018 and we are proud to present it here.

Other Features

Child Care Subsidy
Cooked Meal
Designed Centre
Extended Hours
Hat and Sunscreen
Lunch
Transition to School
Public Transport
Play-based Learning
Parking
Outdoor Play
Nappies
Award
Storypark
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Vinsensia Christanto

Director

Vin is a university qualified early childhood teacher (MTeach) with over 12 years’ experience working with young children and infants. Vin worked as a Centre Director for over 10 years for a not-for-profit charity-based organisation prior to joining KU Bradfield Park.

Vin has extensive knowledge of early childhood curriculum, pedagogy and leadership. Vin is a certified yoga teacher and enjoys teaching maternity yoga in her spare time.

Our Team

Over several years at KU Bradfield Park, our staff have created a culture of community where the educator’s role expands beyond working autonomously, to working as part of a team that is collaboratively focussed on helping each child to reach their potential. Over many years, our educators have built this solid foundation of shared knowledge and respect, which enables them to facilitate friendships and provide support, strengthen parenting, respond to family needs and link families to services and opportunities.

Our team of early childhood educators are qualified, experienced, caring and highly motivated. The majority of our educators are local community members and have vast local knowledge and an understanding of the community’s needs. All hold specialist qualifications in early childhood education. We believe that the positive interactions children and their families have with our staff are the most important component of our high-quality program.

The daily fees for 2024 at KU Bradfield Park Children's Centre are:

  • Infants: $173
  • Toddlers: $173
  • Preschoolers: $169

This is the full daily fee. If you are entitled to Child Care Subsidy, this will reduce the daily fee you are charged.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, KU has remained very proudly a not-for-profit provider of quality education for more than 125 years. In the past, KU has taken great pride in offering the very best services with minimal increased fees wherever possible. However this year is different, escalating operating costs have meant that in 2024 we are forced to increase fees at a higher rate than we would normally.

The fee increase will ensure we can continue to improve the quality of our services and invest in our highly skilled teachers and educators. We recognise our staff are the heart of KU as they build strong nurturing relationships with children and families whilst continuing to provide a high-quality learning program. These are vital factors that contribute to what is most important to us all – the best outcomes for children.

Overall, KU services hold the highest ratings across the National Quality Standard, with 82% of our services either Excellent or Exceeding, compared to the sector benchmark of 45%.

KU does not distribute our profits to shareholders or send them offshore.

About Child Care Subsidy

Child Care Subsidy is the main payment to assist families with the costs of childcare. It is paid directly to the childcare provider and passed onto families as a fee reduction wherever families meet the criteria. The level of subsidy you receive, as well as the number of hours you will be subsidised, depends on your individual family’s circumstances.

If you do not already have one, you will need a MyGov account linked to Centrelink to claim any subsidy you may be eligible for, and to find out more information, please contact Centrelink on 136 150 or visit www.dese.gov.au.

NSW Start Strong Fee Relief

From 2024, the NSW government has provided additional fee relief funding, based on $2,110 per eligible 4 year old child attending a preschool program within a long day care service. This funding is applied as a weekly credit to the gap fee after CCS has been applied or to full fees where a family does not receive CCS. The Start Strong fee relief will not impact CCS entitlements.

If your child is 3 years old and not yet 4 years old on, or before 31 July 2024 and enrolled at an eligible long day care service, you will receive up to $500 in fee relief.

Start Strong fee relief funding is for children who are 4 years old on or before 31 July 2024, and can only be accessed in one service. This could either be in a community preschool or long day care service. If you have a child who may be eligible, please discuss this with your service Director.

The NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Fee Relief Declaration and Consent’ form at the time of enrolment. Your eligibility for Start Strong fee relief Funding is conditional upon signing this form.

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