Address	Wakefield Business Estate, 276 New Line Road Dural NSW 2158
Contact Name	Centre Director - Kelly MacLaren
Telephone	(02) 9651 1855 / 0412 487 661
Fax	(02) 9651 4643
Best Contact Time	7.30am to 6.30pm
Age Groups	All Children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age
NCAC Accreditation	QIAS For further information on accreditation, please visit the NCAC website.

Age Group	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thurs	Fri
6 wks to 2 yrs
2 yrs to 3 yrs
3 yrs to 4 yrs
4 yrs to 5 yrs

At Wakefield, our primary goal is to provide a warm, safe, caring, stimulating and educationally inspiring environment that meets the developmental and individual needs of each child.

Our centre provides a nurturing environment in which babies/children are inspired and learn. We are licensed to care for babies from 6 weks to 6 years.

We offer:

• A quiet off the main road location
  
• We are a Cancer Council 'Sun Smart' Centre ensuring maximum protection from the sun for your baby/child.
  
• We have an Enrolled Nurse at our preschool
  
• Nurturing and fun environment
  
• Education focused Preschool Program using Ants in the Apple literacy program
  
• Qualified Teachers in every learning room
  
• Securitised Entrance
  
• Hot Lunch and all meals made by our cook in house
  
• We are sensitive to dietary and religeous needs
  
• Hours: 7.30am to 6.30pm

Additionally, we provide:

• 2 large natural play areas with fantastic outdoor equipment. Separate outside area for the babies and separate outdoor area for the older children 2 years+ children.
  
• Creative art studio
  
• Computers for the children
  
• Separate large Dinning Room for all the children to enjoy eating a hot lunch in at lunch time
  
• Individualised Portfolios for each child
  
• A Social Network for all families
  
• Regular complimentary parent information seminars
  
• Approved CCB rebate and 50% child care rebate scheme for working families.

We have proudly gained a High Quality accreditation status in all 7 principles of NCACs evaluated areas, and implement these principles daily within all our programs.

Our centre includes:

Nursery Room - caring for babies 6weeks-2years.
A nurturing environment with age appropriate learning activities that are fun and stimulating. Our nursery proudly is run by a senior Enrolled Nurse.

Toddler learning Room - 2-3years
Focusing on fun, nurturing and a stimulating creative program though play

Middle learning Room - 3-4 year old
Fun, educational, creative and explorative programs

School Readiness Learning Room - 4-5 year olds
Focus on school readiness using numeracy programs, Ants in the Apple literacy program and computer use + lots of outdoor creative play too!

Our centre comprises of comprehensive integrated services including care, education, health, safety and nutrition. We also provide support for our families and valued long standing staff.

Wakefield was established in 2005 and offers a foundation of experience. With our wonderful staff we aim to: Care, Inspire, Nurture, Educate and Encourage your child. Sarah, our Director is a Qualified Early Childhood Teacher, ensuring the centre runs daily to a 'high quality' accreditation status. We look forward to meeting you and your child/baby at your convenience.

Our centre provides an open door policy so you are welcome to come by at any time, or make an appointment on 02-9651-1855. As the year progresses we tend to have a limited number of positions available and recommend contacting several months in advance of your child's first day. At times we have children graduating from one learning room to the next and we maybe able to accommodate you at short notice under such circumstance. Best idea is to contact us as soon as you are looking for care so we can help meet your family's needs. Look forward to speaking to you soon. Regards, Sarah and Natalie.

Please visit our website for more information:

wakefieldchildrenscentre.com.au

Therese Zambie wrote:

Finding some where for my children to be cared for while I was at work was my number one priority for months before I returned to work. After careful consideration and lots of visiting of various centres I finally asked around and time and time again I was referred to a centre called Wakefield. I did an internet search and found them via this website. My children have been attending now for one year and are so settled, happy and learning so much more than I expected of a centre with long day care hours. I would thoroughly recommend this centre. I found the best way to find a centre was to ring around and visit them all; you can usually get a good gut feeling once you’re around the children already in their care. If they are happy and centre looks full it is a good sign.

Lauren j libra wrote:

We just moved to the hills area and did not know anyone. Having only one child means i am conscious of providing my son with socialisation opportunities. I looked for a centre that i had an instant good feel about, staff knew what they were talking about and Joshua liked it. The staff at Wakefield genuinely care, and there are regular social opportunities for my husband and i to get to know other parents too. I now have a social network too.

i have just enrolled my child at Wakefield and have had the most awesome experience there. The staff are so qualified and caring. My daughter absolutely loves going and finally i can have peace of mind she likes where she goes and i dont have to feel guilty while i am at work. Its great. love it.