Bambino’s Kindergarten Bowral Street

Our Early Learning Environments

Bambino’s Kindergarten Bowral Street early learning centre provides a nurturing and enriching early learning environment that fosters exploration and curiosity.

The outdoor environments at our Bowral Street child care centre focus on the development of your child’s strength, balance, and self-confidence. Our indoor learning spaces offer a variety of engaging resources including interactive whiteboards and natural resources for children to learn and grow. Our experienced educators and teachers use these to design various age-appropriate play-based experiences.

Dedicated team of Educators and Teachers

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

Our Bowral child care centre provides children with nutritious, unprocessed, and seasonal whole foods. Our menu rotates frequently to cater to diverse dietary requirements. We actively involve children in food preparation to promote healthy eating.

At Bambino’s Kindergarten Bowral Street, 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:

• Sustainability Program: Helps children develop and understand the importance of embedding sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of protecting our planet.
• Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services, and we go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.

Our centre offers the NSW Government-approved, ‘Start Strong’ Program.

At Bambino’s Kindergarten Bowral Street child care centre, 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 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 Bowral Street childcare centre provides care for the following age groups:

Facilities

Our service provides the following facilities:

• Breakfast
• Morning Tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon Tea
• Other meals
• Sustainability program
• On-site parking
• In-house cook
• Fully air-conditioned
• Large, natural play environments
• Early Childhood Teacher

Anne

I began working in the early childhood sector in 2013. I joined Bambino’s Bowral Street in January 2024. I studied for my Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care in 2014 and am currently working towards my Bachelor of Education (0-5 years).

I am a proud advocate for the Early Childhood sector with a passion for working alongside children and families to achieve each child’s learning goals. I enjoy building strong relationships with children and their communities to foster secure learning opportunities.

I strongly believe in the circle of security philosophy, which guides my daily practices. Encouraging secure relationships ensures children have a strong base to learn and explore their world, fostering strong and positive relationships throughout their lives. I have engaged in research throughout my studies, which focused on the social and emotional regulation of children in transition to school programs. I strongly believe that school readiness begins at birth with a focus on self-help and life skills as well as social development, emotional regulation, and independence.

Our team is full of passionate and knowledgeable educators who strive to create endless opportunities for children to grow and learn. The team here at Bambinos Bowral Street work hard to ensure their learning and knowledge are current and of the highest standard. As educators, we believe in lifelong learning opportunities and strive to ensure that each child has the strongest foundation for life. As you walk into the service, you are greeted by the friendly faces of the team with a highlight of each educator’s why statement, to remind us of the important role we play in education and care.

We believe in strong and respectful collaboration between families and educators. We also understand the impact that families have as their child’s primary education setting. Open and honest communication ensures you feel safe and comfortable leaving your most precious little people with us. We have an open-door policy that ensures families feel welcome and secure at our service.

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. Bambino’s 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.

Bambino’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 Bambino’s 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 Bambino’s 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.

Bambino’s 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, Bambino’s 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.