Open 7:00am to 6:00pm
Monday to Friday
Guardian Childcare & Education
Camperdown
- State of the art Centre featuring large indoor and outdoor environments rich in nature. Diverse offering of incursions and excursions featuring dental visits, Steps Vision Eye Screening, Butterfly and Chicken/Duck Hatching Program and Kindi Farm visits.
- Places available across all ages on specific days. Reach out to see how we can fit into your family's routine.
- Nurture your child's social, emotional, literacy and numeracy skills with our comprehensive preschool program. Enjoy the extended hours of long day care. Plus, get up to $500 in fee support for 3-year-olds and $2,110 for 4-year-olds and older on top of the Childcare Subsidy to help with the cost of preschool.
Book a tour today to see the Centre for yourself & have all your questions answered.
HOURS
Mon to Fri 7:00am to 6:00pm
ADDRESS
1 Denison Street Camperdown, NSW, 2050
SPACES AVAILABLE NOW ACROSS ROOMS
Welcome to our Centre
Welcome to the new-look Guardian Childcare & Education Camperdown, an expansive and lively day care centre in inner-west Sydney. Our Centre has had a significant upgrade, and every space looks bright and inviting – come and see it for yourself!
- Newly-renovated, beautifully designed spaces to inspire learning, curiosity and a sense of belonging
- Quality learning programs such as Joy of Reading, Cooking and Sustainability
- Extensive outdoor space for children to explore
- On-site Chef providing fresh snacks and meals daily
- Highly experienced Educators and degree-qualified Teachers
- Nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, high-quality formula and bed linen provided
- Extended hours of care each weekday from 7am to 6pm
Meet our Centre Manager
Amber
"Every child is a different kind flower and together they make a beautiful garden"
Where children are supported to be brave, curious, and bold in their learning, for the best possible start to life.
Rhythm of the Day
With endless possibilities, there’s never a dull moment at Guardian and no two days are the same. Here’s what a day at Guardian might look like.
With endless possibilities, there’s never a dull moment and no two days are the same.
Handover time with children, families and our friendly Educators. There's a chance for conversation to share what's important for the day/what's happened the night before at home.
Breakfast time where families are welcome to stay and enjoy breakfast with the children.
As children are arriving and families are coming and going, there's an opportunity for play as well as family grouping, open-plan play and multi-age grouping.
There's an opportunity for children to come together and enjoy morning tea.
Following morning tea, the planned experiences continue. This includes both indoor and outdoor programs.
There's an opportunity for children to come together for lunch. With an open-door policy, families are able to join the centre for meals and excursion if they wish.
For children who want to, or need to, there's an opportunity to sleep, rest or relax. For children who don't need to rest, there are planned experiences, which are more likely to be outdoors.
Children come together for afternoon tea in small groups or with siblings (they can also rest and play together, too). This time also presents an opportunity to reflect on the day.
As families arrive to pick up children, there's an opportunity to speak to Educators and share information about the day.
Some centres offer early tea or light snack at the end of the day, which they can grab as they leave the centre. We’re mindful of how routines vary at home, so if throughout the day, we notice children look tired, food will be provided.
What's included in the Guardian Experience
From nutritious meals and engaging learning programs —it’s all covered in your daily rate. No hidden extras, just peace of mind for you and a great day for your child.
Hat, wetbag and sunscreen
5 meals per day
All incursions and excursions
Nappies, wipes and formula
Storypark parenting app
Long day care hours year around
Helpful Information
Opening Hours
What to Bring
What we Provide
- Nappies and wipes
- Bed linen
- Guardian hat
- SPF 50+ sunscreen
- High quality baby formula
- All nutritious meals and snacks
What to Bring
- Water bottle
- Spare change of clothing, labelled
- Soft toy or comfort blanket for nap time
- Baby's bottles for formula or breastmilk
Our Educators
Our team of Educators are committed and passionate about ensuring your child will be safe, nurtured and cared for every day. At Guardian, children are encouraged to engage in interest-led play that creates learning and meaningful experiences.
Our Educators seek to optimise diverse learning opportunities and implement the Curriculum as framed by the Early Years Learning Framework.
You and Your Child
All Guardian Centres provide a Centre-to-Family communication platform so families can maintain contact with their children’s experiences through photos, stories and learning outcomes.
Our Centres use Storypark and each family is provided with a secure login to access on their computers, mobiles or apps.
Learn More About Our Centre
Our Camperdown centre offers a range of experiences through our childcare education program. Our curriculum is modelled on the National Early Learning Years Framework which recognises the value of investing in the first five years of a child’s life and the vital role that educators play in child development
We aim to cater for children’s individual routines by practicing consistency between families’ homes and the centres and by talking to parents about changes as children grow. Our flexible structure allows children to become familiar and comfortable before transitioning to the challenges of their new learning environment as they grow. Our extensive rooftop playground provides children with a stimulating environment to extend themselves while engaging with the wonders of the outdoor environment.
We ensure that all children have the opportunity for imagination, to achieve and experience a variety of developmentally appropriate activities in environments designed for growing bodies and creative minds.
Centre Highlights
Our exciting, resource-rich environments include:
- Passionate team of educators, who focus on relationships with children and their families
- Newly-renovated, beautifully designed spaces to inspire learning, curiosity and a sense of belonging
- Engaging outdoor play space with a spacious rooftop playground, water play area, art ateliers, a vegetable garden and worm farm to spark exploration and discovery
- Our Centre provides nappies, SPF 50+ sunscreen, all nutritious meals and snacks, high quality formula and bed linen.
Our Learning Programs
Learning should be fun! Learning through play encourages children to explore and understand their world at their own pace. It helps build their knowledge, develop confidence, and embrace curiosity.
Learning should be fun! Learning through play allows children to build their knowledge, develop confidence, and embrace curiosity.
2 yr Kindergarten Program
Our specialist two-year kindergarten program is led by degree qualified Teachers in a long day care setting. Children explore and understand their world in an environment of safety and security. It’s where they develop the foundational literacy and numeracy skills to thrive.
Out and about
Through excursions, children are supported to expand their world, to get to know their community, and have a sense of belonging. Their learning thrives when they feel safe, welcome, and that they belong.
STEM
Children discover the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through age-appropriate activities that are designed to foster curiosity and develop foundational skills like problem-solving and creativity.
Cooking
Cooking experiences teach numeracy by counting ingredients, and weighing and measuring quantities and volume, while managing these tasks supports independence and confidence.
Ella Language
Learning languages through Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) supports brain development and social skills and creates opportunities to celebrate cultural diversity.
Joy of Reading
Reading aloud to children each day inspires imagination and supports thinking. Books with rhythm, rhyme and word patterns make stories more playful and memorable.
Sustainability
From growing veggies and foraging in the garden for that day’s meal ingredients to learning about recycling, children learn about being part of a community, connecting to their environment and understanding their impact on the world.
Chris
23:57 07 Mar 24
Bethan T.
01:13 05 Feb 24
Hsin
02:59 25 Jan 24
This is an excellent childcare.My daughter had been here for less than a year, but she really likes the teachers. She still talked about them during our daily conversation.The teachers here are very enthusiastic and caring. They also offered interesting and beneficial courses to help kids' development in various aspects. The class was always well organized and every kid was looked after.Parents can get clear notifications from the app, the centre’s message board and teachers at all times.We felt very comfortable to send our child to this centre.
Zaa K
01:52 15 Feb 23
Sophie
01:38 11 Oct 22
An amazing team and management who go above and beyond for the children in all aspects. We couldn't be happier with our experience for our son.
Michelle B.
01:44 16 Aug 22
Great Centre! Staff are so friendly and caring, little one loves playing with the educators and little friends. Brilliant staff who are very supportive and helpful and great with helping the kids grow and learn. Couldn't recommend this Centre enough!
Emefa K.
01:27 12 Jul 22
Margarita M.
04:38 27 May 22
My two sons have been attending Guardian childcare in Camperdown since the new refurbishment. We cannot speak highly enough of the centre and the staff here. We had transitioned from another daycare, and the boys' behaviour and willingness to attend have been night and day. The staff are always super accomodating and we feel that they make the effort to really get to know us as a family on a personal level. Giselle (centre manager) is really involved both from a managerial perspective as well as being hands on with the kids (this makes a huge difference to how the centre and staff run, in my opinion, from past experiences at other centres). The in house chef prepares very nutritious meals, they've even managed to get my son to start eating his vegetables! We are so glad we made the change for the boys. Highly recommend!
Gemma D.
10:52 26 May 22
We have been sending our two children to the newly refurbished Camperdown Guardian since February this year and we’ve been delighted! Our Children (and my husband and I!) love the staff and the facilities are so fresh and new! There is plenty of space and the rooftop garden is a hidden gem with plenty of room for the kids to run around in the fresh air. The staff are kind, attentive and supportive of the kids development. The in house chef also gives instagram style updates of the delicious and healthy food she serves up everyday which is a great piece of mind when it comes to the kids nutrition. Highly recommend!
David P.
21:20 17 Oct 18
Cns C
22:39 09 Jan 18
My son, who was new to this country and the English Language, could not settle at all at another child care centre because their director suggested us to send him to the centre full day from day 2 without any parents companion. After 2 weeks of frustration and crying we had to remove him from that centre and that's when we found Guardian in Camperdown. The director was obviously more experienced. She said because of the new environment, language and people my son can easily gets overwhelmed. We should do this step by step, be there with him for at least 1 week and start from half day. We took her suggestion and with the help of the other lovely teachers, my son settled beautifully.