Rose Bay Childcare Centre
Located in the heart of Rose Bay Village, Ballykin offers a high-quality, early learning environment for children aged 2 to 6 years old. A dedicated early learning centre, Ballykin Rose Bay is conveniently located, well-resourced and designed to be fun, safe and inspiring. Our nurturing and highly experienced team delivers educational programmes that help guide the children to become creative, confident and curious thinkers, with an enduring love of learning.
A Snapshot Of Our Centre
2003
Year Established
45
Number of Children
14
Number of Staff
12+
Average Exp Years
Our Early Learning Programmes
Utilising a proven play-based learning curriculum that focuses on creativity and nature, our Ballykin Rose Bay centre is separated into three defined learning spaces. As the children transition through age-appropriate spaces, the Ballykin journey culminates in a school-readiness program that prepares them for the next stage of their education. Whether that be a Rose Bay public school or a government state school. Our educators build relationships with each child in their early years. This creates a strong sense of continuity and trust as they move from class to class and progress on their Ballykin adventure.
Koalas
2 to 3 Years Old
Our starting room is a nurturing, caring and supportive learning environment for your toddler to explore and experience the first stage of their early education journey. The curriculum focuses on aspects like belonging, care, autonomy, curiosity, independence, laughter, building friendships, and, of course, your child's growth.
Wallabies
3 to 4 Years Old
The Wallabies Room is a Preschool educational program designed specifically for the needs of your 3-year-old child. While it has a library, it places emphasis on a play-based curriculum that inspires creative thought and action. The curriculum focuses on developing creativity, investigation, challenge and resilience.
Wombats
4 to 5 Years Old
A preschool educational program that is specifically designed to prepare your child for school. It focuses on a play-based curriculum that supports children as they explore and create, including in an outdoor play area.
The curriculum focuses on persistence, imagination, problem-solving, and the initiation of a lifelong love of self-directed, own learning.
Other Classes & Activities
Ballykin Rose Bay offers lots of other fun classes and extra curricular activities. Available for all the children in our long-day care, these classes are unique to our centre. They draw on the individual knowledge, life skills and abilities of our present in-house educators, teachers and carers.
Indigenous Culture
Facilitated by Indigenous educators, the children learn about our First Nations people and their cultural and spiritual connection to the land, sky and waterways that surround us. This is done through music, storytelling, dance and art projects.
Nature
Via a combination of planned and spontaneous experiences the children learn about nature through interacting with our in our newly renovated outdoor environment. This comprises a veggie garden, a worm farm and bush tucker garden beds.
Spanish
Facilitated on a twice weekly basis by Ballykin's Spanish speaking educator our Spanish class helps the children to learn another language through literacy and music experiences, that includes singing and greeting each other in Spanish.
What Our Families Say
The level of education is outstanding and everyday I get blown away with what Asher is learning. From recognising letters, drawing and his social skills – we know we've chosen the right centre for him.
Kerry
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayFrom the moment you enter you can feel the community spirit and see that the educators want to be there and so do the kids.
Immik
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayIt's clear that Charles just loves being at Ballykin. The programmes and activities are fun and engaging, and keep the children on their developmental path. The fact that he doesn’t want to leave when its home time is a great testament to the positive environment they have created.
Jim
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayEvery time I pick my children up they are so happy and I know that have had a great day. I love that the focus at Ballykin seems to be on kids being kids and learning through having fun
Shab
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayBallykin sparks imagination in the children and nurtures their curiosity through interesting daily activities, excursions and engaged, caring educators. It's a wonderful school with an exciting program that is rich with culture, diversity and respect for the environment.
Sibella
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayBallykin is a wonderful place. We really appreciate the small class size and that there's at least 3 educators per class. The educators are fantastic, really caring and full of enthusiasm.
Bill
Parent - Ballykin Rose BayOur Nutrition
At Ballykin, the needs and well-being of each child are at the core of everything we do. As part of our care program, meals are prepared fresh each day by our on-site chefs. The children are provided with three nutritious meals and morning and afternoon snacks. We also give them hats and sunscreen when it's warm outside and nappies when required.
Our Community
We believe in community and take a collaborative approach to the daily care and education of the children. We work closely with our families, listening to their needs and sharing our insights, perspectives and daily updates. Our convenient location in the heart of Rose Bay supports our strong community focus, with regular local excursions to Rose Bay beach, parks, local shops, schools and other key community places.
Meet The Rose Bay Team
Our educators nurture and foster relationships with each child. This creates continuity, confidence, and trust as they progress on their Ballykin development journey. Click on the button to meet the Ballykin team.
Do You Have Any Questions?
Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions section for answers to some of the most common queries we receive. If you don't find what you're looking for, then please feel free to contact us.
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Apply To Enrol
We are currently accepting Wait List applications for Enrolment at Ballykin Early Learning Centres, Rose Bay. To start the application process, simply click on the button below and fill in the online form. We will then contact you as soon as a place becomes available.