The centre on Mons Avenue.

The basics

Address	42 Mons Avenue, West Ryde NSW 2114
Phone	02 9858 5333
Email	director@westrydeldc.nsw.edu.au
Hours	7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Operating weeks	50 weeks a year. Closed for public holidays and two weeks at Christmas.
Capacity	76 children, across four rooms
Ages	Six weeks to six years
Service approval	23 November 2007
NQS rating	Meeting NQS
Subsidy	Child Care Subsidy approved

Daily fees

Three age bands, three daily rates. Everything we list as included is included; you pack a change of clothes, a sleep comforter if your child uses one, and a labelled water bottle. That's it.

Joeys Room (0–2 years)	$177 per day	All daily meals, education program, sunscreen, nappies included
Jungle Room (2–3 years)	$167 per day	All daily meals, education program, sunscreen, nappies included
Star Room + Rainbow Room (3–6 years)	$160 per day	All daily meals, education program, sunscreen

Most families pay considerably less than the listed rate after Child Care Subsidy is applied. Your subsidy depends on your combined family income, your activity test result, and the type of care. We can help you estimate what you'll actually pay during your tour, or you can use the Services Australia payment finder for a rough number.

The four rooms

Joeys Room (0–2 years)

The youngest room. Cots, change tables, soft surfaces, a sleep area separate from the play area. Educators here are practised at supporting babies through the early months: bottles or breastfed, formula or expressed milk, sleep on demand, nappies as often as needed. As children find their feet, the outdoor area opens up, with low planter beds, sand, water and push-along toys.

Routines are built around each baby's home routine, not the room's. We talk to you at drop-off about how the night was, what they ate this morning, when they last slept. The Eikoh app gets used through the day for nap times, feeds, and any moments worth sharing.

Jungle Room (2–3 years)

Capacity fifteen children, three educators in the room each day. The age where curiosity outpaces caution, and the day shifts from caretaking to a real conversation about ideas. Toilet training is supported here gently, on the child's own timeline, in close conversation with you. Play extends in longer blocks. Children start choosing their own activities and seeing them through.

Star Room (3–4 years)

The first of the two preschool-age rooms. Hands-on learning, sustained projects, the beginnings of group identity. Pencils start being used for drawing. A child who's been with us since Joeys arrives in this room with friends they've known for three years.

Rainbow Room (4–6 years)

The school-readiness room. Self-help skills, name-writing, listening in a group, packing your own bag. The educators here know the local primary schools and prepare children for that specific step. By the end of the year, children walk out genuinely ready, not just academically. They know how to make friends, how to ask for help, how to settle themselves when something doesn't go their way.

What we feed them

Lorna has been our cook since 2021. All meals cooked on site come out of her kitchen.

7:00 to 8:30am	Breakfast for the early arrivals. Toast, cereal, porridge, fruit.
9:30am	Morning tea. Fruit, yoghurt, occasional muffins or scones.
11:30am to 12:30pm	Hot cooked lunch. Pasta, rice dishes, soups, casseroles. The menu rotates over a four-week cycle.
2:30pm	Afternoon tea. Sandwiches, vegetable sticks and dip, cheese and crackers.
4:30pm	Late snack, for children still here at five. Light, something to take the edge off the bus or car ride home.

We're a nut-aware centre. Allergies, intolerances, vegetarian, halal, kosher and culturally specific requirements are accommodated in the kitchen, not by parents bringing food in. Cancer Council Kids 50+ sunscreen is supplied and reapplied throughout the day.

A typical day

Drop-off runs from 7am to about 9am. Most families arrive between 8 and 9. Educators greet you at the door, take a quick handover (how was the night, anything we should know), and walk your child into their room.

Mornings are mostly play-based, with educators setting up specific provocations or activities related to current group projects. There's a group time around 9:30 with songs, a story, and discussion. Outdoor play happens whenever the weather allows.

After lunch, the babies and toddlers nap. The older children rest, then move into a quieter afternoon block: drawing, fine motor activities, reading. Outdoor play returns mid-afternoon.

Pickup runs from 4pm to 6pm. The end of the day is gentle: late snack, packing-up routines, free play, and a wind-down before parents arrive.

Documents and parent communication

Day-to-day communication runs through the Eikoh app, the same app used across our four sister centres. Photos, anecdotes, observations, sleep and feed times for the babies, sunscreen reapplications, and announcements all go up there. Parents post back too, with comments, photos from home, and any messages for educators.

Formal documents (parent handbook, policies, enrolment forms) are linked from Eikoh's documents page.