Mother Duck Childcare Manly

Centre Features

• Outdoor Café

  Our spacious outdoor Café is a space where children come together to eat with their peers, siblings, and educators. We have a menu designed and approved by an accredited dietitian to ensure we provide healthy, nutritious meals daily to children. This includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and fresh fruit throughout the day. We cater to all allergies and special dietary requirements.

• Spacious Outdoor Area

  At Mother Duck Manly there is so much more than meets the eye. We have a large natural outdoor space for children to run and play. We also have quiet spaces where children can read a book, discover nature, or spend time chatting with a friend. We encourage the children to explore their learning using loose parts, which aims to promote children’s large and small muscle skills, collaboration and imagination. Our outdoor learning environment also includes a sandpit, mud pit and mud kitchen, expansive and varied climbing equipment, a giant timber tee-pee and much, much more.

• Ginger Sports Program

  We have a Ginger Sports Coach who attends our Centre weekly. This physical program aims to provide the children with foundational ball skills and an insight into the team sport of soccer. In addition to the physical benefits, the children learn a wide range of skills including how to work in a team and problem solve. Costs for the program are included in the Centre fees.

• Zen Ed Mindfulness program

  Zen Ed Mindfulness for ages 3+ also visit us weekly. The mindfulness sessions provide children with the opportunity to learn more about their mind, body and feelings. Children are introduced to strategies to help foster their sense of emotional wellbeing. Costs for the program are included in the Centre fees.

• Kindergarten Program

  Our accredited Kindergarten Program focuses on supporting children aged between 3-5years of age to develop 21st Century Skills. These skills include but are not limited to self-awareness, flexibility, innovation, lateral thinking, communication and social engagement. Our highly qualified kindergarten teachers and educators work together with the children in small groups to tailor children’s learning. The Studio works across three large spaces, providing children with increased opportunity to develop autonomy as they make choices for their learning.

• Community Engagement

  As a community we aim to support and care for one another, one way we can do this is by supporting our local businesses and organisations. We have been involved in many community events such as Pyjama Day Foundation, supporting families in their times of need, collecting bread tags, supporting R U OK Day and many other community groups. We are involved in events such as these to help teach the children about how they can be active participants in the community and socially responsible citizens.