Integricare's Early Learning Centre at North Strathfield believes that children’s early years are crucial in their long-term development and assisting families through these years can be life-changing.

At Integricare North Strathfield, we are proud to have a passionate and dedicated team of educators who bring a wealth of experience, cultural diversity, and creativity to our learning environment. Each team member is committed to building strong, respectful relationships with children and families, and to creating a safe, nurturing space where every child can thrive. The team proudly welcomes all cultures, and ensures that every child feels safe, secure and valued.

Integricare's Early Learning Centre at North Strathfield offers individualised educational programs that aim to meet the needs of all children The centre honours diversity and incorporates the use of first languages, cultural traditions and practices into centre programs.

Early learning

Following the Early Years Learning Framework, children learn through play and interest based activities that are developmentally appropriate for each age. The programs build on children’s home and community literacy experiences by including literacy practices that are relevant to children’s everyday lives as well as familiar texts from their homes and communities.

Preschool

In the preschool program, the centre’s friendly and qualified educators focus on building and extending children’s language, literacy and numeracy skills. They also encourage creativity and independence, so that children can enter ‘big school’ with confidence.

Munch & Move

Educators incorporate the NSW Health Munch & Move program, delivering activities that support and encourage healthy eating and physical activity.

Online learning

The centre provides extensive online resources for parents and families. These include suggested play and learning activities and information on health and wellbeing, child development and Christian learning.

Our curriculum is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and tailored to meet the developmental needs and interests of each child. We foster children’s learning through intentional teaching, children’s interest and spontaneous experiences, we support children’s growth across all learning areas: social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and creative. We integrate nature, community engagement, and cultural learning into our daily practices to enrich every child’s early education journey.

The centre champions Integricare’s purpose to enable children, families and communities to experience the love of Jesus, as well as North Strathfield’s core mission objectives. 

Firstly, the pursuit of excellence in early learning to ensure that these most crucial developmental years for the children are full of learning opportunities. Secondly, North Strathfield staff endeavour to equip and care for families holistically – going the extra mile to engage and support children and their families. Thirdly, North Strathfield Early Learning Centre prioritises community engagement, regularly partnering with local initiatives in the Inner West.

Integricare's Early Learning Centre North Strathfield views the family as a child’s primary teacher. Educators work in partnership with families for the best interests of every child. We believe that families are a child's first and most important teachers. We welcome and value parent involvement through regular communication via Storypark, face-to-face conversations, and family events. Your insights, feedback, and participation help us create a collaborative, supportive community that benefits every child. 

The centre provides a developmental portfolio for each child that documents their learning, interests and friendship groups. It also offers a rich array of information resources and an online parent portal where families can stay up to date with activities and events.

To further support families, the centre organises supported playgroups. This provides a structured and positive learning environment in which children can socialise. It’s also a great way for parents to meet and share their experiences.

Every supported playgroup is facilitated by trained early childhood and family support workers. The team can refer and link families to health and community services and the centre partners with specialist services where needed to give appropriate support.

The centre has Family Workers, who support families with children between the ages of 0 and 8 years. By conducting comprehensive assessments, Family Workers are able to help families identify their immediate needs and then support them through a case management process. The centre also provides a home or outreach visiting service for children and family members.

We are passionate about supporting children's health and wellbeing. Our daily routines include plenty of active play and rest time to promote physical and emotional balance. We have a qualified chef on the premises who prepares fresh, nutritious meals each day. Our menu has been assessed by Munch & Move to ensure it meets nutritional guidelines and supports healthy growth and development. We cater to allergies, dietary requirements, and cultural preferences, and promote positive mealtime habits by encouraging children to enjoy a variety of healthy food choices.