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The Infants' Home Child & Family Services-Gorton House

The Infants' Home Child & Family Services-Gorton House

17 Henry Street, Ashfield, NSW, 2131 view map
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(02) 4006 8314

Care Type:

Long Day Care, Pre-school

Hours:

7:00am to 6:00pm

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17 Henry Street, Ashfield, NSW, 2131

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About The Infants' Home Child & Family Services-Gorton House

Nestled within the lush, heritage-listed grounds of The Infants’ Home in Ashfield, Gorton House offers high-quality early education and care for children from birth to school age. One of three co-located centres on site, Gorton House provides a warm, inclusive, and stimulating environment where children can explore, learn, and grow through play and connection with nature.

As part of The Infants’ Home—a not-for-profit organisation championing children’s rights and social justice since 1874—Gorton House is committed to supporting every child to thrive. Our experienced and qualified educators design play-based learning programs tailored to each child’s interests and developmental needs.

We also offer integrated support for children with additional needs or experiencing vulnerabilities. Our team includes Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists who work alongside educators to deliver early intervention and specialist care within the centre.

In the year before school, all children participate in our comprehensive transition-to-school program, helping them build the confidence and skills they need for a successful start to formal education.

At Gorton House, we nurture each child’s development—cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and language—through curiosity-driven learning and meaningful relationships.

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Programs

Programs

Gorton House’s educational program makes the most of the centre’s stunning natural setting. The children learn about sustainability and immerse themselves in the outdoors, exploring nature and engaging in nature-inspired arts and experiences.

The program also includes music and movement, yoga, creative arts, and language and numeracy activities designed to spark children’s interests and curiosity.

Inclusion and social justice are embedded in the daily program, with cultural celebrations and activities planned to help children to build stronger connections to their community and grow their confidence and self-awareness.

Health and Nutrition

Health and Nutrition

  • Fresh, nutritious meals are prepared daily by a qualified chef. 
  • Lunch and morning and afternoon tea are provided, and individual meals are prepared as needed to meet any additional nutritional needs or allergies that children may have. 
  • Mealtimes are an important part of the daily routine, and Educators share these times with children to encourage children’s healthy eating and their understanding of good nutrition. 
  • Children help tend an onsite kitchen garden, and this produce is regularly incorporated into the menu.
About the curriculum

About the curriculum

  • The Infants’ Home’s curriculum is underpinned by the Early Years Learning Framework, which recognises that early childhood is a critical period in children’s learning and development and will have far-reaching impacts throughout their lives. 
  • The curriculum is guided by The Infants’ Home’s mission to provide ‘each child, every opportunity’ to learn, be valued and reach their full potential. 
  • Day-to-day educational practice is child-centred. Programs focus on understanding and responding to each child’s interests and strengths, building relationships with children, families and their communities, and creating a sense of belonging for every child.
Meet the team

Meet the team

  • With values of integrity, diversity, collaboration and innovation, the educators at The Infant’s Home Child and Family Services are caring and nurturing. They follow an ethical practice model underpinned by respect for their colleagues and the children and families that use the service.
  • The educators welcome and foster open and transparent communication with the families so that each child has the support they need to thrive.
  • The centre also offers integrated allied health services with speech pathology, occupational therapy and social work available onsite. These allied health professionals are integrated into the team to provide holistic care for the children. 
  • Parents receive information and support from the integrated team of Educators and Allied Health staff.

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The Infants' Home Child & Family Services-Gorton House Reviews (46)

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Dina Abdullina

Dec, 2025

Such a great place for kids ! Very nice teachers in the playgroup. And they always have something new and interesting for the kids to play with. The ice water pool for toys on a hot day is amazing! Will never miss the class

Response from the owner 04 Dec 2025

Hi Dina Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback Our educators love creating new and engaging experiences for the children and they love having you. Your ongoing participation mean a lot to us. See you soon

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Rafsana Khatun

Sep, 2025

The Director is very caring, supportive and friendly. All educators are so much friendly and helpful and their greeting is excellent such as "Darling " l appreciate their nice greeting.

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Sarah Corry

Jun, 2025

Both my children have loved their time at The Infants Home. The staff are long standing, compassionate, responsive and knowledgeable. The services are top rate - occupational therapists and speech pathologists and other health services available. The size of the campus means children feel a sense of community and there’s lots of moving around which keeps older children engaged and adaptive. I can’t recommend it enough! Thank you to all the staff

Response from the owner 01 Jul 2025

Thank you so much for your kind words, Sarah! We appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback. It is lovely to hear about your appreciation for our wonderful staff and our expansive grounds. We are so pleased that your children loved their time here and experienced that sense of community. We would love to invite your family to visit us again once the outdoor classroom is open! Thanks again Sarah.

How The Infants' Home Child & Family Services-Gorton House Compares

with Ashfield, 2131

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Educational Program and Practice Exceeding
Children's Health and Safety Meeting
Physical environment Exceeding
Staffing Arrangements Exceeding
Relationships with children Exceeding
Collaborative partnerships with families and communities Exceeding
Governance and leadership Meeting

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