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Only About Children Freshwater

120 Oliver Street, Freshwater, NSW, 2096 view map
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Long Day Care, Pre-school

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7AM to 6PM

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120 Oliver Street, Freshwater, NSW, 2096

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James Bergl

Dec, 2025

We were part of Freshwater OAC for about 3.5 years, with both our kids enrolled from 9 months old. While OAC served us well early on, our view shifted over the past year, so I wanted to share a balanced perspective for anyone considering the centre. When we joined, we lived nearby, met the director (who left shortly after), and despite the very high fees ($210–$230/day), we signed up straight away. The physical centre is excellent – modern, spacious, great outdoor area – and the app updates were lovely, especially for overseas family. The educators have always been warm, and we’ve never had concerns about our kids’ safety. The challenges emerged more recently. There’s rarely anyone at the front desk during morning drop-off and when there is, they will be on the computer and ignore us. It’s small, but when kids are unsettled, a welcoming face really helps – and it’s consistently missing. There has also been noticeable under-resourcing and educator turnover, especially in the preschool rooms. It wasn’t unusual to see 10–15 kids with one educator. On those mornings, if our daughter was upset, we were often left alone to manage it, which only made things harder. Subjectively, the overall “energy” of the centre has felt increasingly negative. Communication has also been poor: little visibility into upcoming activities, dress-up days, or special events, and often last-minute when we did get something. We were also never told when our kids were moving up rooms. More than once, we only found out after it happened. The most frustrating example was our daughter being held back from moving up with her friends eight months ago. We weren’t told at the time, and despite others moving out of the room above, she’s still separated from her peers and mixing mostly with younger kids, which has affected her socially. When she starts at Harbord Community Preschool next year, we asked to keep her at OAC one day a week. We know several families who do this, but we were told repeatedly that it wasn’t allowed. After 3.5 years with two children enrolled, that was disappointing and forced us to look elsewhere. Once we toured other centres, it became clear how much we were missing. The new centre near Freshwater offered things we never had at OAC: Individual learning plans Parent-teacher meetings Support with things like potty training Parent socials External programs like dance and soccer Independent quality oversight They also had no issue with part-time arrangements and made a point of moving kids up together. During our trial visit, all the children knew the director and ran up for hugs – something we’d never seen at OAC. That sealed our decision to leave.

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Yvonne Meng

Apr, 2025

Expensive but worth it. Very well run schedule. Educators are amazing.

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Jing Xiao

Jan, 2025

OAC Freshwater has been a wonderful centre for our son. He's been thoroughly well looked after, and has thrived and made many little friends thanks to the educators. He has grown confident whilst here, and has learnt to express his emotions and needs to the educators readily. The team has really tried to do their best to cater for his needs. Louise has been just a wonderful person to deal with, she is professional, responsive and kind. Pinky the Educator had a special bond with my son and has been caring and especially inclusive in facilitating group play for my son who initially struggled to fit in a social play setting. Juan was also a great Educator too. Thank you for all the staff and well done.

About Only About Children Freshwater

Welcome to Only About Children Freshwater!

Only About Children Freshwater is a warm and inviting child care centre located just minutes from Freshwater and Curl Curl beaches. Children are cared for by qualified and passionate educators, in a safe and home-like environment that facilitates play-based learning that is both structured and unstructured.  Children from six weeks to school age are able to attend from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with all meals and snacks provided.

In the large outdoor play spaces, the children are free to dig in the sandpit, explore the secret garden or ride on the bike track. Inside, the light-filled spaces use natural materials to encourage play and interaction with friends. Educators enjoy taking the children out in the local community for excursions and community activities that build on the children’s interests. 

Centre Extras

  • Dietitian designed menu prepared in-house
  • In-house allied health specialists
  • Nursery/Toddler/Preschool curriculum
  • Incursions & excursions
  • School readiness program
  • Focus on nature & sustainability
  • Nappies, formula, linen & sunscreen
  • Daily photos & updates via parent app

This purpose-built campus is close to public transport and local schools, with plenty of on-site parking to make drop off and pick up times easier. Why not book a tour today?

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