Growing Confident Learners
Nurturing Curious Young Minds
Our community-based early learning centre cater for children aged 2–5 years. We adopt an emergent curriculum and provide a nurturing, play-based environment where curiosity is encouraged, friendships blossom, and every child is supported to grow with confidence.
Where Learning is Personal
Balls Paddock Long Day Care is a 43-place centre with long-standing educators, a holistic approach, small group environments and an exceeding-rated program that nurtures each child with genuine care and connection.
Active Engagement
A calm, focused environment allows children to follow their interests, build confidence, and foster a lifelong love of learning.
Confidence Through Play
We provide predictable and supportive environment encourages children to take safe risks, try new things, and build meaningful friendships.
A Sense of Belonging
Within our close-knit and supportive environment, each child is known, valued, and recognised as an important part of the community.
Quality Early Education for the Woonona Community
Balls Paddock is an Exceeding rated, community-led centre for children aged 2–5. We focus on creating a reliable environment where children feel a sense of belonging. Our experienced team is dedicated to supporting each child’s development, ensuring they complete their journey with us as capable and curious learners ready to engage in formal schooling
Stability You Can Trust
BPCC is a respected part of the Woonona community since 1988, offering familiar routines, trusted educators and spacious natural outdoor environment, creating a calm and secure environment where children flourish.
Peace of Mind Through Quality Care
We believe that building strong relationships is the foundation of our practice. Our connections with children, families and community inform our decision making, our philosophy and practice. Our Exceeding rating is your guarantee that our safety and teaching standards go above and beyond, so you never have to second-guess your choice.
Dedicated Support for Every Milestone
Our BPCC educators have been part of our centre family for many years offering continuity helping build genuine connections with each child, providing personalised guidance that nurtures confidence, wellbeing, and growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages do you care for?
We cater for children aged 2 to 5 years, providing age-appropriate programs that support learning, play, and social development.
What is your educational approach?
Our play-based, interest based, emergent curriculum program follows the Early Years Learning Framework, encouraging curiosity, independence, and confidence while fostering social and emotional skills.
How do I enrol my child?
Start your enrolment by completing our waitlist form and/or visiting the centre. When a placement is offered, you’ll meet our educators, tour the centre, and finalise your enrolment forms. We’ll support you at every step to make the process easy and stress-free.
What are your opening hours?
We are open Monday to Friday 7.30-5.30pm, all year round except for public holidays and scheduled two week closure over the end of year break.
How do you keep children safe?
We are a child safe organisation and our Service is committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, care, and wellbeing. We provide a secure and inclusive environment where children are respected, valued, and supported to reach their full potential.
The safety, rights, and wellbeing of children are paramount and take precedence over all other considerations. We maintain secure facilities, implement robust child protection policies, and ensure educators are fully qualified and trained in first aid and child protection.
What makes our learning community welcoming & inclusive?
Belonging for all
We value and embrace Indigenous perspectives within our learning environment and everyday practices and honour the cultures, histories, and contributions of First Nations peoples.
We are proud to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment that supports every child and family in our community. Our programs and services are designed to nurture children’s learning, wellbeing, and sense of belonging.
Community
We value strong community connections and regularly host events that bring families, children, and educators together to celebrate, learn, and build lasting relationships.
Inclusion Support
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every child feels valued, supported, and able to fully participate in all aspects of our program.
Parent Committee
Our parent committee plays an important role in building a strong, connected community by supporting events and sharing family perspectives.
CCS & Government Funding
We assist families in accessing Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and other available government funding to help make high quality early childhood education affordable and accessible.
Can families visit before enrolling?
Absolutely! We have an open door policy and encourage families to book a visit so you can meet our team, see our play spaces, and experience our warm, community-focused environment.
How do you communicate with families?
We maintain open, honest ongoing communication through verbal daily updates, parent meetings, we use the digital platform Storypark to keep families connected and informed. E mail is an option too.
Are meals provided?
We do not provide food. Families are asked to provide a pack lunch including morning and afternoon tea and parents can also discuss any specific dietary needs with our educators.
How do you support school readiness?
Our school readiness program is embedded in everyday learning experiences. We focus on building children’s confidence, independence, and social and emotional skills alongside early literacy and numeracy foundations. Children are supported to follow routines, solve problems, communicate effectively, and develop the resilience needed for a successful transition to primary school.
Transition to School Practices
We work closely with children, families, and local schools to make the transition to primary school a positive and confident experience. Throughout the year, we provide opportunities that build familiarity with the school environment and strengthen connections between early childhood education and primary school.
These experiences may include:
- Visits to local primary schools.
- Information sessions for families.
- Visits from primary school teachers and principals.
- Sharing each child’s learning, wellbeing, interests, and individual needs with future teachers, with family consent.
- Networking opportunities between educators, primary school teachers, and school leaders.
For more information, view the NSW Department of Education’s: Transition to School Guide for Early Childhood Education.
How do I know if this centre is right for my child?
We welcome you to visit, observe our programs, meet our educators and see if our service is the right fit for your family. Our community-focused environment ensures every child feels safe, valued, and supported to thrive.