Darling Nest Child Care Centre

Level 3, 1 Little Pier Street
HAYMARKET NSW 2000
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  • Monday to Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm
Babies Toddlers Preschoolers

Our Program and Approach

Darling Nest is a childcare centre dedicated to providing quality education and care for children of Commonwealth Bank direct employees and the general community. Our convenient location allows Commonwealth Bank employees to work near their children and visit them during the day. This provides families with extra quality time with their children, creating a wonderful community feel within our centre.

At Darling Nest, childhood is celebrated. From their very first moment, children are absorbing information and learning from the world and the people around them. When they play and explore, children's imagination and curiosity is sparked – they enjoy learning, and are inspired to continue learning more.

We aim to provide an early education environment that prepares, inspires and motivates children to be inquirers and explorers on their learning journey.

Our play-based program intentionally provides opportunities and activities based upon the Early Years Learning Framework, for your child to discover and pursue their own interests and strengths.

Our educators work in genuine partnership with children to encourage them to laugh, think, question and learn. Their sense of self and confidence grows as they make connections with each other, and build warm, trusting relationships with our team.

Our program is inclusive of all children. We recognise that children bring their diverse experiences, perspectives, expectations, knowledge and skills to the centre. We offer children the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of learning experiences and activities, each specifically designed to promote children’s confidence as capable, active participants in their own learning.

We encourage active participation from families at our centre and offer frequent opportunities for parents to contribute their skills and interests to the program.

We greatly value the strong relationships between our staff, children and families, and we look forward to the opportunity of including your family in the life of our centre.


Our Quality




Our centre has been independently assessed by the NSW Department of Education under the National Quality Standards, and are proud to be rated as Meeting the National Quality Standard.

However what matters most is what our families think...

"We are forever grateful for the care shown to our family, every day, by the team at Darling Nest. The whole way through, the entire team have treated us and our two boys with compassion and empathy. The facilities (rooms, educational toys, meals, etc.), educators and admin team are second to none, we couldn't have asked for more through our boys' early years. Many thanks for everything you do, seen and unseen.” – Darling Nest parent
"Amazing group of staff, hugely caring and dedicated. Really good facilities and mix of activities for the kids." – Darling Nest parent

Our Environment

Each KU centre is unique. The best outcomes for children are created within relationships and interactions between children and staff, and children and their families, not within four walls. We work hard to create beautiful, interesting, homelike learning environments for children - whatever our setting.

Our centre is fully air-conditioned indoors and has two spacious outdoor playgrounds for children to explore. Our playgrounds are designed to maximise the use of the natural environment and allow children to play and explore as they would in their own backyard.

We offer stimulating activities that arouse children’s curiosity and encourage them to choose from a variety of planned experiences, expanding their learning potential. These activities help with the development of children’s gross motor skills, enhancing their overall health and wellbeing as they discover their strengths and abilities and feel inspired to create, imagine and play.


Other Features

Storypark
University Qualified Educators
Transition to School
Play-based Learning
Public Transport
Nappies
Outdoor Play
Experienced Staff
Hat and Sunscreen
Lunch
Cooked Meal
Designed Centre
Child Care Subsidy
Education for Sustainability
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Bethany Yu

Director

Bethany Yu is a qualified professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership. With over two decades of experience in early childhood education and care, her journey is defined by a deep passion for inclusive leadership.

Commencing her career in China as a kindergarten teacher, Bethany led teams in national research projects and contributed as a pre-work training consultant. Upon relocating to Australia, she has expanded her commitment to focus on diversity, inclusion, and the overall wellbeing of children and young people.

In recognition of her dedication to educational leadership, Bethany received an Australian Scholarship for the Young Leader Forum in 2022. Her article, Our Philosophy, Our Anchor, featured in Early Childhood Australia’s Every Child magazine in 2023, showcases her commitment to high-quality early childhood education and continuous improvement.

Additionally, her role as a keynote speaker at forums in both China and Australia highlights her enthusiasm for educational leadership. She has also served as a mentor and lecturer to inspire local and international students to join the early childhood education sector.

Bethany’s leadership style is anchored in program leadership, strategic management, and a human-centred approach. As the Educational Leader and Service Director for various not-for-profit services, she has consistently demonstrated a commitment to professional excellence by guiding practices at an exceeding level while fostering inclusive learning cultures.

Joining the Darling Nest community in 2024, Bethany is thrilled to collaborate with the team to cultivate a sustainable working and learning environment.

Our Team

Our team of early childhood educators share a passion for high quality early education, and are qualified, experienced, caring and dedicated professionals. All hold specialist qualifications in early childhood education and believe that each child deserves the very best in their early learning journey. We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high quality program.

The daily fee for 2024 at Darling Nest is: $179

This is the full daily fee. If you are eligible for Child Care Subsidy, this will reduce the daily fee you are charged.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, KU has remained very proudly a not for profit provider of quality education for more than 125 years. Our fees are designed to cover the operational costs of delivering the unique KU learning experience, and to ensure KU can continue delivering those experiences for many years to come.

About Child Care Subsidy

Child Care Subsidy is the main payment to assist families with the costs of childcare. It is paid directly to the childcare provider and passed onto families as a fee reduction wherever families meet the criteria. The level of subsidy you receive, as well as the number of hours you will be subsidised, depends on your individual family’s circumstances.

If you do not already have one, you will need a MyGov account linked to Centrelink to claim any subsidy you may be eligible for, and to find out more information, please contact Centrelink on 136 150 or visit https://www.dese.gov.au.

NSW Start Strong Fee Relief

From 2024, the NSW Government is providing additional fee relief funding based on $2,110 per eligible 4 year old child attending a preschool program within a long day care service. This funding is applied as a weekly credit to the gap fee after CCS has been applied or to full fees where a family does not receive CCS. The Start Strong Fee Relief will not impact CCS entitlements.

If your child is 3 years old and not yet 4 years old on, or before 31 July 2024 and enrolled at an eligible long day care service, you will receive up to $500 in fee relief.

Start Strong Fee Relief funding is for children who are 4 years old on or before 31 July 2024, and can only be accessed in one service. This could either be in a community preschool or long day care service. If you have a child who may be eligible, please discuss this with your service Director.

The NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Fee Relief Declaration and Consent’ form at the time of enrolment. Your eligibility for Start Strong fee relief Funding is conditional upon signing this form.