Our Program and Approach

KU Grandstand Kids Care is a kindergarten after school program, where we provide a play-based learning program, rich in leisure opportunities that are centred upon children’s interests and strengths, to support their learning and development.

Children have the opportunity to develop their creativity, relationships and life skills in a safe and relaxed environment, strengthening their emerging talents and abilities. The learning that children experience at KU Grandstand Kids Care complements their learning at home and at school.

We also value parent and community involvement, helping to create an environment that reflects and acknowledges diversity.

KU Grandstand Kids Care is for kindergarten children attending North Sydney Demonstration School.

We Focus On

In addition to the high quality well-rounded programs we offer, all KU centres are also encouraged to develop an area of focus.

At KU Grandstand Kids Care, our focus is Sustainability.

We incorporate this into our program through activities such as water conservation, how to minimise waste, reducing our energy footprint and biodiversity.

Many of our children have limited access to outdoor natural environments where they can garden, play in sand and mud and connect to the living world around us. We have wonderful outdoor resources that off-set this at our centre, where children can engage in water play, experiment with hydraulics with our pump and get their hands dirty in the garden. Learning about bio-diversity through play and, for example, watching our silkworms transform, connects children to our natural world with appreciation and respect. We feel this benefits the children, because it helps them look at different ways we can care for our world and create sustainability with re-cycling, managing and minimising waste and conserving energy.

Our Quality

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

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

"I would like to say how fantastic I think KU Grandstand Kids Care is. All of the carers are so kind and thoughtful and the activities that are offered are amazing. Our child started the year asking me if he could not go to after school care and now he insists on being the last child there, he loves it so much. That is testament to how much effort is put into the service, so thank you very much." - KU Grandstand Kids Care parent

"KU Grandstand Kids Care has been a beautiful and caring place for little kindergarten kids to retreat to after a big day at school. We are going to miss you next year – I wish I had another baby I could send to Grandstand! Many thanks again." - KU Grandstand Kids Care 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.

The kindergarten children love returning to the familiarity of an early childhood setting that is rich in resources. Set in a beautiful green park, the area is leafy and green with many areas for children to relax and play.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan

KU was proud to launch its inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016. At KU Grandstand Kids Care, we began our journey to develop our centre’s RAP in 2018 and we are proud to launch it now. Please view it here.

Other Features

Child Care Rebate

Hat and Sunscreen

Public Transport

Play-based Learning

Parking

Outdoor Play

Cherry Manfield

Director

Cherry is a university qualified teacher with over 14 years’ experience working with children. She is the educational leader and has overseen the Grandstand team since 2006. Her training in visual arts and English gives depth to the program, while her strong commitment to strength based learning ensures that children are supported in their individual processes.

Our team of early childhood educators are qualified, experienced, caring and highly motivated. All hold specialist qualifications in early childhood education. We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high quality program.

The daily fees for 2018 at KU Grandstand Kids Care are:

Before school: $30
After school: $43
Pupil free day: $66

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

Any surplus we may make is reinvested into our local staff, our high quality services, and ensuring our long term sustainability. KU does not distribute our profits to shareholders, or send them offshore.