Papa Bear Child Care Centre
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Papa Bear Child Care Centre overview
Papa Bear Child Care Miranda is a family focused child care centre on Parraweena Road, Miranda. Children from eight weeks up to five years of age are cared for by passionate, long-term educators. The multicultural background of the educators allows for cultural experiences for the children. This Christian centre places a great value on connections with the families in their care, and offers a home-like environment for children.
The large outdoor play areas offer play equipment, cubby house, large sandpit and nature garden. Inside, the centre enjoys plenty of natural light, and the older children take part in interactive workshops, regular excursions on the centre’s own bus, and lots of free play time.
Open from 7.00 am - 6.00 pm, the centre offers easy access to Port Hacking Road for commuting parents, and is just minutes away from Caringbah and Miranda train stations. It has been operating since 2014.
- Bear ChildCare Bus Excursions: the centre has its very own excursion bus that improves learning opportunities for the older children by taking them on excursions to stimulate their creative minds. Excursions include visiting a local aged care facility, local parks, Bunnings, the library or supermarket. The children love using the centre’s bus to explore further afield.
- Sustainability program: includes activities such as gardening, worm farms, compost bins, recycling, Return & Earn program and major recycling projects.
- Incursions: children enjoy experiences such as chicken hatching, reptile shows, and Indigenous presentations.
- Cooking experiences: the children help with meal prep, collecting ingredients from the veggie garden, and enjoying demonstrations from the centre cook.
- School readiness program: preparing children for formal education, working closely with families and local schools.
- Munch & Move program: focuses on fresh, nutritious food for the children, as well as an outdoor physical developmental program.
Fees & Vacancies
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Papa Bear Child Care Centre Service features
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Sibling Discounts
- Enrolled sibling or child attending full time - $3/day/discount
- Sibling attending full time - $5 day/child discount
Get to know us
What the parents say
What the parents say
This place is an absolute gem! My kids have the best time at Papa Bear Child Care. So many memories: interactive mini zoo, climbing into a fire truck, military combat day, hatching chickens, African drums, yoga, foreign language classes, trip to a restaurant and Sea Life. The list goes on!
Nadia - Parent
The Papa Bear philosophy is inclusive, rich in early childhood and developmental understanding and provides parents with a positive and coherent overview of your core values.
My husband and I were particularly drawn to the fostering of the Christian Ethos in daily interactions and routines at Papa Bear. We see this in the carer's interactions with the children, and through the compassion and care they show towards our child.
We believe strong communication and respectful partnerships between educators and parents has been key to or son's positive start at your centre.
Maree- Parent
Programs
Programs
- Bear ChildCare Bus Excursions: the centre has its very own excursion bus that improves learning opportunities for the older children by taking them on excursions to stimulate their creative minds. Excursions include visiting a local aged care facility, local parks, Bunnings, the library or supermarket. The children love using the centre’s bus to explore further afield.
- Sustainability program: includes activities such as gardening, worm farms, compost bins, recycling, Return & Earn program and major recycling projects.
- Incursions: children enjoy experiences such as chicken hatching, reptile shows, and Indigenous presentations.
- Cooking experiences: the children help with meal prep, collecting ingredients from the veggie garden, and enjoying demonstrations from the centre cook.
- School readiness program: preparing children for formal education, working closely with families and local schools.
- Munch & Move program: focuses on fresh, nutritious food for the children, as well as an outdoor physical developmental program.
About the curriculum
About the curriculum
8 weeks - 2 years
The young children are split into an older and younger group to allow educators to tailor the programs to their individual needs. Educators work with the children to assist them to achieve their developmental milestones. A separate sleeping area is available for rest times. The shady outdoor space ensures the little ones get plenty of fresh air.
2 - 3 years
These children are split into two groups to allow the interest based program to best suit their needs. The children have plenty of equipment to suit their age, and educators are on hand to guide them. They enjoy outdoor play, where their educators encourage them to take part in the varied activities.
3 - 4 years
These children enjoy more challenging activities and outdoor fun, with the educators designing the program to suit their age and levels. Educators have a group of children that they are focused on, allowing them to offer individual attention. Outside, lots of fun is enjoyed on the shaded play equipment.
4 - 5 years
The children in this room are focused on school readiness to prepare them for primary school. Equipment and activities are designed to meet the needs of these older children, offering them opportunities that are both challenging and interesting. Children love their regular excursions, designed to extend their learning beyond the classroom.
Health & nutrition
Health & nutrition
All of the nutritious meals and snacks are prepared in house daily, following a menu approved by the NSW Department of Health’s Munch & Move program. As a Christian service, the centre celebrates festivities such as Easter and Christmas, and a Prayer of Grace is said before lunch.
The centre cooks prepare everything from scratch, such as chicken stock, fresh rich bolognese sauce, and the fruit and vegetable purees for the younger ones. Children all bring in a piece of fruit or a vegetable to put in the basket in the foyer, to share with their friends as they learn to contribute to their community.
The children are all seated at the table with an educator and are encouraged to talk about their meal items. The children self-serve their meals, with the educators eating with the children to role-model healthy eating and manners. The children are also then responsible for clearing their plates in preparation for compost and worm farms.
Some of the children’s favourite meals include shepherds pie, chickpea vegetable stew, chicken stir fry hokkien noodles, spinach and feta spanakopita and fish cakes with broccoli, cauliflower and sweet peas.
Programs
Programs
Morning
George is eight months old and is starting his day with some messy play. The nursery children are enjoying some finger painting, spreading colour all over the paper.
Lunch
George is sitting with his educator to read some books before he settles down to have a nap in the sleeping area.
Afternoon
After his nap, George is enjoying some outdoor activities with his favourite educator. They are in the sandpit digging and building together.
Morning
Aria is two and a half and loves to play outside when she first arrives. The cubby house and sandpit are popular with Aria and her friends.
Lunch
Aria loves taking part in the cooking experiences with the centre chef. She picks some fresh parsley and carrots to give to the chef to use in their pasta for lunch.
Afternoon
The educators have set up some fun science experiments for the children, and Aria gets to find out how a volcano erupts.
Morning
Noah is four years old and is excited to go on the BearChildCare Bus today for an excursion to the local library. They enjoy story time and can borrow a book to take home.
Lunch
Noah helps the educators tip the scraps from lunch into the compost bin, and they check on the worms to make sure they have enough water.
Afternoon
Noah is having fun with the centre’s yoga lessons, he enjoys practicing his balance and stretching skills.
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Level 2 - 110 Parraweena RdMiranda, NSW, 2228
Centre Reviews
My little nieces and nephews attend this centre and the improvement in their confidence and knowledge has boosted. The staff are friendly... My little nieces and nephews attend this centre and the improvement in their confidence and knowledge has boosted. The staff are friendly and truly professional whilst maintaining a loving space for the kids to spend their day. Highly recommend ***** Read more
The teachers is like our family. They are helping me raise my baby boy into a clever, kind and loving little boy. The teachers is like our family. They are helping me raise my baby boy into a clever, kind and loving little boy.