A warm and caring environment. Our child enjoys the fun activities and wonderful friends she has made.

Our experience at stringybark has been truly remarkable. Gita has been particularly nurturing, making our daughters' time at daycare feel like home. Aria formed friendships that have continued beyond daycare, and the transition to school was smooth, as Stringybark supported the development of the necessary skills to prepare her for school. Our son will start as soon as he turns 2!

It has been a truly unique experience for our daughter, as Gita and the team provide nurturing, care, and kindness throughout our three years at Stringybark. If you’re searching for a nurturing environment where your children can feel at home away from home, this is the ideal place. We miss Stringybark and continue to stay in touch.

Stringybark Childcare in Lane Cove has been absolutely amazing for our daughter. She attended the centre for almost three years, and her journey there has been truly wonderful. The educators and staff are extremely supportive, caring, and professional. They always made us feel confident and comfortable, knowing our daughter was in safe and nurturing hands. Over the years, we’ve seen incredible growth in her learning, confidence, and social skills. The environment is positive, engaging, and child-focused, and it really shows in how much our daughter enjoyed going there every day. We are very grateful to the entire Stringybark team for the love, patience, and dedication they’ve shown. Highly recommended to any parent looking for a caring and high-quality childcare centre in Lane Cove. 💛

Our experience with Stringybark Childcare in Lane Cove has been truly wonderful. Our daughter attended the centre for nearly three years, and we couldn’t be happier with the care and education she received. The educators are kind, patient, and very supportive. They genuinely care about each child and create a safe, nurturing, and positive environment. We saw so much growth in our daughter — emotionally, socially, and academically — during her time there. It gave me great peace of mind knowing my child was happy, learning, and well looked after every day. I am very grateful to the entire Stringybark team for their dedication and hard work. I would highly recommend this centre to any family looking for quality childcare in Lane Cove. 🌸

I don’t normally write reviews, but Stringybark really deserves a 5 star review! Gita and her lovely team of educators does an outstanding job making my daughter always happy and eager to go to childcare. Don’t be fooled by flashy new facilities and fancy toys in some big franchise centres (I learnt my lesson the hard way with my older child). An eager but calm child at drop off and a happy bubbly child at pick up is always a sign that your child is in great hands and being looked after. My daughter even ask me to send her to Stringybark on the days she is not enrolled to go. I guess this says a lot. This is the best kind of ‘review’ kids can give to their childcare centre. Communication is always effortless at Stringybark. Anytime I have questions or concerns, Gita always respond straight away. All the educators are really professional and friendly, they never try to avoid conversations with parents or ignore you. A quick small talk at pick up always makes me aware of how my child is doing at the centre. If you are looking for a childcare centre, I strongly suggest give Stringybark a go.

Stringybark is a great centre. Welcoming, safe, friendly, with cosy learning rooms and a nice outdoor play area. Gita and team are always nurturing and supportive. They know their kids’ unique personalities. Because of the centre’s small size, the educators can be attentive to each child. Daily activities are interesting and hands-on. Our child loves the many opportunities to make things. He’s eager to show us his drawings or crafts at the end of the day. Highly recommend!

My son attended this childcare for a month. The environment is warm and welcoming. Gita was incredibly supportive and went out of her way to help us during a tricky situation. Her kindness and professionalism truly stood out, and we really appreciated her efforts.

Gita and the team at Stringybark have been wonderful. They are such a kind team and so flexible as well! Truly a home away from home! You will not dissapointed.

I started sending my second child to Stringybark after noticing that his previous daycare, one of the big franchise childcare centres, did not provide enough attention and care. Now, I have also enrolled my third child full-time after attending both Stringybark’s Christmas party and the big centre’s End of Year Christmas party. Here’s an honest comparison: the big centre’s party felt more like a “photo session” for parents. Each class performed one or two songs, but not every child was meaningfully engaged. In contrast, Stringybark’s party was engaging for everyone, and it was clear the children had learned and practiced a lot. Moreover, I could observe that Stringybark’s children are much calmer and social while children at the other big centre are much noisier. To be honest, Gita and Stringybark’s educators actually educate children and pay attention to children’s behaviour so that they can encourage good behaviours and improve/correct wrong ones while big centre’s system did not pay that level of attention to children. I also noticed that Stringybark’s children are much calmer and more social, while the big centre’s children tend to be noisier. Gita and the educators at Stringybark genuinely educate the children and pay attention to their behaviour, encouraging good habits and addressing any issues. In comparison, the big centre’s system lacked this level of attention, ie, they only care when one of children starts crying & just cuddle the child without attempting to address issues or spot behavioural issues. They seemed focused on government assessments and grading - they worked hard to maintain appearances, but staff turnover was high, and the supervising manager was often busy with multiple franchises. When my second child struggled with social and speaking skills, Stringybark quickly identified the issue and implemented the best approach to support him. The big centre, on the other hand, struggled to go beyond meeting basic needs. While other daycare centres may have fancier facilities, the quality of education is what truly matters, and Stringybark excels in this area. I plan to keep my second and third children at Stringybark until they reach school age because I am confident they will meet all their educational and developmental needs, including social, emotional, physical, and literacy education. If you want your child to receive real, nurturing, quality education, send them to Stringybark.