Family Day Care Services
Our Family Day Care services offer smaller, home-based education & care environments with flexible support options for families, including select after hours care.
Flexible, home-based care across the Cumberland community
Grow @ Cumberland offers a network of Family Day Care homes across the Cumberland area, providing children and families with a nurturing, home-based education and care option close to home. Backed by Cumberland City Council, our Family Day Care service is supported by trusted systems, guidance and quality standards, while also delivering our Early Learning and Preschool programs in smaller group settings with more flexible hours for families.
Our Family Day Care Centres
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Grow to Play
Our Early Learning programs focus on building strong relationships, creating a sense of safety and belonging, and supporting each child’s development through nurturing care and play-based learning.
Play to Learn
Our Preschool programs support children as they build confidence, curiosity and foundational skills, helping prepare them for a positive and supported transition into school.
Grow Together
Our OSHC programs offers before and after school care for school-aged children in a safe, engaging and supportive environment. Select locations also offer holiday programs and additional activities, including sports-based experiences.
Grow With Us
After Hours Care supports families who need flexible care outside standard hours, delivered through select Family Day Care homes in safe, familiar and nurturing environments.
Grow to Play
Grow to Play is an early learning pathway designed to support children from birth to three years, recognising this period as a critical window for brain development, attachment and foundational learning.
Making Connections
In our early learning settings, Grow to Play emphasises nurturing secure, responsive relationships between educators and children, creating a safe and stimulating environment where infants and toddlers feel seen, valued and understood. Through consistent, caring interactions, educators build trust and emotional security, which form the basis for communication, exploration and confidence in the early years. Families are recognised as key partners, with ongoing communication supporting a shared understanding of each child’s growth and individual goals. Grow to Play provides a holistic, relationship driven framework that nurtures well-being.
Growing Me
This pathway focuses on supporting developmental milestones across physical, cognitive, social and emotional domains, while honouring each child’s unique pace of growth through the creation of an Individual Learning Plan developed in partnership with families. Play-based experiences are intentionally designed to encourage curiosity, movement, language development, and early problem-solving skills. Grow to Play promotes early learning and supports children’s overall development while fostering confidence and independence.
Ready for Preschool
In each stage of this pathway, we are guided by The Early Years Learning Framework which aligns with our Philosophy to ensure children are achieving outcomes and reaching their full potential.
Grow to Play lays strong foundations for lifelong learning and development by supporting communication, exploration, and readiness for future learning environments, including preschool.
Play to Learn
Play to Learn is our preschool learning pathway designed for children aged three to five years, building on the strong foundations established in the early years and preparing children for a confident transition to school. This pathway continues to prioritise secure, respectful and responsive relationships, while fostering greater independence, agency and collaboration.
Making Meaning
Educators create rich and engaging opportunities where children are encouraged to express their ideas, develop friendships and build a strong sense of identity and belonging. Through intentional teaching and meaningful interactions children are supported to achieve goals, extend their thinking, communication and confidence to grow as capable and active learners.
Families continue to be valued partners, contributing to shared goals and deep understanding of each child’s growth.
Growing Minds
This pathway focuses on advancing developmental milestones across all domains, with an emphasis on critical thinking, language and literacy, self-regulation, and social competence. Play-based learning remains central, with experiences thoughtfully designed to promote inquiry, creativity, problem-solving and early numeracy skills. Through intentional teaching and the continuation of each child’s Individual Learning Plan, learning is tailored to support individual progress, strengthen learning dispositions and build curiosity and confidence in their abilities.
Ready for School
Guided by our Early Years Learning Framework and aligned with our Philosophy, educators support each child’s individual learning journey and readiness for school. Play to Learn provides a holistic, future-focused approach that nurtures curiosity, strengthens learning dispositions and empowers children for a successful transition into formal schooling and beyond.
Grow Together
Available at select locations.
Grow Together is our school aged learning pathway delivered to children in our OSHC program supporting their continued development, independence and well-being beyond the school day.
Making Choices
Building on foundations of earlier learning, Grow Together places a strong emphasis on respectful, inclusive and meaningful relationships, where children feel safe, valued and connected within a community. Educators plan programs that encourage children to take on increasing responsibility, make informed choices and develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. Families continue to be valued partners, with open communication ensuring a shared understanding of each child’s development.
Growing Up
This pathway aligns with the My Time, Our Place Framework and our Philosophy to extend their learning through play and leisure in ways that are responsive to their strengths, interests and emerging capabilities.
A balance of child-led and intentional experiences promotes leadership, teamwork, problem-solving and critical thinking, while also allowing time for relaxation and social connection. Opportunities such as group projects, creative exploration, physical activity and decision-making tasks encourage children to develop independence, responsibility and a sense of agency.
Ready for High School
Through positive interactions and collaborative experiences, children are supported to build resilience, confidence and respectful peer relationships as they grow and navigate the middle years of childhood. Grow Together provides a holistic, age-responsive approach that nurtures well-being, strengthens life skills and empowers children to thrive both within and beyond their school years.
Grow With Us
Available through select Family Day Care educators.
Our After Hours Care service supports families who need care beyond standard hours, with flexible options available through select Family Day Care homes across the Cumberland area. Delivered in safe, nurturing home environments, this service provides children with a familiar and supportive setting during evenings, weekends and overnight care when needed.
Backed by Cumberland City Council, our After Hours Care is facilitated by fully checked, registered educators who work to high standards in safety, education and care. It offers families a trusted and flexible solution for care outside the usual routine, while ensuring children continue to feel safe, settled and well supported.
‘Grow with Us’ is our afterhours learning pathway with Family Day Care designed to support children and families outside of standard care hours, including evenings, overnight and weekend care. This pathway recognises the diverse needs of working families to provide safe, nurturing and home-based environments where children can rest, play and continue their development.
Through caring relationships and responsive routines, educators support children’s sense of security and belonging, with experiences adapted to each child’s needs and time of day. Learning continues through play and everyday meaningful interactions guided by the Early Years Learning Framework which aligns with our Philosophy.
Family Day Care offers flexible care that supports families and the holistic well-being of children at all times.
Our Approach To Childcare
At Grow @ Cumberland, we believe children grow best in environments where they feel safe, known and supported. Our approach to education and care is grounded in strong relationships, consistent support and intentional learning experiences that help each child build confidence, curiosity and belonging over time.
We know that every child is different. That is why we take an individual approach to learning, with educators who partner with families to develop an individual learning program centred on each child’s needs, interests, strengths and stage of development. Through thoughtful programming, nurturing guidance and warm, engaging environments, we create meaningful experiences that support children in ways that feel personal and considered.
From early learning through to preschool, school readiness and school-age care, our pathway is designed to support children through every transition and stage with care that stays connected as they grow. In partnership with families, we provide a trusted foundation for learning, development and wellbeing across the years that matter most.
Meet Our Family Day Care Educators
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 42 Years
Years at Cumberland: 32 Years
Suburb: South Wentworthville
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Certificate III
Years in Sector: 25 Years
Years at Cumberland: 6 Years
Suburb: Wentworthville
Services: Early Learning & Family Day Care
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 17 Years
Years at Cumberland: 17 Years
Suburb: Toongabbie
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 20 Years
Years at Cumberland: 20 Years
Suburb: Girraween
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 23 Years
Years at Cumberland: 10 Years
Suburb: Granville
Services: Early Learning & Preschool, After Hours Care – Nighttime & Weekend Care
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 18 Years
Years at Cumberland: 15 Years
Suburb: Guildford West
Services: Early Learning & Preschool, After Hours Care – Nighttime & Weekend Care
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 27 Years
Years at Cumberland: 27 Years
Suburb: Guildford
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Certificate III
Years in Sector: 22 Years
Years at Cumberland: 22 Years
Suburb: Westmead
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Diploma
Years in Sector: 20 Years
Years at Cumberland: 20 Years
Suburb: Westmead
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Early Childhood Educator – Certificate III
Years in Sector: 26 Years
Years at Cumberland: 15 Years
Suburb: Westmead
Services: Early Learning & Preschool
Years in Sector: 12 Years
Years at Cumberland: 0.6 Years
Years in Sector: 33 Years
Years at cumberland: 7 Years
Years in Sector: 20 Years
Years at cumberland: 7 Years
Send an Enquiry Today
At Grow @ Cumberland, we believe every child deserves to feel safe, known and supported as they grow. Our centres are built on strong relationships, inclusive environments and intentional learning experiences that respond to each child as an individual. Through consistent care, familiar educators and a connected approach to development, we create places where children feel they belong, families feel supported, and learning can grow with confidence over time.