- University qualified teachers
- Preschool program
- Care for infants and toddlers
- Education principles
- Safety focused
- Support for children with additional needs
About the centre
SDN Lois Barker has been operating since 1984.
Our staff
We have two university qualified Early Childhood Teachers, two diploma qualified staff, one interim teacher and several child care assistants. Our longest standing staff member has been employed at the child care centre for 13 years. Staff and families come from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds, making the centre’s community unique, strong and supportive. Our staff speak a range of languages including, Greek, Russian,Italian, Malay, Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali.
Our care and education programs
Staff are committed to supporting children and families through an emergent curriculum approach, which develops and extends upon children’s interests and learning experiences. We value positive partnerships with families and provide opportunities for families to be a part of the children’s early learning and development.
Location
The outdoor space is surrounded by heritage trees, with a large play area for children to explore their natural environment. We aim to provide positive community excursions for children and families, to allow the children to become familiar with the community and become responsible contributors to society. The children enjoy participating in community excursions to the local library and park and into the city.
Other SDN centres in the area
SDN Erskineville | SDN Glebe | SDN Woolloomooloo | SDN Surry Hills | SDN Pyrmont | SDN Redfern | SDN Linthorpe st, Newtown
Location of centre: Waterloo | Inner City | Sydney | NSW
Address: 104 Wellington St, Waterloo NSW 2017
Phone: (02) 9690 1140
Fax: (02) 9698 7320
Email: loisbarker@sdn.org.au
Age: Birth to 6 years
Operating hours: 7:30am to 6:00pm
Number of places: 45
Centre Director: Jina Park
Testimonials from families
‘I am very impressed with the care and individual attention given to all children in the centre. It is a safe environment with enthusiastic staff. As an SDN centre the staff to children ratio is strictly maintained at a low level, which is very important to me. I did not expect a centre to provide breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and supper, and as a working mother I find this a real bonus. For parents who work in the city it is ideally located as I can drop the children off in the morning and catch the bus to the city, taking advantage of all day parking in the area.’ Virginia Troy.
‘My son loves attending and particularly enjoys expanding his interests in science and nature, as the staff encourage the children to explore their personal interests. My son developed some lasting friendships with some of the children. The educators are an amazing team, nurturing and supportive, and always make themselves available to us by giving us updates on our son’s development. SDN Lois Barker is a wonderful part of his childhood and we are thrilled we have his beautiful journals that document his time at the centre, to remember it always.’ Vesna Baric.
Testimonials from children
‘I think this is a nice place because its fun. It has toys and books that you can read. You can have morning tea.’ Mya.
‘I like it at this school because I read books. I like to play with the computer and I like to play outside in the cubby house. I like to do drawings and I like to play in the kitchen area.’ Charlie.
