Childcare in West Ryde, from 6 weeks to 6 years.
A 79-place long day care and preschool centre on Mons Avenue, West Ryde. The same director since the day we opened in 2007. Child Care Subsidy approved.
The basics
| Address | 42 Mons Avenue, West Ryde NSW 2114 |
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| Phone | 02 9858 5333 |
| director@westrydeldc.nsw.edu.au | |
| Hours | 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday |
| Operating weeks | 50 weeks a year. Closed for public holidays and 2 weeks at Christmas. |
| Capacity | Up to 79 children, across 4 rooms |
| Ages | 6 weeks to 6 years |
| Service approval | 23 November 2007 |
| National Quality Standard (NQS) rating | Meeting NQS |
| Subsidy | Child Care Subsidy approved |
Daily fees
Three age bands, three daily rates. Everything we list as included is included; you pack a change of clothes, a sleep comforter if your child uses one, and a labelled water bottle. That's it.
| Joeys Room (0–2 years) | $180 per day | All daily meals, education program, sunscreen, nappies included |
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| Jungle Room (2–3 years) | $170 per day | All daily meals, education program, sunscreen, nappies included |
| Star Room + Rainbow Room (3–6 years) | $165 per day | All daily meals, education program, sunscreen |
Most families pay considerably less than the listed rate after Child Care Subsidy is applied. Whether you call it long day care, long daycare, or simply childcare, the same Child Care Subsidy rules apply. From 5 January 2026, all CCS-eligible families get at least 72 hours per fortnight via the 3 Day Guarantee, regardless of work or study activity. Your subsidy percentage depends on your combined family income and the age of your child. We can help you estimate what you'll actually pay during your tour, or you can use the Services Australia payment finder for a rough number.
The 4 rooms
Joeys Room (0–2 years, 1:4 ratio)
The youngest room. Cots, change tables, soft surfaces, a sleep area separate from the play area. Educators here are practised at supporting babies through the early months: bottles or breastfed, formula or expressed milk, sleep on demand, nappies as often as needed. As children learn to walk, the outdoor area opens up, with low planter beds, sand, water and push-along toys.
Routines are built around each baby's home routine, not the room's. We talk to you at drop-off about how the night was, what they ate this morning, when they last slept. The OWNA app gets used through the day for nap times, feeds, and any moments worth sharing.
Jungle Room (2–3 years, 1:5 ratio)
Up to 15 children. At this age children want to try everything. They also start talking with us about their ideas. Toilet training is supported here gently, on the child's own timeline, in close conversation with you. Play extends in longer blocks. Children start choosing their own activities and seeing them through.
Star Room (3–4 years, 1:10 ratio)
The first of the two preschool-age rooms. Hands-on learning, sustained projects, and children start to feel part of a group. Pencils start being used for drawing. A child who's been with us since Joeys arrives in this room with friends they've known for three years.
Rainbow Room (4–6 years, 1:10 ratio)
The school-readiness room. Self-help skills, name-writing, listening in a group, packing your own bag. The educators here know the local primary schools and prepare children for that specific step. By the end of the year, children are ready for school. They can make friends, ask for help, and calm themselves when something goes wrong.
What we feed them
Lorna has been our cook since 2021. All meals cooked on site come out of her kitchen.
| 7:00 to 8:30am | Breakfast for the early arrivals. Toast, cereal, porridge, fruit. |
| 9:30am | Morning tea. Fruit, yoghurt, occasional muffins or scones. |
| 11:30am to 12:30pm | Hot cooked lunch. Pasta, rice dishes, soups, casseroles. The menu rotates over a 4-week cycle. |
| 2:30pm | Afternoon tea. Sandwiches, vegetable sticks and dip, cheese and crackers. |
| 4:30pm | Late afternoon snack before pickup. A light snack so children are not hungry on the trip home. |
We're a nut-aware centre. Allergies, intolerances and vegetarian diets are accommodated in the kitchen, not by parents bringing food in. Cancer Council Kids 50+ sunscreen is supplied and reapplied throughout the day.
A typical day
Drop-off runs from 7am to about 9am. Most families arrive between 8 and 9. Educators greet you at the door, take a quick handover (how was the night, anything we should know), and walk your child into their room.
Mornings are mostly play-based, with educators setting up play activities linked to what the group is working on. There's a group time around 9:30 with songs, a story, and discussion. Outdoor play happens whenever the weather allows.
After lunch, the babies and toddlers nap. The older children rest, then move into a quieter afternoon block: drawing, fine motor activities, reading. Outdoor play returns mid-afternoon.
Pickup runs from 4pm to 6pm. The end of the day is gentle: late snack, packing-up routines, free play, and a wind-down before parents arrive.
Documents and parent communication
Day-to-day communication runs through the OWNA app, the same app used across our four sister centres. Photos, anecdotes, observations, sleep and feed times for the babies, sunscreen reapplications, and announcements all go up there. Parents post back too, with comments, photos from home, and any messages for educators.
Formal documents (parent handbook, policies, enrolment forms) are linked from Eikoh's documents page.