About Wekidz
Where Sydney parents come for professional, dedicated childcare that feels like family
Our journey into childcare started exactly where you are now—having a child and navigating the process of finding the right infant and child care while returning to work and juggling it all!
We remember how hard it was to leave our child somewhere we weren’t completely comfortable with.
We wanted to provide for our children by returning to work, but also protect them at every second. Talk about an emotional tug of war!
So, after the birth of our second, we didn’t want to compromise any more—and set out to create the kind of centre and care that we sought for our own children.
This isn’t just a business for us—everything we’ve put in place is informed and inspired by our shared experience with you, the families we’ve set out to support
We Believe:
- When children feel safe and secure, they can blossom. Our infant care and childcare is attachment-based, ensuring they develop secure attachments.
- When children do what they love, they thrive. At WeKidz, we take a keen and observation-based approach to early education, so our educators can tailor the educational program to children’s interests. When children are interested, they learn.
- Families must feel secure in their chosen childcare for children to flourish. We know that in order for the child to feel safe with us, their family also needs to feel safe and confident in leaving their children with us.
How we apply these principles in practice:
Communication & Collaboration with Parents is Prioritised
At our centre, toddlers are gently taught to express themselves, navigate their big emotions, and discover the world around them in a nurturing, fun, and joyful environment.
Some of our main focuses include language development, gross motor skills, learning essential life skills like tying their shoes or putting on their coat, engaging in conversations to stretch their vocabulary, providing fun onsite activities to keep their developing brain busy, and offering a safe, play-based learning environment.
Developing emotionally is key at this stage of life. So, if your child is feeling upset? We won’t brush it aside.
We help them identify what they’re feeling and how to find words to explain it—gently building tools to understand and express their emotions.
Fun is also a priority!
We channel all that toddler energy and curiosity into a fun-filled day of learning, exploration, and play! At WeKidz we make everyday an adventure.
We put “Family First”
We believe that, when families are at the heart of everything we do, children thrive.
To lean into this, we create a warm, social, supportive environment for our WeKidz community—regularly hosting events to bring families together and build meaningful connections and friendships between parents and children alike.
We also treat our centre staff like family—with kindness and respect—and in doing so, have built a low-turnover team of aligned educators, creating consistency for children.
We Focus on Whole Child Development
Education is essential, but in addition to developing language, literacy, motor & numeracy skills, we support each child’s emotional, social, and physical development too.
We do this through steady attachment-focused caretaking, child-led and play-based learning, global and local citizenship, time within nature at our idyllic centre, and wholesome nutrition.
Our goal? Combining education with enrichment, to help your children not only get ready for big school, but also experience and enjoy life.
Our Team
When you become a member of WeKidz, you’ll partner with highly-trained childcare professionals equipped with University degrees and extensive experience in how to educate and supportively engage with your children during these formative years, and undergo regular continuing professional development.
Our Wider WeKidz Community
At WeKidz, we’re conscious of our place in a broader community, like the parents who partner with us.
Every child at WeKidz is gently guided to be an active part of their local and global community—setting the foundations for an expansive world-view and a connected, empathetic child.
Locally
We take an active role in the Glebe community—taking small groups of children on guided visits to local nursing homes (helping them build intergenerational connections), and community gardens.
Nationally
We respect the indigenous communities of Australia, and children at our centre can participate in smoking ceremonies and other cultural celebrations held by local leaders to build cultural awareness and appreciation of diversity.
Globally
We’ve established Sister Schools overseas—offering opportunities for your child to be pen pals with foreign students (their age)—and host fundraising events annually to support education for young children in less privileged parts of the world.