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Meet Miss Susan
Leaving your child with someone new is a big step, so it makes sense to want to know who they’ll spend their days with. Here’s a little about Miss Susan and how family day care works.
Someone your child gets to know really well
Miss Susan is a Diploma-qualified educator, and she’s spent 13 years looking after little ones. She runs Susan’s Learn and Play from her home in Smithfield, with a garden full of things to discover and a program that’s screen-free and play-based.
With a small group around her, she has time for the little things, like who needs an extra cuddle after drop-off, and you’ll get to chat with her about your child’s day. In her Google reviews, parents often mention how kind and patient she is, and how safe their children feel with her.
- 13 years with little ones
- Diploma qualified
- Screen-free, play-based
How many children will there be?
Family day care (some parents call it home day care) is early education and care in an educator’s own home, so your child spends the day in a real home, with one familiar educator and a small group of friends. Our guide explains how it compares with a childcare centre.
The groups are kept small by law. An educator can look after up to seven children at a time, and no more than four of them can be under school age. At Susan’s, the older children are school-age kids who come for after-school or holiday care, so the little ones have someone to look up to.
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4A real role in the neighbourhood
The children at Susan’s have little jobs around Smithfield that help other people. Miss Susan says it best herself.
At my family day care, children have a real role in our Smithfield neighbourhood. They help care for our community garden, choose books to share in our street library and collect bottles and cans so our Return and Earn refunds can go to charity. We’ve even walked together to raise funds for Camp Quality.
I love seeing the pride children take in these little jobs. They get to say, ‘I helped grow that,’ or ‘I put that book there for someone else to read.’ That’s the kind of belonging I want every child to feel here.
Miss Susan Diploma-qualified educator-
The community garden
The children help care for it, and get to see what they planted come up.
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The street library
They choose books to put in, ready for someone else to read.
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Return and Earn
They collect bottles and cans, and the refunds go to charity.
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Camp Quality
Everyone walked together to raise money for Camp Quality.
Part of Rainbow Bridge Family Day Care
Susan’s is registered with Rainbow Bridge Family Day Care. Miss Susan looks after your child each day, and Rainbow Bridge is the family day care service she’s registered with.
When you’re ready to enrol, Miss Susan will guide you through Rainbow Bridge’s NSW enrolment process, and she’s happy to talk it all through when you visit.
Come and meet Miss Susan
The best way to know if Susan’s feels right for your family is to come and see it, and you’re welcome to bring your little one along.
Call, text or fill in a few details with your child’s age and the days you need, and Miss Susan will let you know what’s available and arrange a visit.
0451 201 076