Welcome to The Little Cottage!

The Little Cottage is a privately owned and operated service by award winning operator Anastasia Papadopoulos since 2006.  Our service operates between the hours of 7am and 6pm for 52 weeks of the year (closed only on Public Holidays).  We cater for children between the ages of 20 months – 5 years.  The service is licensed for 36 children and is accredited against the National Quality Framework and has received an EXCEEDING rating.

The Little Cottage is a long standing establishment with in our local community. The Little Cottage has been present in our local community under the current owners for just over ten years now. There are staff that helped us open the doors in 2006, that are still currently working at The Little Cottage. 

The Little Cottage caters to the needs of children aged 20 months – 5 years and operates from 7am-6pm Monday to Friday for 52 weeks of the year. The Centre only closes on all Public Holidays.

The service operates with 6 staff including, 1 Early Childhood Teacher (University Trained), 2 Diploma and 1 CERT III.  We support continual education in the industry and have full time trainees. All staff are permanent and full time staff.

The Little Cottage has a very strong networking relationship with Carlton Public School which is located directly next door to the service. Representatives from Carlton Public School are strong influences in the creation and implementation of our school readiness program. This ensures that the school program that we deliver is as current, relevant and cutting edge as it can be. We also take the children on excursions to Carlton Public School as we are so conveniently located next door. This allows the children a fantastic opportunity to assist with the transition from Preschool to Kindergarten. 

The Little Cottage provides children with 4 nutritious meals per day, cooked and prepared by our wonderful and friendly cook – Georgina (GOGO).  Georgina has qualifications in menu planning and safe food handling. 

We believe all children need a nutritionally balanced diet, for healthy growth and development.  We provide morning tea, a hot lunch and afternoon tea and late afternoon tea is also provided. Our menu follows the NSW Nutrition Departmental Guidelines, which ensures we meet 50% of your child’s daily nutritional needs whilst in our care and changes seasonally. We also cater for any specific cultural or dietary requirements.

We promote the involvement of our families throughout all aspects of the service. We encourage all families to be as involved in kindy life as possible. We know parents may feel anxious about leaving their children in a new environment, so we invite parents to contact us via telephone or email to check on their children at any time of the day. We provide regular updates via email about the goings on in each room as well as updates on all aspects of the service. We value our families input, ideas and values and ensure these help shape our service.  We have strong bonds with our children and parents and are an extension of their family.

To see detailed information on our centre please use this link The Little Cottage