Bambini House Chatswood

Catherine Heu 3 months ago

The owners and directors have been incredible, my daughter loves all of her educators and never wants to leave every afternoon. I would recommend Bambini House to my friends. Ps - my son always excited to see his sister “kindy”.

Ray Amm 3 months ago

We’ve had such a positive experience with this childcare centre, especially since the new owners have taken over. Their vision, approach, and genuine care for the children is exactly what was needed to support my daughter’s school readiness and overall development. The difference is clear the environment is nurturing, engaging, and truly focused on each child’s growth. Their implementation of the Reggio Emilia approach is evident in how the children are encouraged to explore, build confidence, and develop the skills they need for a smooth transition into school. Most importantly, my daughter absolutely loves attending she’s happy, excited, and literally counts down the days until she goes back, which says everything. A special mention to Emma, who is just beautiful. Her warmth and passion shine through in everything she does. I would strongly encourage anyone considering this centre to go and see it for themselves. Meet the team, take a tour, and experience it firsthand.

Heather Voaden 4 months ago

An amazing preschool style daycare which has been very important in our family’s life. - We had our first child attend from 2018-2020 and Bambini was committed to extending his strengths and identifying his support needs; so much so that he prompted us to send our second child to Bambini; with our enrolment straddling the change in ownership. - Our experience has continued to be excellent with the new ownership. We are privileged to benefit from continuity with some longstanding staff who have been there for both our kids and the lovely new team members we are getting to know. All are dedicated, responsive and have our children’s best interests at heart; scaffolding our daughter to develop confidence - in her self and her relationships; and fostering the deep sense of curiosity in the world around her that we really value.

Caitlin Hill 8 months ago

No one does it better: The family and new owners of Bambini House are wonderful and I can confidently share - from extensive first hand experience - that they are experts when it comes to leading a connected, inspiring, warm, community-minded care and learning centre. We’ve had the good fortune of working with them for almost eight years as our three children have been through (and are still going through!) their centre in Mosman, Shadforth Cottage (each from ages 6-months to completion of preschool, at 5-years). Including through the COVID years, where Sylvia’s unwavering leadership was a stabilising force during very unstable times for so many of us. This team knows how to hire and nurture the very best talent as it relates to carers and educators. We’ve had unheard-of consistency and continuity of carers with our children, they welcome older siblings back always (my older kids still love to visit!) and take the time to know the children completely as they change and grow - in order to accommodate their various and evolving needs. As a parent, I’ve always been welcomed in, engaged enthusiastically, my children have all thrived at Shadforth and prepared beautiful for the big step

Tash Sanjay 8 months ago

Since the change in ownership, our family have experienced a noticeable decline in the quality and consistency of the service at Bambini House. Educator departures were communicated to families with only a week’s notice, and the educators who contributed to the sense of stability and continuity at the centre are no longer there. New educators would appear with no introduction to families. Communication has also been challenging. Several emails went unanswered until a copy of the grievances policy was requested, and responses to parent concerns often felt defensive or did not address our concerns. We have also observed occasions where only one educator was supervising the outdoor area during pick-up, which was concerning from a safety and supervision perspective. While ratios may meet the minimum legal requirements, what was previously delivered, and what many families expected, was a higher standard of care and supervision.