Nurturing Hearts, Inspiring Minds — Safe, Engaging & Affordable Family Day Care in Dundas Valley
About Stephanie
Welcome! I am a proud mother of two daughters and an early childhood educator with over a decade of experience. Holding a Diploma in Children’s Services, I have been proudly registered with the CCA Family Day Care Scheme since 2014.
I am passionate about creating a safe, joyful home environment where children aged 12 months to 5 years can thrive, learn, and grow at their own pace.
Diploma Qualified Educator (Children’s Services)
Nominee: Excellence in Family Day Care Awards (2023, 2024 & 2025)
CCA Family Day Care Scheme Member (Since 2014)
CCS Approved: Eligible families can access the Australian Government Child Care Subsidy
Verified Educator on CareForKids
Why Choose Stephanie's Family Day Care
Individualised Attention & Real Bonds: With small daily group sizes and no staff turnover, your child enjoys the security of a consistent primary educator who tailors learning to their unique strengths and interests.
A Warm, Home-Like Setting: Far from the overwhelming noise and illness risks of large commercial centres, our calm, hygienic home setting helps children feel safe, settled, and truly valued.
Multi-Age Social Learning: Children learn naturally alongside peers of different ages — younger ones gain confidence from older role models, while older children build empathy, leadership, and emotional maturity.
Multilingual & Cultural Enrichment: Fluent in English, French, Mandarin, and Cantonese, I introduce children to diverse languages and cultures through song, stories, and daily interactions.
My Educational Philosophy
Every child is unique and capable. I provide a nurturing, home-based learning environment where children feel secure, valued, and empowered to explore the world around them. Guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), my program nurtures each child’s holistic growth — socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively — at their own pace. Through close, consistent bonds and small group dynamics, children develop strong self-confidence, empathy, and a lifelong love for discovery.
Learn Through Play
Children learn best when having fun. My daily program balances child-led curiosity with purposeful, educator-guided experiences tailored to individual interests and milestones:
Early Literacy & Storytelling: Igniting a love for language and books through vibrant storytimes, interactive rhymes, and conversation.
Playful Numeracy & STEM: Hands-on games, sensory trays, and fun challenges that turn early maths and problem-solving into everyday adventures.
Creative Arts & Music: Daily opportunities to express imagination through painting, hands-on craft, rhythm, singing, and movement.
Active Movement & Outdoor Discovery: Energetic garden games and gross motor obstacle plays to support healthy, active bodies.
School Readiness & Life Skills: Fostering independence, self-help routines, emotional resilience, and positive peer relationships so your child enters primary school confident and capable.
Quick Contact & Details
📍 Location: 3/33–35 Bain Place, Dundas Valley, NSW 2117
📞 Phone: 0401 747 038
👶 Ages: 12 Months – 5 Years
Some parents’ reviews, just to include a few
From Sally on Google Maps:
“Stephanie is an exceptional educator who maintains a high level of care in a respectful way. Stephanie offers a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment for all children. She is creative and provides a variety of engaging activities each day that support our daughter across multiple disciplines. Stephanie is an outstanding communicator who is meticulous with recording and communicating the children’s daily adventures. The environment is well organised, clean and tidy, an inviting space that encourages exploration, play and creativity. Our daughter has established many friendships with other children and consistently surprises us with how much she is learning. We are so appreciative of Stephanie and the care she provides our daughter. I would highly recommend Stephanie’s Family Daycare to anyone seeking care for their child.”
From Diana on www.careforkids.com.au:
“Stephanie is an exceptional educator who maintains respectful and responsible communication with parents, ensuring a collaborative partnership in supporting each child's growth. My son has enjoyed every moment spent in her care. Her approach to education is both nurturing and effective, providing a solid foundation for the children under her care.”
From Mark on www.careforkids.com.au:
“I found Stephanie's services at a time when my daughter was struggling with persistent illness with larger daycares and feeling like a number. Within 2 weeks of being with Stephanie my daughter became happy to go there and made such wonderful friends with all the other great kids that attend. I am so appreciative of Stephanie and the amazing care she has provided for my daughter. My daughter speaks highly of the fun and engaging activities they do every day. Could not recommend this place any higher.”
From Donna on www.careforkids.com.au:
“My son started at Stephanie's Family Daycare when he was 1. He was very attached to me but Stephanie was warm and made every effort to help him settle. He settled quickly. He is now 3.5 and is still attending. Stephanie offers a safe and stimulating environment for the children. She is incredibly creative and uses many engaging strategies to support the children to develop their skills across multiple trajectories. She is excellent with communication and admin, is tidy, well organised, and meticulous with keeping track of and returning items at the end of each day. Our son absolutely adores going to Stephanies' daycare. Six months ago we moved to a suburb that is about 40 minutes drive away but we have continued to send our son to Stephanie's as he is so happy there, has established some beautiful friendships with the other kids, and is learning so much. As an educator myself, I have very high standards. Stephanie continues to exceed my expectations. I'm always impressed when she sends a daily report of the activities our child has participated in. We are so grateful to have secured a position at such a remarkable service and we will continue to highly recommend the service to anyone else seeking care for their child.”
From Deirdre on Google Maps:
“I would highly recommend Stephanie, Our son started with her when he turned one, he has since received high quality early education in an engaging and safe environment.
Stephanie has numerous, daily indoor and outdoor activities available to the kids and my son has thrived from the exposure to many kinds of play and interactions with his peers.
All of his learning, play & social activities are noted by Stephanie and daily photo updates are given, which are great to see his progression and have some insight into our child’s day.
Stephanie is professional, flexible when needed & very caring towards our son, we are extremely lucky to have her, he refuses to leave when I come to collect him at times, that to me is proof enough that he is very happy to be with her."