Newstead
Early Education and Preschool
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(02) 8594 4200
(02) 6361 7964

A New Discovery Every Day
Enriching Childhood, Empowering Families, Strengthening Communities.



Centre Highlights
- Rated Exceeding against the National Quality Framework
- Primary Educator Relationships - one trusted educator who truly knows and supports your child
- Child Safe and family inclusive
- Carefully designed curriculum to support a love of learning and a seamless transition to school
- Nature inspired outdoor spaces that encourage exploration, adventure and connection to the natural world.
- Magnificent, restored heritage building - an integral part of the Orange community restored for future generations.
A place of belonging and excellence in early education and preschool
At Newstead Early Education and Care, children are welcomed into a magnificent fully restored heritage building - a safe and supportive environment where they feel secure, valued and encouraged to learn and thrive.
With more than 85 years of experience in early childhood education, Gowrie NSW place children’s safety and rights at the heart of everything we do. Our long-standing, consistent team of teachers and educators provide stability and genuine care, building strong partnerships with families and creating a deep sense of belonging. Here, children grow in confidence and curiosity, supported every step of the way by educators who truly know and celebrate them.
Learning that inspires curiosity and connection
Learning at Newstead is built on play, exploration and meaningful relationships. Our preschool curriculum weaves early literacy and numeracy into every moment of play, conversation, and exploration, fostering skills that form the foundation for lifelong learning. Secure primary educator relationships give every child a trusted, consistent guide...someone who truly knows them, their interests, and their unique ways of learning. This strong sense of security encourages children to take on new challenges, explore ideas, and develop confidence in their abilities.
Experienced educators design an engaging curriculum that sparks curiosity, builds social and emotional skills, and ensures every child feels valued, understood, and ready for their transition to school and beyond.
Meet Our Centre Director
Hello, I'm Melissa and I am an Early Childhood Teacher and The Centre Director at Newstead in Orange. I have been working alongside children and their families for 20 years now.
My passion for this sector comes from building partnerships with families to care and nurture children in their early years. In this role I enjoy working with the Newstead team to create beautiful learning environments and spaces for children to grow and be curious about the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
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All our programs at Newstead Early Education and Care are based on children’s strengths, knowledge, interests, concepts, and cultural backgrounds. The National Quality Framework stipulates that learning occurs best through play-based experiences.
Your child will enjoy;
- Interesting and engaging experiences providing opportunity for inquiry, exploration, discovery and problem-solving
- Active engagement with people, objects and representations
- Experiences and provocations based on children’s emerging concepts and thinking
- Rich play experiences by sourcing materials and creating environments which engage children’s sense of curiosity, wonder and investigation.
- Opportunities for the development of a wide range of skill areas: social, emotional, cognitive, creative and physical
Extensive early childhood research shows that for children under the age of five years, play provides the best vehicle for learning. Children are more likely to persist at something in which they are interested in and play-based learning provides a great context for acknowledging children’s interests.
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Our school readiness program begins from the moment children enter our centre. Building children’s confidence, a strong sense of self, conflict resolution skills, creativity and collaboration are part of our program from the start.
Your child will have many opportunities to engage with literacy and numeracy. This will also be scaffolded and extended. In the final preschool years, we run a dedicated Transition to School Program for children and their families. This program is delivered by Early Childhood Teachers in consultation with local primary schools and will extend children’s social and emotional skills to build sound foundations for primary school.Children will build their confidence and resilience levels, become accustomed with school routines and lunchboxes, learn how to work in teams, develop independence and much more.
For more information about our Transition to School Program, please enquire with our Centre Manager and Early Childhood Teachers based in the preschool rooms. -
We use a secure online platform called 'Storypark' to document your child’s discoveries and learnings and this ensures open and clear communication. We document in real time, as it happens, and share photo’s, video, audio and observations with you in a secure online environment.
Families are encouraged to participate in this process to ensure children achieve the best learning outcomes.
It’s just like you’re there with them, every da
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Newstead Early Education and Care caters for children aged from 6 weeks to school age. There are six learning environments. The age groups in each room vary each year according to our waitlist and service capacity.
- Galah Room (Birth -1 years)
- Emu Room (1-2 years)
- Camelia (2-3 years) two rooms
- Echidna & Red Kangaroo Room
Each learning environment has been designed to support the individual learning, development and needs of the child.
Children enjoy magnificent park-like grounds, and an outdoor spaces that includes beautiful historical trees with area's focusing on small group experiences.
Each of the four learning environments has an outdoor play space which uses natural materials and soft colourings that support our commitment to an engaging and well-resourced learning environment for children. We also have an outdoor dining area and art studio.
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Daily Fees (before Childcare Subsidy is applied)
Ages Price 0 - 2 yrs $162.86 2 - 3 yrs $157.64 3 yrs+ $152.42 Out of Pocket? The Child Care Subsidy assists families with the cost of approved or registered childcare. Learn more about the ChildCare Subsidy here, and what you may be entitled to.
Inclusions
- Nappies and wet wipes
- Sunscreen
- Nutritious, chef-prepared meals
Refer to the Gowrie NSW Fee Policy here for more details.
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Families are asked to pack the following items in their child's bag, clearly labelled:
- change of clothes (including jumper, shirt, underpants and socks)
- sun-safe hat
- water bottle
- comfort item if needed
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Fill out the Book a Tour form here and choose an appointment time in the calendar. You can choose a morning or afternoon tours.
If you require an alternative appointment time outside of the calendar options, please email our Enrolment Team at enrolments@gowriensw.com.au.
What Our Families Say...
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I've just moved my son to Gowrie Newstead Early Education and Care from another centre in Orange, and it is fabulous. The educators are absolutely wonderful, not to mention it is the most beautiful environment ever! Jenny Parent
JennyParent -
We are so grateful for the care our educator gives to our child. She is kind, warm and compassionate. The early education experience she offers are wonderful and our daughter comes home everyday excited about what she has learned. Britt supports the emotional and social development of our child, and gives us daily updates on her wellbeing. Thanks you!
JaneParent -
Theo’s primary educator has been nothing short of amazing! We think she is an incredible young woman for the work she does and for the difference she has made to our son. He has grown so much confidence and is clearly so comfortable in the daycare environment. She is so attentive to his needs and behaviour too. We could not be happier with Gowrie, and we truly put that down to the amazing people who work there.
ChloeParent -
Charlie loves his educator Juliet and we couldn’t be happier with the care and positivity she provides to her preschool class. Thank you for being so amazing at what you do and such a big influence in his life.
LaurenParent