Up to 40 children aged 2.5 to 6. The same director for years. A Reggio-inspired practice and a generous yard with mature gum trees. About 9 minutes from Pymble Station. CCS approved.
We are a single-level centre for up to 40 children, on a quiet residential street where we have cared for local children since 1991, with the same mature gum trees still in the yard. For some Pymble families that calm scale is the whole reason they enrol with us.
We are small, and that means your child keeps the same educators year after year. Tina has led the centre for years. Educators stay long enough that some families have moved a second and third child through the same room with the same lead educator.
If your child will go on to Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble Public School (with its established sustainability and vegetable garden program), or Sydney Grammar St Ives Preparatory, the project work and fine motor habits our educators document daily are exactly the skills and habits those schools build on.
Many Pymble streets are closer to us than they look on a map. Many families on the leafy streets east of Pacific Highway, around Pymble Avenue, Bicentennial Park, or down toward Sheldon Forest, are 5 to 7 minutes from our gate. For these families the choice of preschool is rarely about distance, it's about the feel of the place once they arrive.
We see children whose older siblings attend Pymble Public School, families with girls heading on to Pymble Ladies' College, and Pymble parents who chose St Ives Chase for the same reasons they chose Pymble itself: the trees, the calm, the open space. Quite a few of our long-standing families came to us as Pymble locals and have stayed through a second or third child.
Pymble has plenty of preschool options. What we offer is the small, familiar one: 2 classrooms, 40 children, the same director since 2017, and the same educators alongside her for many years. Pymble parents who tour with us often say the day feels less institutional and more like an extension of how the children play at home.
2 classrooms, Koalas and Joeys. Every educator knows every child. Settling in happens quickly because the group is small.
Tina studied at the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in April 2025 with the Reggio Australia Study Group. The approach treats children as researchers of their own world.
Mature gum trees, a sandpit, a worm farm, a vegetable garden. Most days the children are outside more than they are in.
We absolutely love the warm staff, community vibe and huge space here, couldn't recommend it enough. The app posts show how much fun they're having whilst learning so much through all the well-structured, play-based activities. Our little girl is off to St Ives North Public School next year.
Since our family recently moved to Australia, we had many worries about sending our kids to kindergarten, both language-wise and culturally. Both of our children have happily adapted and are truly enjoying their time here. Because it's not a large centre, each child receives more personal attention.
The team at Chase provide an ideal structure and rhythm for the kids, that we feel sets them up well for primary school. The events they hold for kids and parents and the regular communications mean you are not just joining a kindergarten, you are joining a community.
Choose between preschool hours or extended long day care, from 2 to 5 days per week. Child Care Subsidy approved, so most families pay significantly less out of pocket.
Families from Pymble are very welcome. Book a tour with our team, a walk around the space, time to ask questions, no pressure. Usually 30 minutes, and you're welcome to bring your child.