Gumnut Cottage
Gumnut Cottage is located in the grounds of Macquarie University and has operated for over 30 years. It is licensed through the Department of Human Services and accreditated at the highest attainable level through the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC).
At Gumnut, we have five learning spaces that cater for a total of 84 children daily, consisting of:
Blue Room: 12 infants aged 6 weeks to approximately 20 months
Green Room: 16 infants from approximately 16 months to 2.5 years (Group size will be reduced to 12 infants from 2012)
Pink Room: 16 toddlers from 2 to 3 years
Yellow Room: 20 preschoolers from 3 to 5 years
Orange Room: 20 preschoolers from 3 to 5 years
Useful Information:
Gumnut Cottage is the winner of "Best School Garden - Preschool" category in the City of Ryde Spring Garden Competition 2011 for the second year in a row!
Special thanks to the families, staff and our gardener, Michael McDeed for dedicating your time and effort to help children understand and value the outdoor environment. It has been a wonderful project to transform Gumnut's outdoor environment into wonderful spaces for children. Receiving the award again demonstrates the commitment from the children, staff and families in maintaining these outdoor spaces.
The annual City of Ryde Spring Garden Competition showcases the variety of green-thumbed local talent. Judging is based on three criteria: maintenence, design and intent.
More about Gumnut:
Gumnut aims to be a centre with sustainable practices, for more information on how to be sustainable, do visit Macquarie University's Sustainability Website.
