SDN Lady McKell, Goulburn Long Day Care and Preschool

Welcome to SDN Lady McKell

SDN Lady McKell is a 73-place centre providing high-quality and early childhood education and child care for children living in Goulburn.

Our diverse team of qualified and passionate early childhood educators warmly welcomes all children and their families to SDN Lady McKell. Our educational program is designed to support each child to explore and research their own interests so they are happy and fully engaged.

SDN Lady McKell has a rich history and a strong connection with the Goulburn community – generations of families have attended our centre. Over the years we’re proud to have cultivated a beautiful outdoor environment that children can share in and learn to care for.

Children who attend SDN Lady McKell are active citizens within the community. We are located in the centre of Goulburn so we make regular trips with the children to Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn Mulwaree Library, nearby parks and places of interest such as the police station, fire station and local businesses.

In April 2016, SDN Lady McKell was assessed under the National Quality Standard and became the only centre in Goulburn to receive an overall rating of Exceeding the National Quality Standard, and Exceeding in all seven quality areas.

SDN Lady McKell welcomes children with disabilities or developmental delays, and families in need of support and assistance.

Preschool Fee Relief

The NSW Government is providing up to $2110 in fee relief for preschool aged children who are enrolled in the preschool program at SDN Children’s Services from 2023. If your child will be 4 on or before 31 July 2023, this additional funding could mean up to $40 a week in fee relief to your family, on top of the existing child care subsidy.

About SDN Children's Services

We are a not-for-profit organisation that has been providing quality early childhood education, care, children's therapies and family support since 1905.

Our purpose is to promote and enhance children’s wellbeing, learning and development in inclusive environments; and our vision is for an equitable world where all children thrive.

At SDN, your child is supported by our village.

The SDN village is a caring, inclusive, and supportive community, where your child is the centre of everything we do. We give them the freedom to invent, create, explore, and express their true selves, every day. A place where they can use their voices. And when they do, we listen.

We see the whole child and know that children thrive when we support them to grow caring hearts, healthy bodies, and curious minds.