Shadforth Cottage and Preschool
Centre Highlights
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Aware
Bottles Supplied
Meals Provided
Nappies & Wipes Supplied
SunSmart Aware
About Shadforth Cottage and Preschool
Family owned and managed for over 20 years,
Shadforth Cottage has been delivering the highest quality of child care from a very special environment in the heart of Mosman. Above all else, our philosophy, during all those years has not changed. Shadforth Cottage is where children, families and staff are treated as equal and valued individuals. Children are encouraged to develop to their full potential within a safe, caring and stimulating environment. Our team, not only exceed the number of staff to child ratios, but are trained a to deliver our unique philosophy of nurturing, learning and community.
Why Choose Us?
Because we care.
The question you may ask is how do you know we care?
Since opening in 1982, Shadforth Child Care and Preschool has been owned and operated by two Mosman-based families; Archbolds 1982-1999 (17 years) with the current Botros family taking over in 1999 (22 years ago) and continue to be involved in the service on a day to day basis.
Our Mosman services all operate from beautiful warm homes that have been sensitively adapted for modern child care education.
Our logo reflects care as the core of learning within the traditional values of family and home.
We care about the relationship that is formed between our educators and each child. We believe consistency of educators and leadership including owners is key to forming a strong bond and attachment with each child to ensure they feel loved and safe which enables the profound learning and development that children have during this critical stage of their lives.
We care about the relationship with each parent and welcome open, regular and consistent engagement. Accessible and direct communication is key and hence our telephone will be answered directly and our Educational Leader will respond to email correspondence. There is no filtering.
We are 100% focussed on our two services in Mosman and value our direct interaction which each family daily.
Given the history of Shadforth and its longstanding association with excellence in Child Care within the Mosman community, we are welcoming second and third generation families that form part of our broader family. For example children who leave Shadforth and go to “big school” have been known to form bonds amongst the “Shaddies” group of friends of both Children and parents.
We welcome you to come and experience our Shadforth Child Care and Preschool homes where caring is at the heart of learning.
Availability & Fees
Nursery - 6 wks to 2 yrs
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Toddler - 2 yrs to 3 yrs
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Preschool - 3 yrs to 6 yrs
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Fees for Shadforth Cottage and Preschool may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.
Calculate your subsidyBabies - 6 wks to 2 yrs
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Toddler - 2 yrs to 3 yrs
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Preschool - 3 yrs to 5 yrs
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Fees for Shadforth Cottage and Preschool may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.
Calculate your subsidyReviews for Shadforth Cottage and Preschool
- Grace Labout 2 months ago
When we moved to Mosman 3 years ago, we were desperate to find childcare for our baby boy. Then we found shadforth cottage, and it turned out to be the best decision we ever made. The teachers are incredibly caring and warm, which helped our son quickly form a strong bond with all his class teachers. Our son, who is super energetic, loves the curricula that shadforth provides, he was so excited to go to school everyday, sometimes even on the weekend he told us he wanted to go to school :-) there are a lot of activities such as craftwork, drawing, show and tell (my son’s favourite), yoga, growfit, healthy Harold, father/mother/grandparents day and Xmas performances, made his time there truly enjoyable. One thing we as parents really appreciated, was the daily sent out (daily summary and photos) by the class teachers, so we get to know they he did on the day. He then went on to shadforth preschool last year, where he started learning letter, numbers and single syllable words, our son has progressed so much and now made a smooth transition into kindy primary school. But every time we walked past shadforth, my son always asks can we go in to see my old teachers? Last but not least, special shout out to Emma, who’s always been super responsive, helpful, and tried her best to coordinate our needs, we cannot thank her enough.
- Derrick Browneover 3 years ago
We sent our daughter to Shadforth Cottage because we heard it was the best centre for kids to attend before starting school. We were not disappointed. While the staff at all the child care places our kids attended were lovely, we found the Shadforth Cottage educators made extra effort to develop the potential of the children, giving them literacy and numeracy skills while also allowing them time to have fun and socialise. Thanks to Louise and her team at the Shadforth Cottage preschool, we feel our little girl is now ready for school (we'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks!). Sylvia and Emma, you have a great centre, keep up the good work.
Location of Shadforth Cottage and Preschool
Mosman suburb information
Mosman is a suburb located in New South Wales. There are approximately 25 child care centres in Mosman.
How much is child care in Mosman? On average, the cost of child care in Mosman is $187 per day. This breaks down to $187 per day for babies, $183 per day for toddlers and $179 per day for kindergarten.
Mosman sits just above the national NQS Rating & the average rating of centres is «Meeting NQS».
Number of centres
Child care centres in Mosman
25
Average cost per day
Baby
0-12 Months
$187
Toddler
13-24 Months
$183
Kindergarten
2-3 Years
