News and Events

Grandparents Day

Recently we invited children to bring their grandparents to preschool to share in our program and enjoy a morning tea. The children loved sharing their preschool day with the loved

The Honey Place

With many children currently interested in bees we wanted to extend their learning. We invited Sandy from The Honey Place in Urunga to come and share his knowledge about bees.

Water Safety

With all aspects of safety featuring in our preschool program, we had Swimcare at Boambee come to visit and talk to the children about Water Safety. Lori and Katie two

We value STEM learning at Brayside and booked Science On The Move to visit and teach our children more about science. Through interactive hands-on learning the children experienced educational science

Mothers Day Night

Once again this year we hosted a Mothers Night to pamper our Mums and show them how special they are to us. It was very heart warming to see all

Becoming Bi-Cultural

This month Siandra Webb from Bi-Cultural support has made several visits to our preschool to teach us more about our local Gumbaynggirr culture. Siandra has been sharing stories, songs, art

Family Cultural Feast

On 29th March , 2017 we held a Family Cultural Feast. Families from our preschool shared food from their home cultures. It was a great opportunity for families to come

Police Visit 2017

Jo Brooker, Coffs Community Liason Officer, visited preschool to share some very important information with the children. Jo discussed – Safe people Safe Places Stranger Danger Charlie The Penguin mascot

Muddy Puddles

It is part of our Brayside Community Preschool philosophy that we value messy play and an appreciation of natural environments. After recent rain we had so much fun interacting with

Brayside Reunion

Every year we enjoy hosting an afternoon tea as a reunion for all our 2016 preschool graduates. We love reconnecting with families and finding out how everyone is settling into

Henny Penny

For the past two weeks we have the amazing opportunity to watch and observe young chicks hatching out of their eggs as part of the Henny Penny Hatchery program. This

Sharing Brayside Preschool Experiences

Scott and Lola

The culture that Janette fosters at Brayside is all about providing a safe, fun, enjoyable environment for children to flourish. The group of women that work at Brayside are not kids straight out of school looking for a job. They are women who have typically had their own kids and choose to work at Brayside due to their love of utilising their teaching qualifications and caring for children in a great preschool.

Nicky Susan

The best preschool in Coffs! Such a beautiful environment and the most amazing, beautiful, caring staff. I wouldn't leave my children anywhere else! Love it!

Amy Lawler

Loved this preschool. My daughter was going here and she was always happy there, loved going and wanted to go on her days off. My son who was too young to go also loved being there. The classroom and outside areas are amazing always with new areas set up for the kids to explore.

Mark Wray

Best preschool in the world!!! seriously, my wife and I have 5 kids, 3 have or are attending and the other 2 will be, thanks so much guys!!

Gerard and Nicole Martin

This is the best preschool ever! Parents love it, children love it and even people who just drop by say that they have a sense of peace and happiness in this place. So true!!!

Making preschool fun!