Bentley Community Preschool

Bentley Community Preschool Bentley Community Preschool a sustainable , magical , child centred play space for everyone.

Our community management model supports Quality Education for young children with highly experienced, educated and kind Teachers & Educators.

29/05/2026

🐮Cow Pat Lotto 2026
👏Congratulations to :
Narelle Gordon &
Lupo Cameron who were our winners .
$125.00 gift vouchers are generously donated by MacDonalds Pharmacy and run kindly by Gordon & Janelle Serone.

Thank you to all the community who have supported this fun - raiser. 🥳

We are very grateful
Bentley Preschool
Bentley Hall

“Earthly Pedagogy” resumes at Bentley Community Preschool on Thursday, 14th May, from 4:30pm-6pm. We will review clay pr...
03/05/2026

“Earthly Pedagogy” resumes at Bentley Community Preschool on Thursday, 14th May, from 4:30pm-6pm. We will review clay preparation techniques using terracotta clay then practice pinch pots.

The theoretical frameworks remain focused on Donna Haraway’s “Living in Troubled Times”. The fired pieces from the end of Term 1 serve as a metaphor - beautifully sculpted and glazed, yet some survived while others underwent metamorphosis. Given that most pots broke during firing, we can ask:

What happens when things crack and fall apart? Staying with the trouble, how can we proceed with this new knowledge?

We are all back on deck tomorrow . Staffing update : Our Educational Leader Lee - Anne Gibson works Monday - Thursday :📚...
27/04/2026

We are all back on deck tomorrow .

Staffing update :

Our Educational Leader Lee - Anne Gibson works Monday - Thursday :
📚Monday - Documentation and pedagogical research ( works from home )
Tuesday - Thursday : 8 am -3:30pm : Program with children and families .

Diploma Educator - Paola Maher : Tuesday - Thursday
9:30am-3:30pm- Program with children & families .

📖Bookkeeper - Sue Train
Tuesday 8:30 - 3:30pm

Director & Nominated Supervisor - Nicole Caves

💻Monday - administration & meeting -work from home .
Tuesday - Thursday - a flexible mix of working with families & children alongside administrative role.

Thankyou to the team & casuals who supported my leave of absence . 🙏

I was off running & trekking the Himalayas in Nepal !

The world is an incredible place with reaching personal goals in it filling my cup with gratefulness & awe for the diversity of life on our planet .

Looking forward to seeing everyone again & sharing 😌

Please save the date to support Community Preschools across the State in our sustained rally for increased NSW Governmen...
20/04/2026

Please save the date to support Community Preschools across the State in our sustained rally for increased NSW Government funding to afford pay parity with our colleagues in Public School sector & Long Day Care .

All welcome as we march together in Lismore .

“Earthly Pedagogy”Listening to a range of singers & speakers as Citizen scientists , advocates and tree huggers 🐨🦉at Li...
22/03/2026

“Earthly Pedagogy”

Listening to a range of singers & speakers as Citizen scientists , advocates and tree huggers 🐨🦉at Lismore Forest Rally - The Quad !

Turning up to support protection of Native Forests today.

Big takeaway is that we are needed to hold the government accountable to forestry laws that they do not uphold . There are plenty of examples …

Big take away … know your Country & home … who else lives here with us ?

🌎Earthly Pedagogy 🔥Our pots, fidgets and other bits & pieces are fired 🔥.I will drop them off this week !Term 2 starts W...
21/03/2026

🌎Earthly Pedagogy 🔥

Our pots, fidgets and other bits & pieces are fired 🔥.

I will drop them off this week !

Term 2 starts Week 3 Thursday 4:30-6pm .( flyer says Week 2 but I will be away ) .

Term 2 we have ceramist from Lismore, Stefi visiting to demonstrate joining techniques . ( Pun not intended 😂)She wants to join us in creative discussions 🙂🤯. She made the delightful plate “Anthroapocolypse! “

Thankyou to everyone gathering together with us
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Tea & Toast held every Thursday morning 🫖
19/03/2026

Tea & Toast held every Thursday morning
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PINK ! 💕The Fairwork Commission released recommendations to the STATE GOVERNMENT to increase funding as the primary fund...
17/03/2026

PINK !
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The Fairwork Commission released recommendations to the STATE GOVERNMENT to increase funding as the primary funder to Community preschools!

How much longer can we be treated as the “ poor country cousins “ compared to the same qualified , same work expectations as Public School Teachers !

We are wearing pink to signal that our beloved preschools do not want families to bear the brunt of increased costs & reasonable pay increases through increased fees and charges !

Pink = Visibility , respect & value …
Any thing else ? 💕

Ongoings in Earthly Pedagogy ! Glazing & pattern making with a splash of speculative fabulation sharing the divine leath...
05/03/2026

Ongoings in Earthly Pedagogy !
Glazing & pattern making with a splash of speculative fabulation sharing the divine leather bound writings from Fairymount Preschool 💕

Movie night next week - Donna Haraway Lectures , ( of course 😂🤯)

Our end of year celebration was really cool … it stretched over a good 2 hours , well attended and full of yummy treats...
16/12/2025

Our end of year celebration was really cool … it stretched over a good 2 hours , well attended and full of yummy treats !

Thank you to our community of extended families & families who shared jokes about wild animals , listened to sweet singing by the children and applauded our young ones who are heading out & into the wild & wondeful world of primary school !

The patience taken to create then plant our special ceramic hands in the “ Sea of Hands “ ceremony was quiet & purposeful !

The decision making and consideration of choices in each childs fragrant sculptures / figurines (- imagine peppermint , eucalyptus sculptures gift wrapped in funky tapes and ribboned boxes 🎵✅) was carefully created to take home and share 💕🏡

We are saying , “ Yes” to all children thriving locally & in our Nation

Address

Bentley Road
Bentley, NSW
2480

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3pm
Thursday 8:30am - 3pm

Telephone

+61266635204

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