Welcome To Girrinbai Community

Pre-school's School Page.

Girrinbai  Pre-school is located at Belmont North, New South Wales, Australia.( Approx. 120 Kilometres north of Sydney ). Belmont is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie and is located on the Eastern side of Lake Macquarie, Australia's Largest Saltwater Lake. We are also a part of the Hunter Valley, a region famous for our vineyards and a popular tourist destination.  

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Girrinbai is an Indigenous word and it means ' First Born Female Child ' it is derived from the Awabakal language from our local region .We selected this name as we liked the sound of the word and it represented the majority of our teaching staff in our centre.

We will also use the words Wonai- referring to a child in Awabakal. The Awabakal Language is the traditional Language  of our region where Girrinbai stands.

Our Mission Statement

To provide a high  quality educational service that exceeds current regulations and ensures that education is delivered in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere for the children and parents in the Eastlakes Community.

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Why choose Girrinbai for your child?

Girrinbai is a Not For Profit Preschool. Our children  are too precious for profit. 

• We make no  compromise in quality by employing more staff with higher qualifications in the Eastlakes Area. 
• On most days our staff ratio per child is higher than the stated regulations.
• Our staff team are committed to building relationships with the families of the Eastlakes area and this is shown through their dedication and long term association to Girrinbai Preschool.
• We have specialised staff trained in Child Development,  Special Needs , Cultural Enrichment and Signed English ( Sign Language).
• Our curriculum is based on the individual needs of the children by monitoring their personal development , growth and interests. We ensure that we provide for the development and growth in  physical, emotional, cultural , social and intellectual abilities.
• Our centre provides the children with the opportunity to participate and learn in small groups which will enable them to develop their self-esteem and individualism.
• Extra curricula activities are offered which extends and compliments our programme. These activities include cultural , scientific and dramatic play.
• Migrant and Indigenous Teachers are employed to  enrich our cultural programmes.
• Supervision of children is always a priority in our service .
• Specialised programmes taught in our centre include Child Protection , Social Skills, De Bono's Thinking Hats, Sign Language, Perceptual Motor Skills and Storytelling.
• Our programmes are designed to your child's individual needs. We provide to  enrich your child's strengths ,  skills and endeavour to  ensure that your child reaches their full potential.
• We are community owned which means we are not for profit therefore all fees go into providing quality care and education for your child. At Girrinbai ,we don't profit- your child does.
• Extended hours are offered to cater to working families.
• Being a community owned centre ,  you as a parent are given the opportunity to have a say on how the service is run and the care and education provided for your child. 
• Our location is central to many and offers the advantage of being adjacent to Jewells Primary School- ideal for one drop off point for the two schools.
• This advantage also leads to a natural integration from preschool to primary school for many-no new environment only graduation to  big school.
• The playground is purpose built for the children, whilst trees and sun cover shades protect from the damaging UV rays.
• We offer safe drop off points with adequate parking-an essential safety consideration when making the important decision as to  which preschool your child should attend.
• We encourage community involvement.

      Please visit one of our Classrooms.

Our Two classrooms have recently been renamed due to renovations. We wanted to upgrade the names of the classrooms to correlate to the new decor. We held a new room naming competition. Congratulation to: Thomas for selecting the Coral Room (Alyxia) and Gabby for selecting the Kimberley Room (Banksia) .

The Coral Room.

The Kimberley Room.

Here are a few links that we have browsed that you might find interesting.