Campbelltown Community Children's Centre Inc

A Centre that has been standing for 50 years where every piece of furniture is solid, safe and considered is a standout. Where a broken shelf does not stay broken. Where resources are not thrown away when they show wear, they are sanded back, restored and given a new life that tells children something important about how we see the world.

That is the standard we hold ourselves to at Campbelltown Community Children's Centre.
And it exists because of two people most families don't see often.

The environments that children learn in every single day, the spaces that feel safe, warm and cared for, do not maintain themselves. Behind every well-functioning room, every repaired piece of equipment, every freshly sanded chair that a child sits on without even thinking about it, there is someone who showed up before anyone else did and made sure it was right.

That someone is Michael and alongside him, Gary.

Michael does not just fix what is broken. He looks at a tired piece of furniture and sees what it could become. He repurposes. He restores. He gives things a second life. Sustainability is a decision we make every single day in the most practical and unglamorous ways possible.

Together Michael and Gary are the reason this building has carried 50 years of history and is ready for 50 more. They are the reason our children, families and educators walk into spaces that are safe, functional and genuinely cared for.

If you know Michael and Gary, drop some love in the comments below. These two absolute legends deserve to hear it. 👇💛

Most Services invest their energy in the wrong place.
A new sensory table. A curated shelf. A colour palette that belongs in an interior design magazine. An aesthetic that performs beautifully online and means absolutely nothing to a three year old who is having a hard morning and needs someone to sit with them on the floor.

The environment helps so much but it does not settle a child. The educator does. The resources do not build a relationship. The person holding them does. And no amount of neutral tones and ceramic bowls will replace the human being who gets down and meets a child exactly where they are.

You cannot buy that. You cannot curate it. You cannot photograph it.

The best resource a Centre will ever have walks through the door every morning before the children do. They leave whatever is happening in their own life at the door. They show up present, passionate and completely committed to the small human in front of them. Their values show up in the way they speak to children, never above them, always with them.

At Campbelltown Community Children's Centre we have never confused a beautiful room with a nurturing one.

We invest in our learning environments but we do more in our people. Because a child with a genuine relationship with a genuinely passionate educator will thrive anywhere.

And a child without that will be lost in the most beautiful environment you have ever seen.

📌 Individual and group tours are now open for 2027.
If you require care sooner and cannot wait until next year, we have very limited spots remaining for Mondays and Fridays in November and December in 2026. These will go fast.

Give us a call if you are interested on
08 8336 2100 and we will find the best option for your family.

Educators Day is coming up and we want to do something a little different this year.

We want our educators to hear it directly from you.
Every single day the people in our rooms show up with their whole hearts. They know your child's favourite story, the way they like to be greeted in the morning, the songs that make them laugh and the moments when they just need a quiet corner and someone to sit with them. They notice the small things. They celebrate the big things. And they do all of it with a level of care and dedication that does not always get said out loud.

So we are asking you to say it out loud.

💛 What does your child's educator mean to you and your family?

Drop your message via the link below.

https://app.infobox.com.au/f/3TavvR3rf4Dui3vlJ70FbNmeRWcmAlV7

Comment the name of a CCCC Educator who has made a difference to your family. Let them know today.

Back in 1976, a group of people in this community decided that children deserved something extraordinary. A place built on deep respect for who children are and who they are becoming.
That decision has never stopped shaping everything we do.

Today we are incredibly proud and genuinely humbled to share that Campbelltown Community Children's Centre has been named a Finalist in the 2026 Local Business Awards Greater Adelaide in the category of Outstanding Local Early Childhood Centre.

This recognition belongs to every family who has walked through our doors and trusted us with the most important person in their world. Who has asked the hard questions, shown up for difficult conversations, sent us messages at the end of a long day to say thank you. Who has chosen us because they believed in what we stand for.

It belongs to every educator who has shown up every single morning with their whole heart. Who has sat on the floor, listened deeply, noticed the small things and made a child feel known in a way that changes who they become.

It belongs to this community. The one we have been part of for fifty years and the one we will continue to serve with everything we have.

We are so grateful. For the votes, for the support, for the trust and for every single person who is part of this story.

Thank you Campbelltown CCC. This is for you. 🏆💛

Look at these little humans climbing into an ambulance like they own it.

This is what happens when a community genuinely shows up for its children.

A huge thank you to one of our parents Mikayla and the incredible team at St John Ambulance for the time with our children. Watching little faces light up as they explored every corner of that vehicle, asked a million questions and touched every button they were allowed to touch, that is the kind of learning that stays with a child forever.

These moments only happens because of the community we have built together. Because we have amazing families who give a damn. Who show up. Who say yes to be part of their child's learning. Who understand that what happens here every single day is an extension of home.

At Campbelltown Community Children's Centre we offer incursions, excursions, community partnerships. Real world experiences that put children face to face with the people and places that make up the world they are growing into.

There is a moment that happens with almost every child who meets our chickens for the first time.
They stop. They hesitate. They look up at an educator with wide eyes that say... am I allowed to? Is it safe? What do I do?

And then something shifts.

They reach out. They feel the feathers. They hear the sound. They realise the chicken is not scary and more importantly, they realise that they are braver than they thought.

We live in a time where children are increasingly disconnected from living things. From nature. From the mess and unpredictability of real life. Everything is curated, sanitised and controlled. And we wonder why so many children struggle with uncertainty, with discomfort, with things that do not go exactly to plan.

Caring for chickens puts children back in contact with the real world.
It teaches them that living things have needs that are not negotiable. You cannot rush a chicken. You cannot multitask when you are holding one. You have to be completely present, aware of your hands, your voice, your movements and the effect they have on another living thing.

And it teaches that the world is full of living things that deserve our care and our respect. That our choices, how gently we move, how quietly we speak, how consistently we show up, have a real impact on the world around us.

We are raising children who think. Who wonder. Who approach the unfamiliar with curiosity instead of fear. Who understand that being brave and being mindful are not opposites.

Kicking off Early Learning Matters Week with Special Visitors!

What a wonderful start to Early Learning Matters Week here at Campbelltown Community Children's Centre! This Monday, we were honoured to welcome Jenn Roberts and Matthew Maruzzi to our service, spending time with our children and seeing first-hand the meaningful learning that happens here every single day.

It means so much to our team to be recognised for the important work we do. Early childhood educators play a vital role in shaping the earliest years of a child's life, building foundations for learning, connection, and wellbeing that last a lifetime.

Thank you, Jenn and Matthew, for taking the time to visit, for engaging so genuinely with our children, and for recognising the value of the Early childhood education and care sector and the incredible workforce behind it. Visits like this remind us how important this work truly is.

Here's to a wonderful Early Learning Matters Week ahead!

This week, Campbelltown Community Children’s Centre is proudly celebrating Early Learning Matters Week and the powerful role the early years play in shaping children’s lives.

More than ever, Early Childhood needs a strong voice.

The early years are not simply preparation for school. They are the years when children begin forming their understanding of themselves, other people and the world around them. Through play, relationships, questions, experimentation and everyday experiences, children learn how to communicate, make decisions, solve problems, manage challenges and contribute to their community.

Throughout the week, we will celebrate early learning in the way we value most: through the children’s lens.

We will listen closely to their ideas, observe the theories they develop through play and create opportunities for them to investigate what genuinely captures their curiosity. A cardboard box may become a complex construction project. A disagreement in the sandpit may become an important lesson in negotiation. A child asking “why?” may lead an entire group into days of research, testing and discovery.

This week, we celebrate our children, our educators and the meaningful learning that happens every day across our Centre.

Because early learning does not only prepare children for childcare, preschool or school.

It helps prepare them for life.