Kindy Cove » The Centre   Kindy Cove is located at 48 Phoenix St Lane Cove. It caters for 58 children daily between the ages of 6 weeks and 6 years. It is a council sponsored Long day care centre which offers a preschool program to children 3-6yrs. The centre directors work in collaboration with a Management Advisory Committee of parents, staff, Council and community representatives. The centre operates between 7.30am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, and is not open on Public Holidays. The centre is open 51 weeks of the year; closing for the week over Christmas and New Year. The centre is also closed for two Staff Development days during the year. Kindy Cove encompasses the natural surroundings that Lane Cove offers. Each of the rooms have outdoor environments that are spacious and leafy, including landscaped gardens which the children help to maintain as part of their program Accreditation Kindy Cove completed accreditation in early 2005. We received high quality in each of the quality areas in the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS). The QIAS is a Commonwealth Government initiative linked to the funding of Child Care Benefit (CCB). Accreditation governs quality in childcare centres. It is a credit to all the staff to receive such wonderful results in every area. The quality areas focused on are Relationships with children Respect for children Partnerships with families Staff Interactions Planning and evaluation Learning and development Protective care Health