We take pride in keeping our learning spaces clean, safe, and ready for discovery.
At Dubbo Early Learning Centre, we work hard to ensure every space—indoors and outdoors—is safe, clean, and thoughtfully maintained. From the playroom to the frog pond, our environments are looked after with care, so your child can enjoy learning in a space that feels healthy, organised, and inspiring.
Adapting Through Experience
After facing one of the worst mouse plagues in regional history, our team acted quickly and creatively. We replaced nature baskets with sealed plastic containers, lifted lockers off the floor, and added wheels to shelving so furniture could be easily moved for cleaning. What began as a crisis became an opportunity to rethink our spaces for hygiene, flexibility, and safety. These improvements now make daily cleaning more effective and allow children to enjoy fresh, inviting spaces every day.
Daily Checks and Ongoing Maintenance
We follow a strict schedule of daily safety checks and regular maintenance. Deep cleaning routines ensure that all areas—including shared equipment and high-traffic zones—stay hygienic and well-kept. Educators use maintenance logs to report repairs, and our leadership team responds promptly to ensure nothing gets overlooked. Our approach reflects current research and best practice in early childhood health and safety.
Everyone Plays a Role
We value the input of both families and staff in maintaining our environment. Families often help with practical jobs such as gardening, display updates, and even minor repairs. Parents with medical or health backgrounds share advice—especially during outbreaks of respiratory illness like RSV. One of our parents, a respiratory specialist, has helped us stay informed and prepared to keep all children safe.
Reflecting and Improving Together
When we make changes to our spaces, we reflect on them as a team and communicate clearly with educators and families. Whether it’s a new layout, added logs in the yard, or the construction of our frog pond, we explain the “why” behind the change and how it connects to children’s learning. Educators then use these changes to plan new activities, such as nature walks, insect exploration, and digging patches.
Community and Curiosity
Our commitment to maintenance goes hand in hand with our commitment to learning. We built a frog pond after noticing children’s interest in nature. We added logs to encourage insect life, and now children actively explore the yard looking for witchetty grubs and signs of life under rocks. Our environment is not just clean and safe—it’s alive, evolving, and responsive to children’s interests.