Acacia Early Education and Care Centre

Acacia is a medium sized centre with 64 places. It caters to children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age and the centre is open from 7.30am to 6.00pm.

It has a strong sense of community which has been created with the use of a shared outdoor learning space for all children as well as a shared dining area which is the central hub of the centre.

Acacia has been working with the Canberra Environment Centre to establish and maintain vegetable and herb gardens. The children have been very involved in the ‘Grow Together’ project where they learn about gardening, healthy foods and sustainable practices.

We have also embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the curriculum and once a month an Aboriginal Elder visits our both our Acacia and Birralee centres to talk about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through music, dance and storytelling.