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Finding quality childcare in Menai that balances education with warm, attentive care isn’t always easy. Rise & Shine Kindergarten Menai was built to answer exactly that gap.
Serving families across Menai, Illawong, Woronora, Sutherland, Bardens Ridge, Bangor, and Alfords Point, with fees from $20 per day after government subsidies.
Most long-day care centres in Menai follow the standard EYLF curriculum. Rise & Shine goes above and beyond with the Shine Advantage™, a proprietary five-element curriculum (Smart Start, Fit, Inspired, Unite, and Crew) designed to support the whole child, not just school readiness milestones.
Every element works together: literacy and STEM in Smart Start, physical confidence through Fit, creativity through Inspired, and social foundations through Unite and Crew.
For babies, the Care+ infant approach places a consistent primary educator with each child, building the security that underpins all early development. For preschoolers, the Orbit STEM Hub turns curiosity into a skill set, and the Kindy+ events and excursion program prepares them for out-of-classroom educational experiences before they set foot in school.
This is further reinforced by the 2025 Teachers’ Guild of NSW Excellence Award received by Rise & Shine Kindergarten’s Educational Leaders, which reflects the standard of care and education delivered across the service.
Choosing our daycare in Menai means weighing up a lot of options, and price isn’t always the right measure. What families at Rise & Shine Menai consistently value at Rise & Shine is consistency: the same educators, the same routines, and a team that truly knows each child. That kind of stability doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built into how Rise & Shine hires, trains, and retains our educators across every centre.
At Rise & Shine Kindergarten Menai, there’s nothing to forget in the morning:
We’ve created a holistic, play-based early-learning curriculum designed to support your child’s whole development academically, socially, emotionally, and creatively. Known across the sector for our award-winning STEM program, we lead the way in innovative early childhood education.
Our approach is called the Shine Advantage™ curriculum, a research-driven program that goes beyond teaching letters and numbers. While early literacy and numeracy are essential, true school readiness is built through problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence.
The Shine Advantage™ Program is structured around five core learning elements, ensuring every child develops the skills, confidence, and curiosity they need to thrive in school and beyond.
Smart Start 
Inspired 
Unite 
Fit 
Crew We are happy and honoured to share some of the many testimonials from the hundreds of happy parents of children enrolled at Rise & Shine Kindergarten.
We are incredibly fortunate that Zoe is able to attend Rise & Shine. From the moment she enters the door I have a sense of security knowing she is being looked after by such friendly, nurturing, caring educators. The genuine affection and enthusiasm the staff show the children at the centre truly makes Rise and Shine a child’s “home away from home”. The cleanliness and educational facilities are amazing and are moving in line with today’s technology.
We would like to thank the staff at Rise and Shine Kindergarten for their professionalism. Even though my daughter has just started in the Centre, she fell in love with the place the moment she stepped in. We know that our daughter is well taken care of in the Centre. Each day she comes home with a new story to tell us and you can see the excitement in her eyes. We would highly recommend Rise & Shine Kindergarten and we know our daughter definitely enjoys her days there!
The Child Care Subsidy reduces out-of-pocket costs for most families, and NSW Start Strong preschool funding adds further relief for eligible 4-year-olds. Combined, Menai families often pay from $20 per day for a full program. Estimate your subsidy here →
Rise & Shine has centres right across Sydney, including:
If you’re still weighing up your options, a tour is the easiest way to make the decision. Come and see our Menai nursery, toddler and preschool rooms for yourself, along with our Smart Start (inhouse STEM room), atelier, and beautiful outdoor spaces, meet the team, and ask everything you need to know about availability and fees. We’d love to show you around.
Fees include all Shine Advantage™ curriculum’s educational programs,
on premises freshly cooked meals, nappies, sunscreen and enrolment pack.
Calculate your out of pocket expenses using our fee calculator here.
We welcome children from 6 weeks to 6 years across three dedicated rooms: Nursery, Toddler, and Preschool/Kindergarten.
Eligible families can pay from $20 per day with CCS and NSW Start Strong combined. Use the CCS Estimator or speak to our team for a personalised figure.
Yes — our Preschool/Kindergarten room runs for children aged 3–6 and includes a Transition to School Program that runs throughout the year as well as an intensive four-week program each November for children heading into their first year of formal schooling.
Yes, we operate Monday to Friday 7:00 am–6:00 pm all year round, public holidays excepted. No disruption to care during NSW school holiday periods.
Rise & Shine Kindergarten would acknowledge the Traditional Custodians across Australia and recognise First Nations peoples’ continued cultural connection to the land, sky and waterways that surround us. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
Rise & Shine Kindergarten would acknowledge the Traditional Custodians across Australia and recognise First Nations peoples’ continued cultural connection to the land, sky and waterways that surround us. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
