Every year the Koori Curriculum in collaboration with Paddington Children's Centre and Petersham TAFE Child Studies coordinate an annual Gift Giving Drive. 

Photo Above: Educators from Paddington Children's Centre and their collection of donations for the Gift Giving Drive 2018.

This year we were overwhelmed by the  incredibly generous support that we had from individual community members, early learning services, the teaching faculty at Petersham TAFE and the wider TAFE Sydney Institute community.

Photo Above: Natalie Cordukes, Director of Paddington Children's Centre with educator Catherine Stephenson sorting through donations.

Donated items consisted of pantry products to compile family food hampers as well as toys and clothes for children 0-12 years of age.


We would like to thank all the early learning service teams, families and community members that contributed to our drive. Your support has been incredible and insurmountable. 


Thank you!

Paddington Children's Centre
Petersham TAFE Childhood Education
Randwick TAFE Childhood Education
Meadowbank TAFE Childhood Education
Alexandria Child Care Centre
Fairy Kingdom Child Care Centre
Abbotsford Long Day Care Centre

Thank you!

Pennant Hills War Memorial Children's Centre
Betty Spears Children's Centre
Integricare Parramatta
Hopskotch Kindergarten
Seedling Kinds Croydon Park
Balmain Children's Centre
Botany Family Day Care
Romana Freeman

Thank you!
Goodstart Quakers Hill
Rozelle Childcare Centre
Tigger Honeypot Child Care Centre
Explore & Develop Annandale
John Mcmahon Children's Centre
Concord West Rhodes Preschool
Brendon Morrow, Lauren Strachan and Kieren Keys

and a special mention and thank you to the Student Army from Petersham TAFE


All of the gifts and food hampers that have been so generously donated are going to make a huge difference to families and communities that need it the most. 




Merry Christmas everyone!
Until next year
Jess x