Toybox Named Finalist Across Seven Categories at the 2026 EECE Awards

There are a hundred small things that don’t make it into an awards submission, in our centres in North Sydney and Mascot. The educator who remembers a child’s favourite bandaid. The child who arrived quiet one morning, and by afternoon was singing.

This year, those things found their way into the Excellence in Early Childhood Education Awards 2026, and Toybox Early Learning has been named a finalist across seven categories.

Centre nominations:

• Medium Metropolitan Service
• Excellence in Environmental Program
• Excellence in Food, Nutrition and Menu Design
• Team Excellence Award

Individual nominations:

• Educator Excellence – Louise McDonald
• Young Educator Excellence – Sophie Moore
• Educational Leader Excellence – Lynne Graham

This recognition belongs to every educator, every family, and every child who has been part of what we have built together.

Winners will be announced at the Fullerton Hotel on 12 September. We cannot wait.

Caring for families in the Lower North Shore including North Sydney, Kirribilli, Milsons Point, Artarmon, Waverton, Neutral Bay and Crows Nest.

Serving families in the Inner South including Mascot, Rosebery, Alexandria, Eastlakes, Botany, Zetland, Pagewood and Kingsford.