What is Bub Hub?
Established in 2022 by local mums, Bub Hub Blue Mountains Inc has provided over 200 childcare places for local families. We’re addressing the critical childcare shortage in our area while making a new form of childcare possible. Our co-working spaces with onsite childcare allow parents to work nearby while their children are cared for by childcare educators. We are supporting new parents maintaining their careers while staying close to their babies, continued breast/chest-feeding without compromise, children with specific needs who benefit from parent proximity, and greater gender equity in the workplace and community. As Bub Hub is often a child's earliest experiences of childcare outside the home, our blended work-care approach gently support parents and children in one of the most transformative stages of their lives.
Photo: Children with our childcare team at Tanderra, Springwood.
In Term 1 2025 (Feb-Apr), we are running the following sessions*:
Tuesdays 9.30am-12.30pm. Springwood (Tanderra OOSH)
Wednesdays 9:30am-12:30pm Springwood (Tanderra OOSH)
Thursdays 9:30am-12:30pm Springwood (Tanderra OOSH)
Fridays 9:30am-12:30pm Lawson (Mid-Mountains Community Centre)
*Wednesdays and Fridays will run in Term 1. Tuesdays and Thursdays will run subject to sufficient bookings.
As a non-profit community-focused organisation, we fundraise to ensure our session rates remain as affordable as possible.Cost: $40 per 3 hour session
Subsidised rates are available to those in need of financial support. We also offer a discounted rate if you are bringing multiple children.Please email us at bubhubbluemountains@gmail.com for bookings. We are happy to answer any questions you may have too.
Term 1 2025 is kindly sponsored by:
Thanks to their generous support, and the support of other sponsors and supporters, we can maintain our affordable session rates, provide family subsidies, and ensure ethical pay for our childcare staff.
How does co-working with onsite childcare work?
Our venues have two rooms in close proximity: one room for childcare and the other for co-working.While our primary goal is for children to be in the childcare room and parents to be in the co-working area, we prioritise flexibility. Parents might be found settling children, feeding, changing nappies, or working in the childcare space to support gentle transitions.Our childcare service operates under voluntary mobile creche care guidelines with a carefully maintained staff-to-child ratio of one carer per four children. Each session is supervised by an experienced professional with a minimum of five years in the industry. All staff, including volunteers, are thoroughly vetted with working with children checks and hold current first aid certifications.Parents must remain on-site throughout the session. Our staff can assist with feeding and nap settling, but require parents to provide necessary items like prams, comforters, or porta cots. While staff will feed and settle children, they cannot perform nappy changes or toilet assistance, and will contact parents when such needs arise.We require parents to bring appropriate snacks and water for their children. A strict no nuts policy is enforced, so please ensure all provided food is nut-free. To maintain a healthy environment, we ask that children with cold or flu symptoms remain at home.As outdoor play is a regular part of our childcare program, we request parents apply sunscreen and any insect repellents before the session and provide sun hats for their children. On colder days, please bring outdoor coats and warm attire.Our childcare team is committed to working collaboratively with parents to create the most supportive environment for each child's needs. Please let us know how best to support you.
Photo: gentle transitions. Baby happy with mum close by in our children's space at Tanderra, Springwood.
Our supporters
We would like to thank our ongoing supporters who make Bub Hub Blue Mountains possible.
With Bub Hub, you get a community. We're creating the village we need to support our parenting journeys.
We are now open on Fridays at Lawson, in partnership with Belong Blue Mountains.
