Centre director Kate Higginbottom said acknowledging the Awabakal people was part of the centre's daily program. 

"They say: hello land, they touch the ground; hello sky, they put their arms up to the sky; hello me, they hug themselves; hello friends, they hug their friends," Ms Higginbottom said.

"That is part of our acknowledgement to country which acknowledges those connections to Australia's first people."

The centre's approach sought to engage the children in conversations and talking about cultural history. 

Each day up to 39 children, aged between 0-6, attend the centre where they engage in a "play-based" curriculum.

"We know that the first five years of a child's life are the most crucial to their learning and development, "Ms Higginbottom said. 

"Research shows the brain develops most drastically and the impact of quality education and care is most effective to their future learning."

To celebrate its 30^th anniversary, held on March 20, Aunty Sandra Griffin, a descendant of the Pambalong clan of the Awabakal people said the welcome to country, while the Adamstown Public School Indigenous dancers performed for the children as well.

"What we really wanted to focus on is the fact we are actually celebrating 30 years on Awabakal land," Ms Higginbottom said.  "We have educated children on this land for 30 years, but also for thousands of years children have learnt on this land."

The centre's program sees the children exploring bark from trees, hearing traditional Awabakal stories, and walking across pebbles barefoot. These activities are then connected to the Awabakal people. 

"Learning to walk over the uneven surface of the earth. They're the things children would have done thousands of years ago when Australia's first people were roaming the land," Ms Higginbottom said. "We are acknowledging that this is the history of Australia."