1960

• Campbell Pre-school centre
• Dickson Preschool (closes 1985)
• Red Hill Preschool

1961

1963

The following preschool opens:

• Turner Preschool

The Government Preschool Officer officially stops referring to each preschool as a “play centre’ and adopts the term “preschool” .

The following preschool opens:

• Hughes Preschool

The following preschools open:

• Curtin South Preschool
• Hackett Preschool
• Watson – Knox Street (later Majura) Preschool

1966
The following preschools open

• Chiefly Preschool
• Lyons Preschool

1967
The following preschools open:

• Curtin North Preschool
• Garran Preschool

1968

The following preschools open:

• Downer (Cotton Pl) Preschool
• Mawson Preschool

The CPS shifted out of their role of “advisor” to the Department and it was:

“… envisaged that the Society should represent preschool committees and be a focal point for communication between the committees and the department … certain matters such as staffing, programs, buildings, equipment etc. should be referred to the preschool office while matters affecting the community and committees must be referred to the Society.”

The following preschools open:

• Aranda Preschool
• Cook Preschool - Closes in 2007
• Irvine Street (Watson) Preschool - Closes in 1981
• Macquarie Preschool
• Pearce Preschool
• Torrens Preschool