Blaxland Preschool Kindergarten (BPK) was funded and built by parents and volunteers in 1965 with the support of locals - and this Saturday between 10am and 2pm it's time to celebrate.
In 50 years, the early childhood centre has welcomed more than 5000 families.
Three generations of the BPK community got into early party mode last Thursday afternoon to share memories and celebrate the next chapter.
Among them were Chris Mazenauer - who joined the committee when her twin sons Patrick and Andrew were enrolled in 1974 - and daughters Kate Baker and Sarah Royle who attended in 1977 and 1981.
Mrs Baker now works at BPK and her son Declan and daughter Indiah were enrolled there in 2001 and 2004.
Mrs Royle's young son Toby finished attending last year and triplets Caleb, Elsie and Hannah will start there in 2016.
Mrs Mazenauer told the Gazette "in its early days when there was a lot of fundraising going on, it (BPK) was a really social thing for young mums in the area, going to committee meetings, fetes and raffles".
"That spirit has remained."
Mrs Baker said it "feels wonderful" to be a member of staff given her extended family's history. "The programs are very student-focused and the children are encouraged to explore."
"People often go, oh really, you teach here now too?"
Current president of the executive committee, Claire Johnston-Hall, was enrolled in 1983 and one of her preschool friends was Murray Croft.
"We got back in contact with each other several years ago when both of our eldest daughters first enrolled here," Mr Murray said.
BPK's director, Deirdre Wild, is only the centre's third director since 1965 (following founding director Irene Faithfull and Elizabeth Rose), while two current members of staff, Lesley Potter and Margaret Carroll, began working there in the '90s.
Mrs Wild puts down those long associations to "that connection to a place that was built by parents and is still run by the community for the community.
The centre also has a ranking that exceeds the national standards for early childhood education, she said.
A time capsule buried at the 21st anniversary was recently unveiled and a new time capsule will be created by the end of this year and include 'who am I' style posters made by each child.
