Information for families with children

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1 Information for families with children

2 This booklet provides information on a variety of health, education and care services for families and children. Maternal and child health centres This service provides families with children up to six years with information, guidance and support on a variety of issues, including: baby and child health and development, maternal/paternal emotional and physical health, immunisation and nutrition. Belle-Vue Park Brunswick South Brunswick East Brunswick North East Brunswick West Brunswick West Coburg Fawkner South Fawkner North Glenroy East Glenroy West Gowanbrae Hadfield Merlynston Moreland Newlands Pascoe Vale Pascoe Vale Pascoe Vale South Pascoe Vale South Contact Moreland City Council on and select option 2 for bookings. Maternal and child health after hours phone service Phone: (24 hours, 7 days). Health services Moreland City Council s Immunisation program For immunisation session details contact or see Pre-school Dental Service Brunswick Community Health Centre, Phone: Merri Community Health Service For information phone Service Access Playgroups Playgroups are informal groups, which provide opportunities for children to learn and play together and for parents to interact with other parents and their children. For enquiries contact Playgroup Victoria Inc on or see 2 Information for families with children Moreland City Council 3

3 Family Day Care Moreland Family Day Care is an approved form of child care that is provided in a registered Family Day Care educators own home. Family Day Care educators are early childhood education and care professionals and are supported by Council s coordination unit who are responsible for approving, supporting, training and advising its educators. Families who access the service are eligible for Federal Government Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate subsidies. What are the benefits of family day care? The home-based setting provides a familiar, safe and secure learning environment. Family Day Care can provide education and care for children from babies to school age; offering the possibility for siblings to be cared for together, all in one location. Family day care provides experiences which reflect the diversity of your community. Moreland Family Day Care Moreland Civic Centre 90 Bell Street, Coburg 3058 Phone: Occasional child care Children (aged from three months up to six years) are cared for in a range of neighbourhood venues. Care is available for up to three hours per session. Contact the individual centres for operational details and costs. Brunswick Baths 14 Dawson Street Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Brunswick Neighbourhood House 18 Garden Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Coburg Leisure Centre Bell Street, Bridges Reserve, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Fawkner Leisure Centre Jukes Road, Fawkner Phone: [email protected] Glenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre 5B Cromwell Street, Glenroy Phone: [email protected] Long Day Care Centres Children up to six-years-old are cared for in long day care centres. Trained and qualified educators provide care and educational programs to meet children s developmental needs. Most Long Day Care Centres also provide a kindergarten program. Contact the individual centres for details and costs. The Australian Government has Priority of Access Guidelines for allocating child care places, available at priority-allocating-places. Child care central registration Council s Child Care Central Registration provides an easy way for you to register your child/ren in a number of services in Moreland. Please contact the Children s Services Central Registration Officer on or [email protected]. gov.au to obtain a list of participating child care services. Brunswick Dewdrops Early Learning - Moreland 96 Moreland Road, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Blyth Street Early Learning Centre 62 Blyth Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Brunswick Creche and Day Nursery 82 Glenlyon Road, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Dawson Street Childcare Cooperative 31 Dawson Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Dewdrops Early Learning Brunswick West 318 Hope Street, West Brunswick Phone: [email protected] East Brunswick Kindergarten and Childcare Centre 8 Noel Street, East Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Brunswick West 606 Moreland Road, West Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Hartnett House Children s Centre 123 Albion Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Little Seeds Early Learning Centre Level 5, The Seeds Building 181 Weston Street, Brunswick East Phone: [email protected] Park Street Childcare and Kindergarten Cooperative 785 Park Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] Information for families with children Moreland City Council 5

4 Long Day Care Centres (continued) Moreland Community Childcare Centres 49 Everett Street, West Brunswick Phone: Mitchell Street, Brunswick Phone: Tinning Street, Brunswick Phone: Administration - Phone: [email protected] Coburg Anne Sgro Children s Centre 45 May Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Antonine Sisters Childcare Centre 13 Barrow Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Barrow Street Montessori Centre Barrow Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Barry Beckett Children s Centre Cnr Connolly Avenue and Bateman Court, East Coburg Phone: [email protected] Casa Bambini Childcare Centre Sydney Road, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Coburg Children s Centre Bell Street, Coburg Phone: office@coburgchildrens centre.org.au 222A Bell Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Kids On The Avenue Children s Centre 32 The Avenue, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Pelican Childcare 1A Woiwurung Crescent, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Shirley Robertson Children s Centre 1A Cameron Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] The Grove Children s Centre 40 The Grove, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Fawkner Joybelle Childcare Centre and Kindergarten 1346 Sydney Road, Fawkner Phone: [email protected] Matrix Early Learning Sydney Road, Fawkner Phone: [email protected] Glenroy 853 Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy Phone: [email protected] Gladstone Parade Early Learning 51 Gladstone Parade, Glenroy Phone: [email protected] Pearl Street Childcare Centre 2 Pearl Street, Glenroy Phone: or [email protected] Gowanbrae Gowanbrae Children s Centre 2A Marigold Crescent, Gowanbrae Phone [email protected] Oak Park Oak Park Children s Centre 667 Pascoe Vale Road, Oak Park Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale Coburg and Pascoe Vale South Childcare Centre 236 Melville Road, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Derby Street Children s Centre 122 Derby Street, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale Cumberland Rd East 134 Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale Cumberland Rd West 105 Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Community Kids - Pascoe Vale 656 Bell Street, Pascoe Vale South Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten 200 Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] 6 Information for families with children Moreland City Council 7

5 Kindergartens (pre-schools) Kindergartens offer planned, educational programs for pre-school children (aged three to five years) during the four school terms. Children must be four years of age by 30 April to attend four year old kindergarten programs. Kindergarten Central Enrolment Moreland City Council administers a Kindergarten Central Enrolment system for four year old pre-schoolers. Please contact the Children s Services Central Enrolment Officer on to obtain a list of participating kindergartens, an enrolment form and/or further information or see Brunswick Brunswick Kindergarten 61 Glenlyon Road, Brunswick Phone: Denzil Don Kindergarten 256 Union Street, Brunswick West Phone: Brunswick Montessori Children s House 18A Wales Street, Brunswick West Phone: [email protected] East Brunswick Kindergarten and Childcare Centre 8 Noel Street, East Brunswick Phone: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Brunswick North West Kindergarten 34 Rose Street, Brunswick Phone: [email protected] *This kindergarten also provides an Italian immersion program. 8 Coburg Fawkner Lake Park Kindergarten Fawkner Kindergarten 5 Lee Street, Fawkner Phone: [email protected] Moreland Kindergarten c/- Moreland Primary School Cnr Moreland Road and De Carle Street Phone: [email protected] Lorne Street Kindergarten at Fawkner Primary School 40 Lorne Street, Fawkner Phone: (kindergarten opening in 2016) Newlands Pre-School 20 Murray Road, Coburg North Phone: [email protected] Moomba Park Kindergarten 65 Alec Crescent, Fawkner Phone: [email protected] 2A Carr Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] North West Maria Montessori Pre-School Incorporated - Coburg West Cnr Jersey and O Hea streets, Coburg Phone: [email protected] St Linus Anglican Kindergarten 11 Delta Avenue, Merlynston Phone: [email protected] Try Coburg Kindergarten C/- Coburg Primary School 98 Bell Street, Coburg Phone: [email protected] Information for families with children Moreland City Council 9

6 Kindergartens (pre-schools) continued Glenroy Belle-Vue Park Kindergarten c/- Belle-Vue Park Primary School Morell Street, Glenroy Phone: Glenroy Memorial Pre-School 10 Murrell Street, Glenroy Phone: Glenroy Central Kindergarten c/- Glenroy Central Primary School 10 Logan Street, Glenroy Phone: Glenroy West Kindergarten 701 Pascoe Vale Road (cnr Stanley Street), Glenroy Phone: H. E. Kane Memorial Kindergarten 20A Volga Street, Hadfield Phone: Will Will Rook Preschool 208 Hilton Street, Glenroy Phone: York Street Kindergarten C/- Glenroy West Primary School York Street, Glenroy Phone: Gowanbrae Gowanbrae Children s Centre 2A Marigold Crescent, Gowanbrae Phone: [email protected] Oak Park Glen Oak Kindergarten 11 Watt Avenue, Oak Park Phone: [email protected] Oak Park Kindergarten Short Avenue, Oak Park Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale Brentwood Kindergarten 36 Brentwood Avenue, Pascoe Vale Sth Phone: [email protected] Doris Blackburn Preschool 20 Woodlands Avenue, Pascoe Vale Sth Phone: [email protected] Kent Road Uniting Church Kindergarten Cnr Kent and Cornwall Rds, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Pascoe Vale South Uniting Church Kindergarten 35A Westgate Street, Pascoe Vale Phone: [email protected] Turner Street Kindergarten 38 Turner Street, Pascoe Vale South Phone: [email protected] Children s services resource and support services in Moreland Children s Services Liaison Officer Provides information on children s services in Moreland, together with operational support to children s services staff and committees of management. Moreland City Council, Phone: Council s Children s Services Unit provides parent information sessions covering a variety of topics. For further information [email protected]. Moreland City Council, Phone: Inclusion Support Facilitators (ISF) Provide support to include children with additional needs in Commonwealth funded childcare services, including Childcare Centres, Family Day Care and Out of School Hours Programs. Noah s Ark Inc., Phone: Pre-school Field Officers (PSFO) Provide support to include children with additional needs in State-funded kindergarten/pre-school services. Moreland City Council, Phone: School Holiday Programs and out of school hours child care Primary School Holiday Program Council offers a school holiday program in venues across Moreland. All programs are supervised by educators, who engage children in a range of experiences which incorporates all children s ideas, cultures and interests. For more details contact Moreland City Council s Children s Services Unit on Out of School Hours Care Program Out of School Hours Care Programs operate from a number of Moreland Primary Schools. The programs provide care and recreation for school aged children before and/or after school. For more details contact your local primary school. 10 Information for families with children Moreland City Council 11

7 Children s Services Unit Phone: Providing information, resources and support to families and service providers in relation to the following: Family Day Care Childcare Centres Kindergartens (Pre-schools) Before and After School Programs School Holiday Programs Occasional Child Care Playgroups Maternal and Child Health Phone: Emergency Numbers AMBULANCE, POLICE, FIRE hour service (state the service you need when you ring) For further information, contact Moreland City Council by: Phone: [email protected] Website: moreland.vic.gov.au Disclaimer: This publication is produced by Moreland City Council and is intended for information and communication purposes only. Although the publication may be of assistance to you Moreland City Council does not guarantee that it is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes. It and its employees do not accept any responsibility, and indeed expressly disclaim any liability, for any loss or damage, whether direct or consequential, suffered by any person as the result of or arising from reliance on any information contained in the publication. All applicable copyrights reserved for Moreland City Council. Except for any uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner or in any medium (whether electronic or otherwise) without the express permission of Moreland City Council. Information current as at March /APR22/DSD/300