There are a number of childcare options available within the City of Melbourne.
City of Melbourne owned and run centres
City of Melbourne owned, community-run centres
Other childcare centres
Family day care
Outside school hours and school holiday care
City of Melbourne owned and run centres
The City of Melbourne manages five children's centres in the municipality. Four of the centres provide a kindergarten program. Read about
our childcare philosophy.
Central Carlton Children's Centre
483 Drummond Street
Carlton
Phone: (03) 9347 4788
Lady Huntingfield Children's centre
87-93 Haines Street
North Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9328 2083
Fax: (03) 9329 6716
Melbourne City Children's Centre
104 A'beckett Street
Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9329 9561
Fax: (03) 9329 1947
North Melbourne Children's Centre
28 Howard Street
North Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9328 1592
Fax: (03) 9329 1935
Hotham Hub
113 Melrose St
North Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9326 8655
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Fees as of 1 August 2010:
$84 a day
$390 a week
$32.50 for pre-school (Central Carlton Children's Centre only)
Occasional care (Melbourne City Child Care Centre only): three and a half hours $44; four hours $50.50.
You can also download the fee schedule (PDF, 19kb) 
Council childcare waiting list
The City of Melbourne has an application form that parents can fill in to include their children on a centralised waiting list for its centres. For more information about the City of Melbourne childcare waiting list contact the Waiting List Manager on (03) 9658 9044 or visit Council childcare waiting list.
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City of Melbourne owned, community-run centres
Each of the Council-owned, community-run centres has a separate fee schedule.
The Harbour Family and Children's Centre
1 Seafarer Lane
Victoria Harbour, Docklands
Phone: (03) 8624 1000
Email: theharbour@gowrievictoria.org.au
East Melbourne Child Care Co-operative
Powlett Reserve Children’s Centre
Corner Grey and Simpson streets
East Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9419 4301
Fax: (03) 9417 7761
Email: emccmanager@emcc.org.au
Fawkner Park Children’s Centre
65 Toorak Road West
South Yarra
Phone: (03) 9820 2758
Fax: (03) 9866 6504
Email: faw3206@bigpond.net.au
Kensington Community Children’s Co-op
81B Altona Street
Kensington
Phone: (03) 9376 4565
Fax: (03) 9376 6008
Email: kccc@netspace.net.au
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Other childcare centres
To search for a full listing of all childcare centres within the City of Melbourne, visit National Childcare Accreditation Council.
You can also find more information about local kindergarten programs at Find-a-kindergarten through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
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Family day care
Family day care is an alternative to centre-based childcare, where children are looked after in the homes of carefully selected carers.
Carers are registered with family day care schemes which manage requests for care and provide training and support for carers.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence provides a Family Day Care Scheme in the municipality. Contact the Brotherhood of St Laurence for enquiries about using the service or becoming a carer.
Brotherhood of St Laurence Family Day Care
Family Day Care at the Brotherhood of St Laurence.
Fitzroy Office - Phone: (03) 9483 1183
Craigieburn Office - Phone: (03) 9305 5100
More information
Outside school hours and school holiday care
Outside school hours and school holiday programs provide a range of supervised activities before and after school and during the school holidays. Visit Outside school hours and school holiday care.
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