Community Children's Centre

Prospective families

Families are important to us

‘The Centre acknowledges that families are children’s first and most influential educators.’ Centre Mission Statement 2012-2015 (p2)

Operation

How we operate

View our Operational Statements.

Location

Community Childrens Centre

The Centre is located on the east side of the Melbourne campus with access off the Ring Road between car park six and the AgriBio Building. The Centre has a 15 minute pickup drop off zone at the front of the building, we also have disabled access.

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Operational hours

The Centre operates five days per week (Monday through to Friday) from 8.15 am to 6.15 pm.

Fees

Booked care fees are payable to the Centre for staff and students of the University from the start of the Academic year (usually March) through to the end of the University examination period (usually end of November). Community family’s fees are chargeable from the 1 January to 31 December. Fees will not be charged when the Centre is closed.

Closures

First two weeks of January
Australia day
Easter (including Tuesday)
ANZAC day
Queens Birthday, and
Usually around the 23 December

Demand for care

Due to a high demand for care, prospective parents are encouraged to place their details on our waitlist as soon as possible.

The Service achieves high quality ratings when undertaking external assessment. Across the whole service we work on child staff:ratios above those required under Regulation. The Centre also has higher staff ratios with higher levels of qualification than required under regulation. These factors along with our beautiful physical surrounds increase the demand.

View Qualifications and Training statement (PDF 117KB)

There is an established list of families interested in obtaining a position at the Centre with major intakes being at the start of each academic year. However, requiring a start at the beginning of each year still does not guarantee you a position - it is all about availability. There are many variables that impact that availability.

Access will depend on your child’s age, the days required, and what is vacant.

Mid-year intake will be reliant on families leaving our service or reducing the hours they require. Availability of a mid-year start is difficult for us to determine.

Care types

Visits to the Centre (whilst on wait list or interested in going on the wiatlist)

Book a visit

For families looking to use All Day Care or Sessional Care, please call and make arrangements to visit the Centre.

Visits are generally held at 10.30 or 2.30 with the staff in your child’s playroom.

Because this is the children’s 'home away from home', careful planning is required to ensure positive experiences for children and yourselves as visitors.

Open days - Margot Prior Wing

Due to overwhelming demand the Margot Prior Wing has restricted visitations.

The Margot Prior Wing has two open days per year, please go to Margot Prior Wing - Autism Specific Early Learning and Care.

Fee guide

Note: The fees shown below are a guide only.

The fees charged by the centre are the maximum amount payable. Australian residents can apply to the Family Assistance Office to have these fees reduced via Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR); some families may also be eligible for the JET scheme. The amount your fees will be reduced will depend upon your family’s taxable income.

Note: The centre cannot determine your eligibility for Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate or the JET scheme.

To determine your eligibility please contact:

The Family Assistance Office

Hours: 8am to 6pm
T: 136150
W: Family Assistance

All Day Care and Margot Prior Wing

Fees
Care Type	Maximum Fee charged (from Jan 2013)*	Depending upon income, out of pocket fees can range from (min to max)
All Day Care per day (10 hours per day)	$106.00	$31.85 to $106.00
All Day Care per week (50 Hours)	$441.00	$123.00 to $441.00

Sessional Care

La Trobe University also provides some financial assistance to students accessing Sessional Care in the form of reduced fees.

Fees
Care Type	Maximum Fee Charged (from January 2013)*	La Trobe University Recurrent Allocation (student rebate)	Depending upon income, out of pocket fees can range from (min to max)
Sessional Care Per Session	$33.00	$15.00	$4.13 to $33.00

*Fees displayed on this site are subject to change without notice. Please contact the centre directly if you require confirmation of current fees, on T: (03) 9479 2122.

** JET families’ fees may be reduced further if eligible. The Centre can provide further information on this program.

Fee Estimation

Centrelink now provide a site where you can obtain an estimate of the cost of care. The rates provided by this estimator are indicative only. Go to Estimation of cost.

Waitlist

Note: The ASELCC will be opening the waitlist on Monday September 24, 2012 for potential slots for the 2013 academic year. The waitlist will close on Friday October 5, 2012 and not re-open until 2013.