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Finding Child Care
Whether it is before or after school care, vacation care or long day child care you need it is important to get your name down on a ‘wait list’ as soon as possible. Some centres charge a small ‘wait list’ administration fee of around $20 which is non-
With some wait lists sitting at three years in some places, if you want guaranteed childcare you almost need to put your name down three years before you even fall pregnant. So basically if you want to get in somewhere, register as soon as you can.
Whilst you will find hundreds of centres simply by doing a quick web search or opening your yellow pages, there are a few sites that allow you to search your local area for available centres and carers. To help save you some time we have listed a few sites below that you may find useful.
Australia wide websites
www.careforkids.com.au
If you are looking for after school care, childcare or family day care services you can use this sites online directory to search for vacancies in your area. The site also lists nannies and au pairs.
www.echildcare.com.au
Whether you are looking for Long Day Care, Family Daycare, an Early Learning Center, a Kindergarten, a Pre-school, a Nanny or a Babysitter you will be able to search the Australian Child Care Index to find services, centres and carers in your area.
www.familydaycare.com.au
www.careforkids.com.au
If you are looking for after school care, childcare or family day care services you can use this sites online directory to search for vacancies in your area. The site also lists nannies and au pairs.
www.echildcare.com.au
Whether you are looking for Long Day Care, Family Daycare, an Early Learning Center, a Kindergarten, a Pre-
www.familydaycare.com.au
Established for over 30 years, family day care is a quality home-based child care service that caters for young babies through to pre-teens and can offer care during standard hours, before/after school, during school holidays and in some circumstances overnight and weekends. You basically do a search for local schemes (services) by entering your postcode. You will then be provided with contact details of schemes operating in your area
Early learning services looks after over 35 centres in Australia. You can search for early learning child care centres in your state.
www.mychild.gov.au
An Australian Government run website that provides not only information regarding child care but also allows you to do a search for centres in your area.
www.childcare.com.au
Search for ABC Learning centres in your area
www.guardianchildcare.com.au
Search for Guardian Alliance child care centres in your area
www.nannyshare.com.au
Can’t afford a nanny on your own, consider nanny sharing. Use this site to find carers in your area.
Queensland Websites
Queensland Child Care Services -
C&K Preschool and Child Care Services -
Family Day Care Services Queensland -
Family Day Care – Kids at Home – Brisbane -
The Gowrie Childcare and Early Education -
Centacare Brisbane -
More listings for other states of Australia coming soon
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