Child Care Centres

About the heading Child Care Centres in Yellow Pages®

A child care centre is a place that cares for infants and children when parents are working or are otherwise unavailable to care for their children. Child care centres provide regular full-time or part-time child care in premises specially built or adapted for child care. In Australia, all child care centres must be licensed and must follow strict government regulations established by both federal and state governments.

Long day child care centres cater for children aged from birth to five years and these centres are usually open from early morning until early evening, although some centres may open longer each day. Some centres may provide before and after school care and holiday care for school aged children, and others may offer night care and weekend care for children of all ages. Most child care centres are open at least 48 weeks of the year.

Many centres hire qualified child educators and can provide early learning programs for young children. Others may offer learning centres for school age children. Some child care centres may provide facilities such as sandpits, libraries and playgrounds. Child care centres can be located in their own grounds, attached to schools, or sometimes in shopping centres and office blocks.

Child care centres may be run by private operators, local councils, community organisations, employers, and non-profit organisations. Child care centres are located throughout cities and metropolitan and regional areas. If you are looking for information on child care centres look under this heading in Yellow Pages®.