Family, Youth & Children
Children Centres and Services
Children's Services Locations
Map of Children's Services locations in the City of Port Phillip
Links and More Information
Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/
The Office of Children programs focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Victoria. The Victorian State Government is responsible for regulating kindergartens, centre based long day care, family day care and occasional care. Eligible children are provided with funding for kindergarten in the year prior to school.
Commonwealth Government Child Care Support - www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/families/overview/Pages/default.aspx
The Department of Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) contributes to stronger families by helping families to participate in the social and economic life of the community through the provision of support for child care services.
National Child Care Accreditation Council (NACA) - http://www.ncac.gov.au/
The NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Assurance (QA) system for family day care schemes, outside school hours care services and long day care centres across Australia.
Kindergarten Parents Victoria - http://www.kpv.org.au/
A not-for-profit, non-government organisation that promotes, develops and sustains quality early childhood education.
Community Child Care Association - http://www.cccinc.org.au/
An independent non-profit organisation which operates as a training, resource, advisory and advocacy body for children's services in Victoria.
Child Care Centres Association of Victoria Inc - http://www.cccav.org.au/
An association that is managed by an Executive Committee of members who are proprietors primarily from the private child care industry, whom can provide advice, guidance and assistance in any aspects of managing a child care centre.
Early Childhood Australia (ECA) - www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Is the national peak non-government, non-profit organisation acting in the interests of children from birth to eight years of age, and for older children in outside schools hours care. It actively promotes the provision of high quality services for all young children and their families.
Family Day Care Victoria - http://www.familydaycare.org.au/
Family day care is a quality home based childcare offered in the homes of carefully selected & registered care providers.
