Families & children
Applying for Childcare and Kindergarten
How to apply for Childcare in the City of Port Phillip
Council operates a waitlist for its Council-Managed Children's Centres and Home-Based Childcare (also known as Family Day Care) and several Community Managed Children's Centres. It is a centralised contact point for information related to enrolment for long day care (including kindergarten programs that operate within a long day care setting) and Home Based Childcare.
To register your child's details and requirements, please call 9209 6360. Families are advised contact centres and make an appointment to visit services prior to registration, if possible.
Childcare places are offered and made in relation to the Federal Government Priority of Access Guidelines which all children's services are required to comply with. If you think you fit into any of these categories please call Council on 9209 6360.
In order to keep this centralised waiting list up to date, registered families will receive correspondence from Council at least twice a year. It is important that families respond to this information by the required date confirming details and/or where applicable request changes to registration details.
The children's services waiting list aims to better help families' to access childcare.
How to apply for all other Children's Services in the City of Port Phillip
If you are interested in applying for any other children's services that are not on the centralised wait list (Kindergartens, Independent children's services and Occasional Care), please contact services directly to register your child's name.
