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Child care

There are also a number of non-Council owned and managed childcare centres within Bayside. You can download the following brochure to find out more:

About Bayside's child care centres

  • Bayside City Council owns and manages the Hampton Child Care Centre and the Sandringham Child Care Centre.
  • Hours of operation: Care is available Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm. Both centres are closed on public holidays and for three weeks over the Christmas holidays.
  • Meals: Our cook prepares a nutritious two-course meal for lunch, as well as morning and afternoon tea. Special dietary requirements are catered for at both centres.
  • Bayside Child Care centres have a mix of trained and experienced staff who work towards standards of excellence in the education and care of young children.
  • Additional services: Both of our centres offer disposable nappies and sunscreen for when the children are outside.
  • Brochure:  Bayside Council child care centres (PDF, 2.44MB)

Other information

  • A bond equivalent to two weeks payment is required before starting with the centre.
  • Fee payments apply regardless of annual leave or sickness of the child.
  • Families do not pay for public holidays or staff training days.

Hampton Centre

461 Bluff Rd, Hampton
Ph: 9521 6422

Hampton has places for 31 children and offers regular full-time or part-time care.

There are three groups of children in individual rooms: 

  • 0-2 years: 8 children
  • 2-3 years: 8 children
  • 4-5 years kindergarten: 15 children

An integrated kindergarten program is available for children 4-5 years at the Hampton Centre.

Sandringham Centre

11 Sandringham Road, Sandringham
Ph: 9521 9822

Sandringham has places for 41 children and offers regular full-time or part-time care.

There are three groups of children in individual rooms:

  • 0-2 years: 8 children
  • 2-3 years: 8 children
  • 3-4 years: 25 children

Fees from January 2013: 

  • 0-2 years: $108 per day
  • 2-3 years: $108 per day 
  • 3-4 years: $108 per day
  • 4-5 years: $108 per day

Childcare vacancies

Sandringham Child Care Centre has vacancies in the 3-4 Room for 2013.

Please phone 9599 4444 to book a spot for your child.

How to enrol

To register to use Council's child care services, download a  Child Care Waiting List Application form (PDF, 25.2KB) and pay an administration fee ($26 or $13.00 with a Health Care Card) to the cashier at Bayside City Council's offices at 76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham.

Important note:

  • there is a central waiting list for these services. 
  • the Commonwealth Childcare Benefit is available for these services.

Families that have been offered a place

Once you have been offered a position at one of our child care centres you are required to provide the centre with various information.

The following forms can be downloaded so that you may complete them prior to your child commencing at the centre (enrolment form mandatory/all others as required):  

Child Care Benefits (CCB)

Families can claim the child care subsidy currently available from Bayside Council's Child Care Services (approved services). 

It is the families' responsibility to notify Family Assistance Office of any change of details and linkage to different services.

When families register for care they will be informed of their eligibility for these Child Care Benefits (CCB).

The Commonwealth Government's Child Care Benefit is available to all eligible families irrespective of income. The Child Care Benefit (CCB) and the Family Tax Benefit (FTB) are administered by the Family Assistance Office.

For more information about the CCB and FTB:

Contact the Family Assistance Office on 13 61 50 or 1800 810 586 (Teletypewriter (TTY) Freecall™).

Family Day Care

Windermere Family Services provides Family Day Care in the Bayside area. For family day care enquires contact Windermere Family Services:
 
Suite 7, 532 Hampton Street
Hampton  VIC  3188
phone: (03) 9598 5097
fax: (03) 9796 7650

www.windermere.org.au/contact-us


Long day care

Long Day Care for children aged between 3 and 5 is available at the Hampton and Sandringham Child Care Centres.

Our curriculum offers a play based environment led by highly qualified educators. Sandringham has 41 places. The 3-4 year old room has a group size of 25 children with three full time educators to ensure each child receives high quality education.

Hampton has 31 places and has a funded kindergarten program for 4-5 year olds with a degree trained teacher.

Both centres participate in the Community Links program where the children visit a local aged care facility monthly.

The centres are open from 7am to 6pm daily and have a daily fee of $108.

Child Care Benefit reductions and the 50% Child Care Tax Rebate are available to families.

If you would like to organise a visit to the centres or go onto the waiting list, please contact Sarah at Sandringham on 9521 9822 or Yvette at Hampton on 9521 6422.

 


Page last updated: 06 Feb 2013

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