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Please note: Wendouree Children’s Centre, Girrabanya Children’s Centre and Family Day Care are still operating.      Centre-based childcare is available for children up to school age, with family day care (offering low educator to child ratios in a home-based environment) available for children aged up to 12.    For further information:   Email: childcare@ballarat.vic.gov.au  Phone:  5320 5500   Steps our services are taking to keep fa...

The City of Ballarat is a signatory to the Victorian Child Friendly Cities and Communities Charter. In keeping with our commitment to the Charter and in lieu of a traditional Children’s Week celebration, the Family and Children’s Services team conducted a Children’s Consultation Project.

Ballarat’s Girrabanya Integrated Children’s Centre has almost doubled in capacity following a major renovation and expansion.

A playgroup is a group of parents, carers and their children aged five and under, who meet to play, socialise and have fun.

Family Day Care is a popular alternative to centre-based care. It offers low educator to child ratios in a home-based environment, where siblings can be cared for together. This is home-based care, with a ratio of one early childhood educator to four pre-school aged children, with up to seven children in total. It offers family care (i.e siblings are cared for together), and care for school-aged children until the end of primary school and bey...

Project cost The $560,000 project is funded by the State Government ($350,000) and the City of Ballarat ($210,000). Estimated completion date Construction is expected to be completed by March 2020.   Works are underway to build two maternal and child health rooms at Wendouree Children's Centre. The Norman Street centre offers long day care and sessional kindergarten services. The introduction of maternal and child he...