Children’s Services

The YWCA of Canberra Children’s Services Portfolio cares for over 500 children each week throughout the ACT through the delivery of long day care, before and after school and preschool care, and Family Day Care.

Our programs nurture and encourage all aspects of children's individual development. All children are treated equally and respected as individuals. YWCA of Canberra staff encourage and support children's individual needs to learn and participate at their own pace. Cultural diversity is a significant consideration in the development of programs, with emphasis on children's social, emotional, creative, intellectual and physical development. If your child has additional needs the YWCA of Canberra has access to Australian Government funded Child Care Support Team staff to assist with including their needs at our services.

All YWCA of Canberra child care services are licensed by the ACT Government and are accredited through the National Child Care Accreditation Council.

For information about financial assistance for families to assist with the cost of child care please see http://www.familyassist.gov.au or contact them on 136 150.

Our programs:

Long Day Care, including part-time care and/or occasional care, is provided for children aged from birth to 8 years in three centres in Canberra:

• Campbell Cottage Child Care Centre
• Conder Child Care Centre
• O’Connor Cooperative School
• Y's Family Child Care Centre

Before and After School Care and Preschool Care is provided in 12 locations across Canberra:

• Hawker School Age and Preschool Age Care
• Lyneham After School Care
• Macquarie After School Care
• O'Connor Cooperative School
• Rosary School Age Care
• St Bede's After School Care
• St Benedict’s After School Care
• St Thomas More's After School Care
• Turner School Age Care
• Turner After Preschool Care
• Yarralumla After School Care
• Kingsford Smith School Age Care

Family Day Care is a flexible, community based quality child care service which offers professional and supervised care for children from birth to 12 years of age in the private homes of approved Family Day Care child care workers.

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