Babies intake: 6 weeks to 12 months 

Toddies intake: 12 months – 2.5 yo

Pre-Kindy intake: 2.5yo+ 

3 YO Kindergarten: 3-5

4 YO Kindergarten: 4-6

The majority of our Educators are Diploma Qualified or working towards this qualification, with 4 Bachelor Trained Teachers and a small number of certificate III trained Educators.

Our under 3’s learning spaces have a minimum staffing ratio of 1:4 and our over 3’s learning programs have a ratio of 1:11 with additional educators ensuring consistency during breaks, planning time and staff leave.

Our teams are supported by a leadership & management group who have different areas of expertise and specialised skills to provide support in all aspects of operation….

Our Team Leaders support their team in all aspects of day to day running of each room.

Our Educational Leader (EL), supports our team leaders to plan for and deliver a high quality learning and development program and supports teams to provide an inclusive environment for all children and families.

Our Centre Manager (CM),  supports all our staff in the general management of the service and provides a high level of support for all families…. families just beginning their journey into care, families who have been there done that, families who are transitioning from family day care or other LDC services and families who have been with us for many years.

Our Trainee Mentor supports all students, volunteers & trainees with developing their knowledge and skills and generally being the best they can be. This role also provides administration support to the Centre Manager (CM)

Our 26-27 fees are $175 per day. Customer Account Statements are provided on Mondays and fees are payable in full on or before Tuesday each week for that week of care.

Most families are eligible for CCS (child care subsidy) which significantly reduces out of pocket costs. Visit the Services Australia website for further details on CCS. 

No fee is charged to join the waiting list, however a bond is payable to secure a place when offered. The bond amount $316 per booked day on initial enrolment (and increased each time another day is added). This bond is refunded in full on departure from the service providing the family account is up to date and the required 2 weeks notice is given to cease care.

We provide quality care and education programs for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years in our long day care or our kindergarten programs. Children can attend in a full-time, part-time or casual capacity and we do not have a minimum requirement for days of attendance with the exception of the registered Kindergarten programs (3 & 4 YO Kindergarten) which requires two days (15 hours) of attendance per week for funding purposes.

Our  Kindergarten programs are run by Bachelor Trained Early Childhood Teachers with many years of experience. The team of Kindergarten teachers work together to plan and deliver a high quality, play based learning program.

The 3 YO & 4YO  Kindergarten programs run on Mon-Fri each week (with before and after Kindergarten care for both programs), providing flexibility for families to attend any two (or more) days and drop off & pick up at anytime that suit their schedule between 7am and 6pm.  Please see full Kindergarten section below for further information about the Kindergarten Program.

We offer breakfast for our early risers, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, late snack and drinks throughout the day (tap water and milk). All meals are prepared on the premises by our cook each day. Meals are made from fresh ingredients sourced locally wherever possible, supporting the local butcher and small business in Geelong. 

We have a six week rotating menu of healthy nutritionally balanced meals. Meals are prepared by our very own cook/food safety supervisor, and reviewed in conjunction with our centre manager.

We are experienced in working with families and children who have  diagnosed allergies & anaphylaxis, intolerances & family preferences and treat these very seriously. Before children are able to commence care we require an action plan or letter from a medical practitioner and all other required documentation in order to keep  children safe and families assured, whilst also providing adequate nutrition while in our care.

We are a nut free service and therefore we do not allow any foods to be brought into the centre (except in conjunction with details set out in a risk minimisation plan, on medical advice, and in exceptional circumstances only).

We currently have a waitlist for all our rooms. However, families who have a change of circumstances are only required to give 2 weeks notice to drop days or to cease care. When these spaces open up throughout the year, we go to our waitlist to fill them. Therefore it is important to be on the waitlist to be offered a place when it becomes available.

There is no charge to join our waitlist, however the waitlist form becomes the enrolment form so must be complete in order to be offered a place. If your child is unborn at the time of submitting your waitlist, don’t forget to let us know when your bub is born so that we can send you a link to update the enrolment form (with name, DOB etc).

The link to the online waitlist form is available on the website. If you have any trouble at all with the online waitlist form, please contact us on 5244 2224 (eg. sometimes families start the form all over again after receiving an error but we do have the first one in the system which we can send you a link to continue editing rather than starting again).

Once you are offered a place at Play CC&K, we will hold that space for up to 2 weeks (no exceptions), if you are transferring from another service you will need to give notice to that service as soon as possible to avoid paying full fees at our service, once your enrolment starts. An offer of enrolment will be revoked if all the appropriate paperwork is not provided prior to starting care (including the appropriate signed parent agreements, immunisation history statement etc).

You will be offered two free orientation sessions in your first week.

The 1st Orientation session will be a short 1-2 hour meet and greet style session where you will stay with your child, provide all the important details in relation to your child’s individual needs and get to know the Educators.

The 2nd orientation session will be an opportunity to settle your child for a short while in the room, and then leave them for 1-2 hours, to experience the new care environment without you. (Please note: You are welcome to & will be encouraged to leave the service during this time providing your paperwork is complete & staffing requirements on that day allow for it.)

Once you start care, full fees will be charged until your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) comes through on our end. This will require you to;

• Apply for CCS through MyGov or Services Australia (there are steps to follow to have each child approved for CCS)
• Provide the service with your Customer Reference Numbers (Child & Parent),
• Complete/update your activity test to ensure there are CCS hours allocated.
• Confirmed the enrolment on your MyGov (which can only be one once we have received the CRN’s and submitted your CCS enrolment on our end).

From 1st July 2026 -30th June 2027 the daily fee is $175.

*We are an approved service so you may be eligible for (CCS) child care subsidy  (through the Family Assistance Office).
*Normal fees are charged for public holidays (with the exception of those that fall during our closure period).

Fee Increases are scheduled for July each year (however in some years it could be in January instead of July).  

Intake for;

Babies: 6 weeks – 14 months
Toddies: 15 months (by 1st January) – 2.4yo
PreKindy: 2.5+ (by 1st January)                                                            
Kindy (3 YO Kindergarten): 3+ (by 30th April)

Kindergarten/PrePrep (4 YO Kindergarten): 4+ (by 30th April) 

Yes, We offer two years of funded kindergarten prior to starting school. Please see full website section on our ‘Kinder Tick’ Registered Kindergarten Program. 

Our Centre Manager (CM)/Nominated Superisor manages the day to day operation of Play CC&K in collaboration with our Compliance Manager/Nominated Supervisor

In the absence of both the nominated supervisors, the responsible person listed at the front entrance at that time will be will be in charge of the service. 

 Yes, we provide all meals throughout the day. Please see Food/meals in the ‘about us’ section for more comprehensive information.  

Yes, we encourage families to have good communication with our Educators and management (call us anytime). We also aim  to build genuine relationships based on mutual respect – Respect for the parent/guardian as the person who knows their child best and respect for the Educator’s who are trained professionals with lots of experience caring for and Educating children.  We encourage families to be involved in all centre happenings and if you have a skill or resource to add value to our Educational program, please let us know. 

We work in partnership with our families to help settle and transition into care to make it as stress free as possible for the child, the parent/guardian and the Educators. We encourage families to tell us what they feel most comfortable with and we will share with families what we have seen works best for settling children into care and together we will make a plan that works best for the child. 

The Play CC&K Kindergarten program is registered as an approved Kindergarten service by the Victorian Government. The Kinder tick was developed to demonstrate to families which services are approved and are operating within the guidelines to receive government funding. All Kindergarten programs displaying the Kindergarten Tick (including stand alone facilities and long day care services) provide a play based Kindergarten curriculum and operate under the same regulations.   

Play CC&K is a registered kindergarten program and receives funding from the Victorian government per Kindergarten enrolment. This funding is used to pay Bachelor qualified Teachers and provide the necessary resources to operate a quality Kindergarten Program within a long day care setting. Normal fees are charged for children to attend the long day care service and the Kindergarten program is provided at no additional charge during their time in care. Most families are eligible for Child Care Subsidy (CCS), a rebate provided by the federal government to assist in reducing out of pocket costs.

The Victorian Governement also offers a ‘Free Kindergarten’ Initiative which assists famlies by offsetting their out of pocket fees by up to $52.53 per week (or the full gap fee whichever is lower).