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Childcare Enrolment 2026: Your Guide to Starting at Child’s Play

Child’s Play offers flexible orientations, nutritious meals, play-based learning, and a family-owned approach across eight locations. Book a tour early to secure your spot, as many centres fill up...

Changes to Childcare Subsidies in 2026: The 3-Day Guarantee

Starting January 2026, families across Australia will see a major change in how government support for childcare works. If you have children in daycare or are thinking about enrolling...

Our New Childcare Centre in Mambourin is Now Open!

After a successful (and very busy!) Open Day, our Child’s Play Mambourin centre is now open! With eight beautiful rooms, a passionate local team, and a curriculum grounded in...

How We Help Your Child Settle In at Childcare (+ Tips for Parents)

Settling in at childcare is all about finding the right rhythm for both the child and their family. It’s exciting, a little emotional, and it’s completely normal to wonder...

Kindergarten at Child’s Play ELC: Play, Purpose and Big Little Milestones

If you’ve ever watched a child zip up their own jacket, share a turn without prompting, or proudly carry their artwork to the car, you’ve seen kindergarten doing its...

The Benefits of Incursions for Early Childhood (and Why We Love Them at Child’s Play)

If you’ve ever seen your child come home absolutely buzzing after a visit from a dance teacher, a yoga instructor, or even a petting zoo, you’ve seen the magic...

How We Keep Children Safe | Staff Screening and Safeguarding at Child’s Play ELC

In light of recent headlines involving serious alleged incidents in the childcare sector, many families understandably feel unsettled. We appreciate how upsetting it can be to think your child...

It Takes a Village: Supporting Migrant Families Through Childcare

At Child’s Play Early Learning Centres, we see it every day … … families arriving with young children, navigating a new country, a new system, and often, a brand...

We’re Growing! Introducing Our New Early Learning Centre in Dandenong South

Yep, you read that right! Child’s Play has finally made it to Melbourne’s eastern suburbs with our new early learning centre in Dandenong South! We know that starting early...