Long Day Care Centres

All families seeking care for their children want the very best. Placing your child in care is a big decision and you need to feel confident that your children are being cared for in a safe, nurturing environment.

Latrobe City Council operates two (2) long day care centres:

• Carinya Early Learning Centre
• Moe Early Learning Centre

Staff are the long day care's main asset and a high priority is given to employing the very best.

It is a State licensing requirement that a proportion of staff must hold formal qualifications while other staff are employed on the basis of relevant experience in childcare and the development of children. As part of the screening process, staff are required to undergo security checks.

Licensing:

Both the Latrobe City Long Day Care centres are licensed to operate under the State Children's Services Act 1996 and Children's Services Regulations 1998.

The license specifies:

• The number of children in care
• Size of rooms and playground
• Staff qualifications and ratio's of staff to children
• Health and safety requirements

Accreditation:

Carinya and Moe Early Learning centres are registered and participate in the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) which ensures that the centres meet stringent quality assessments to maintain accreditation.

Carinya Early Learning Centre:

Carinya is an Aboriginal word meaning Happy Home. This centre comprises a Long Day Care & subsidised Preschool Centre.

• Thirty childcare places
• Individual developmental program for all children
• Age appropriate activities
• Stimulating and challenging indoor and outdoor environment
• Three childcare rooms 0-2's 2-3's 3-5's
• After kinder care 3-5's
• Daily safety checks
• Staff have first aid training
• Childcare benefit available to eligible families
• Twenty-seven subsidised preschool places in a fully operational preschool

Moe Early Learning Centre:

View more about the Moe Early Learning Centre.

• Thirty long day care places
• Individual developmental program for all children
• Age appropriate activities
• A stimulation and challenging indoor and outdoor environment.
• Three separate care rooms 0-2's 2-3's 3-5's
• Daily safety checks
• Staff have first aid training
• Childcare benefit available to eligible families