About Us

Deep Creek Child Care Centre is a self-funded, not for profit, community-based Child Care Centre and Kindergarten run by a volunteer Parent Committee of Management.

We have been part of the Manningham community since September 1985 when it was opened as part of the Deep Creek Children’s Services Centre (incorporating Maternal Child Health and Pre school).

We cater for 48 children a day ranging in ages from 6 months to 5 years.

Our opening hours are 7:00am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday. 

We close for 2 weeks over the Christmas/New Year period and on Public Holidays.

Your child can attend the Centre from two days a week to five days a week (occasional and sessional care is not available).

Our Centre runs within the Government Regulations and meets the Highest Quality with the National Quality Standard

Our educator team consists of a Director, Assistant Director and Educational Leader, two Kindergarten Teachers, full-time and part-time educators, two part-time cooks and regular casual relief educators.

All of our educators are professional, qualified, experienced and dedicated and all have first aid, asthma, anaphylaxis and food safety training.

In keeping with the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011, the educator-child ratio is maintained at a minimum of 1:4 for children under three years and 1:11 for children over three years. At least 50% of the required educators will be of Diploma qualification or higher 

We provide:

• A funded 3 and 4 year old Kindergarten Program run by qualified Early Childhood Teachers

• High quality curriculum/programs based on children’s interest and choice

• Documentation of your children’s interests and learning through photos and observations

• Many opportunities for families to become involved in your child’s room, this is highly welcomed 

We provide:

• A qualified cook who prepares meals providing children with half of their daily recommended intake of nutrients as recommended by the Australian Dietary Guidelines for children in Long Day Care and follows the Australian Government’s Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood

• For all dietary and allergy requirements

• For all your child’s needs including food, drink andnappies (formula is not provided by the Centre) 

The following information relates to fees:

• Daily Fee (as of 2023) - $135

• Fees are charged for public holidays and absences

• Child Care Subsidy is deducted from your fees once we have notification from Centrelink 

The following information relates to bonds and levies:

• A bond of $100 per day per child is payable upon enrolment (refunded when child leaves the Centre)

• Working bee levy of $250 payable each year