Children's Services
Council operates four different types of children's childcare services.
Long Day Care
Long Day Care centres cater for children aged six weeks to six years, 52 weeks of the year. Council has centres at Caringbah, Cronulla, Engadine, Illawong, Jannali, Kirrawee, Menai, Sutherland, Sylvania and Woolooware. >>More about Long Day Care
Family Day Care
Family Day Care caters for children aged six weeks to six years and is designed to assist working parents. Children are cared for in small groups in homes of carefully selected caregivers. >>More about Family Day Care
Vacation Care
Vacation Care caters for primary school children aged five years to twelve years. Council operates five centres in major school holidays, at Sutherland, Loftus, Menai, Caringbah and Miranda (location subject to change). >>More about Vacation Care
Out of School Hours Care
Council operates one Out of School Hours Care service - "MOOSH" at Miranda. The centre caters for primary school children, mainly from Miranda Public and Star of the Sea Miranda schools. >>More about Out of School Hours Care
Training for Children's Services
Sutherland Shire Council's Registered Training Organisation (RTO) delivers nationally recognised training and non-accredited training in children's services to meet the needs of current prospective workers in early childhood services, employers and any other interested individuals. >>More about Training for Children's Services
Training for Parents
Sutherland Shire Council's Registered Training Organisation (RTO) delivers informative workshops for parents and carers. The workshops are delivered in partnership with family oriented organisations and cover a wide range of topic such as infant care, toileting issues, behaviour management and parenting skills. >>More about Training for Parents
Application for Child Care
Ensure you read the terms and conditions before lodging your application for child care.
Other children's services in the Shire
For information about other children's services available in the Shire (private, community based etc.), see the Sutherland Shire Community Directory.
Also see the events page for children's activities.
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