Childcare Options Handbook

Council is happy to work together with members of the child care and early childhood community to promote the provision of high quality care for children. This handbook is produced with the purpose of providing clear, up to date information about child care services in the region.

Download the Childcare Options Handbook.

Worinda Occasional Child Care Centre

This program provides high quality occasional childcare services and family support via provision of information, advice, and referral as required. Emergency care is offered where appropriate.

Occasional care is centre-based child care that supports families by providing flexible care for children. Families can access occasional care regularly on a sessional basis, or irregularly. Occasional care allows the flexibility to leave children for short periods of time in an early childhood learning environment to socialise and interact with other children.

Ages

The centre is licensed by the Department of Communities under the Child Care Act 2002 and Child Care Regulations 2003 for:

• Children from 6 weeks to 2 years
• Children from 2 years to 3 years
• Children from 3 years to 5 years
• School age children in school holidays

Location

The centre is located at Hodges Crescent, Vincent, next door to the Vincent Primary School.

Operating Hours

Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3.30pm
For further information, Contact Worinda on 07 4779 0896

Worinda Occasional Care Centre receives funding from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and is auspiced and subsidised by the Townsville City Council.