Poets Grove Family & Children's Centre
About Poets Grove Family & Children's Centre
Poets Grove Family and Children's Centre is a not-for-profit, community owned service, managed by a team of dedicated staff and governed by a Committee of Management.
Poets Grove FCC is a community hub comprising long day care, sessional kindergarten, maternal health nurse and community facilities located in the Elwood Educational Precinct (co-located with Elwood Primary School and Elwood College). The Centre has a culturally diverse range of staff with more than 10 languages spoken which reflects the demographic of our local community.
The Centre has two Maternal Child Health Nurses situated in the building offering a variety of parental advice and clinical assessments for families within our community. Poets Grove also has a child psychologist on site every Tuesday for parental advice and support on a variety of family and child issues. Please call City of Port Phillip Maternal Health office on 9209 6766 to make an appointment.
Availability & Fees
Availability
Fees
$143 /day
Fees for Poets Grove Family & Children's Centre may vary based childcare subsidy eligibility. You may be eligible to a rebate of up to 85% of your childcare fees.
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- Sharne Donoghue12 months ago
It has been many years since I have had contact with this centre as my children are now just in secondary school. I am hoping the culture and the tone of this centre has improved from 10 to 15 years ago. I am writing a review now as feel safer to do so and am prompted by others living in Elwood and a review that has already been submitted. I hear the Manager has since changed , which is for the better. Essentially, the elitism was astounding and considering this is a domain in life, meaning the care of small children, one would assume there would be a culture based on social justice and socioeconomic status would not matter regarding inclusion. Of course, this culture would suit some people reading this review unfortunately. I had appalling communications with this centre which impacted my family and ability to work. Overall, there are waiting lists, rules and inclusion criteria for those in need. Single parents, children in foster situations, families that need to work and do not have any extended family support should not be excluded, and this absolutely was my observation. Although, I am privileged to own property in Elwood (for the past 20 years) with have a dual income , I and my children were impacted by our experience. I am happy to speak with the manager to provide further details
- T “Rambo” Yülealmost 2 years ago
Amazing and supportive, truly inspirational people and devoted to helping both of my daughters
Location of Poets Grove Family & Children's Centre
Elwood suburb information
Elwood is a suburb located in Victoria. There are approximately 18 child care centres in Elwood.
How much is child care in Elwood? On average, the cost of child care in Elwood is $158 per day. This breaks down to $158 per day for babies, $165 per day for toddlers and $153 per day for kindergarten.
Elwood sits just above the national NQS Rating & the average rating of centres is «Meeting NQS».
Number of centres
Child care centres in Elwood
18
Average cost per day
Baby
0-12 Months
$158
Toddler
13-24 Months
$165
Kindergarten
2-3 Years