Supported Playgroups

The YMCA of the Northern Territory provides 2 Childcare Centres and an After School Hours Service in Alice Springs.

• MCA Early Years Learning Centre located at the YMCA centre on Sadadeen Road, Alice Springs
• Grevillea Early Learning Centre located at 36 Grevillea Drive, Alice Springs

For further details regarding our Alice Springs Early Learning Centres, click here.

Out of School Hours Care Centre:

• Bradshaw Out of School Hours Care located at Bradshaw Primary School 23 Adamson Avenue, Alice Springs
• Araluen Out of School Hours Care located at Araluen Christian College 10 Blain Street, Alice Springs.

For further details regarding Alice Springs Out of School Hours Care, click here.

We embrace the National Quality framework, and ensure that this is reflected throughout our Centre, as we strive to continually offer high quality care and education. Our programs reflect the principles, practices and learning where children’s interests and strengths are used to guide the curriculum, and promote further learning.

Ear​​ly Learning Centres

We provide opportunities for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, to participate in a wonderfully unique environment, offering a variety of indoor and outdoor activities on a daily basis. We provide nutritious meals throughout the day, promoting the health and wellbeing of all children in our care.

Outside Hours School Care at Driver Primary School

We offer high quality services for children and families who require care out of school hours, both before and after school, and throughout the holidays, located on the schools’ grounds. We work in close partnerships with families to ensure that the individual needs of our children are met. Our programs are guided by the Framework for School Age Care in Australia – My Time Our Place; and our practices are all guided by the National Quality Standard for School Age Care. We embrace the National Quality framework, and ensure that this is reflected throughout our Centres, as we strive to continually offer high quality care and education. Our programs reflect the principles, practices and learning where children’s interests and strengths are used to guide the curriculum, and promote further learning.   Helpful Resources:

• Children & Family Services Handbook
• Children & Family Services Policy Manual
• New Childcare Package Information

The Connected Families Program works with young parents in the community that may need help and advice to develop their parenting skills.

The Connected Families Program offers:

• peer support
• young parent learning groups
• education support
• individual parenting support
• pathways and referrals to other education and training opportunities.

The program helps strengthen community and peer connections and develop learning and knowledge pathways.

It also provides access to services, which include group activities as well as parenting, well-being and personal development workshops.