Early Childhood

Communities for Children Facilitating Partner (CfC FP) is a place based initiative, using a whole of community approach to support and enhance early childhood development and wellbeing for children from birth to 12 years.

Tropics Early Learning is an early learning centre where children are nurtured to learn and thrive through play-based programs that are individualised to the child’s needs. We are a welcoming community where everyone belongs.

We provide care and education for child aged between 6 weeks and 5 years, from 7:00am through to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, and are approved to cater for up to 90 children.

Age groups:

• Babies: 6 weeks to 18 months
• Toddlers: 18 months to 2 ½ years
• Kindy: 2 ½ years to 3 ½ years
• Preschool: 3 ½ to 5 years

We provide Nutritious meals throughout the day for breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Our service is located in a remote Aboriginal community on the traditional land of the Kardu Diminin clan group – people of the small stone land in the vibrant community of Wadeye.

The Wadeye Children and Family Centre is located in the main centre of the remote community of Wadeye.

Our service mirrors the small coastal community of Wadeye with interconnecting outdoor play areas and co-located family and health services within the complex. Our rooms are inviting and welcoming. Parents are encouraged to stay and settle their wakals (children) while they find a sense of confidence and belonging. Children are supported by dedicated staff who thrive on the rewarding work of offering high quality care in a remote community.

Yarralin, also known as Walangeri, is an Aboriginal community located 382 kilometres south-west of Katherine.

Yarralin Children’s Service acknowledges the traditional owners of country and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to the Ngaringman, Gurindji, Bilinara and Mudburra people and their culture, and to their elders both past and present.

Yarralin Children’s Service, fondly known as the crèche, is a place where visitors are welcomed with a smile. It is a busy, popular service with children attending from within the community and surrounding cattle stations.

The service has a high-grade kitchen and operates a School Nutrition Program for the Yarralin State School. Three healthy and nutritious meals are provided each day for between 45-60 children. Cooking classes are also run for the children, in collaboration with the school.

Yera meaning young child, is a service located in the community of Batchelor at the entrance to Litchfield National Park.

Yera Children’s Service works with and acknowledges the traditional owners of country in Bachelor.

Local language, culture and learning are embedded in our program and environment. Our service reflects the beautiful environment of the Litchfield National Park with carefully built rock pools designed to echo the local landscapes. Children at the service enjoy rich outdoor experiences with opportunities to climb, explore and discover

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.