Our Service
Our Service
Derby Street Children’s Centre is a community-run, not-for-profit centre. We provide long day care and kindergarten for children within the City of Merri-Bek.
At DSCC, we commit to ensuring that all children have safe, secure relationships with both educators and other children. We provide dynamic learning environments that provide the necessary skills for a successful transition to school and beyond.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6 pm for 49 weeks of the year. The centre closes for three weeks each year, from late December to mid-January. The service is also closed for all Victorian Gazetted public holidays.
Our service provides:
- Long Day Care for children aged 3 months to 6 years
- 3- and 4-year-old kindergarten programs with Bachelor trained teachers leading the program
- Quality teaching teams supported by two full-time Educational Leaders
- Educational Programs catering to the individual learning needs of children
- Individual learning and progress updates
- Support and advice for children requiring early intervention or additional support
- All meals and snacks (breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and late snack)
- Nappies and wipes