North Balwyn Playcentre

North Balwyn Playcentre

North Balwyn Playcentre is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides quality occasional care for children aged 1 to 5.
The children play and learn in a multi-age family style environment with the care and encouragement of highly skilled early childhood staff.
Our current Director is a former Kindergarten Director who brings with her more than a decade of experience, expanding the children's activities and programme on a daily basis.

We are a community based organisation, supporting local families for over 30 years.

The centre is open during school term time from 9am to 1pm, Tuesday to Friday.


Our Mission
To provide high quality occasional care, combined with a pre-school programme, that meets the needs of all children.

To provide the local community with a safe, happy, nurturing place to leave their children for a short time on a regular basis.

To give parents a regular short break from the challenges of caring for their young children.


Our Programme
Our friendly and caring highly qualified staff organise a play-based programme that provides the children with the opportunity to increase their independence and confidence and improve their social skills.
A maximum of 14 children attend each session, which means the children can learn from, and care about, each other, giving Playcentre a unique family feel that sets us apart from other care centres.

Regular activities include story time, puzzles, drawing, painting, playdough, trains, dress-ups, construction and dolls, to name but a few. ...read more