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Gold Street Children's Centre
64 Gold Street
Collingwood 3066

The Gold Street Children’s Centre in Collingwood is an early learning and care service for children from 6 weeks to 6 years.

Our centre has 52 places and features spacious play rooms filled with lots of natural light. Children have direct access to a large yard perfect for outdoor exploring and moving freely between our indoor and outdoor activities.

We pride ourselves on learning about Aboriginal perspectives and we seek to embed sustainability practices in everything we do.

Email us to book a tour to visit our centre and chat to one of our educators.

Our services

 

Contact details

What to expect

At Gold Street, we encourage children to explore, investigate, test, inquire and hypothesise. These formative skills become essential tools that children will use throughout their education journey.

  • a supportive environment that promotes a lifelong love of learning
  • a specialist extracurricular and multipurpose room
  • delicious and healthy meals prepared by our qualified onsite cook
  • regular special outings
  • opportunities for your child to connect with local businesses and community groups
  • dedicated maternal child and health nurses who provide high-quality care
  • a communication platform for you to share and receive updates about your child – access this from mobile device via the Xplor app.
  • respect for the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Peoples by valuing traditional knowledge and cultures of this land.

Please put these items in your child’s bag:

  • a change of clothes
  • a drink bottle
  • a sun hat.

On cool or wet days, please provide gumboots and a warm, waterproof jacket.

Younger children should bring:

  • a comfort toy
  • a dummy (if needed)
  • formula in a measured dispenser (if needed) and bottles.

Please clearly label all belongings with your child’s name.

Early childhood experts agree that play is the best way for young children to learn. Children can become immersed in their experiences to develop an understanding of their world.

We give children opportunities to:

  • paint, draw, cut, paste and create
  • climb, run, jump, crawl and dance
  • read, write, count and discuss
  • pretend, dress up and imagine
  • meditate, relax and stretch
  • practice social interactions and form relationships
  • explore, investigate and hypothesise
  • dig, cook, mould and meld.
Registration and costs

At Gold Street Children’s Centre, there are no hidden costs. This means we include excursions, meals and nappies within our daily fees.

Long day care and occasional care

Find long day care and occasional care fees on our Fees, subsidies and payments page.

Please follow the links below to register your child.

Register your child for long day care

Register your child for 3- and 4-year-old sessional kindergarten

Confirm your place and enrol

You must confirm verbally that you want the place we offer you. If you accept our offer, we will email you a formal invitation to enrol (with instructions).

You will need access to a computer or mobile device and an internet connection to enrol. Let us know if you need help to enrol online.

Orientation

Orientation is when your child visits our centre and meets our team. This usually happens in the two weeks before your child’s official start.

We’ll schedule the orientation dates with you. You will need to remain onsite with your child during these visits.

Opening hours
Monday: 7:30am-6pm
Tuesday: 7:30am-6pm
Wednesday: 7:30am-6pm
Thursday: 7:30am-6pm
Friday: 7:30am-6pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Holidays: closed public holidays and for two weeks over the Christmas break.

View public holidays 2025 calendar