The first child care centre that my friend put her DD into was $75/day and they did not provide anything other than nappies I think. But it was located in the CBD. The new child care centre that they have moved her to is $50/day and they supply nappies and afternoon & morning tea. It is located in suburbia. I think location is the key reason for her cost difference. I imagine that the overheads at the first centre in the CBD would have been a lot more.