one day of childcare melbourne, am I deluded?

[luna moth]

Not deluded at all... unless you're not on any waiting lists. In which case, you'll be lucky to get anything in the inner suburbs.
One day a week is usually pretty easy to land. In the centre I manage, most families from the waiting list get offered a one-day position first, and extend from there.
If you can be flexible about which day of the week you'll take, your chances may be better.

[HarveyBub'sMum]

Thanks everyone,

Sammie I'm in west footscray but I'm keen to put him in at the CBD so we can see him for lunch when he's a little older and won't get upset when we leave again.

Snuggly I was aiming for a specific day but I could be more flexible and see if that would help, great idea.

I think the FDC idea is a very good one, I will ring up and see what is available. Thanks Ray and everyone.

Shell, sounds like you and me will be hitting the phones! I'll also get a bit more strategic about wait listing, Lots of emails coming up!

[Nai]

City ones tend to have a 2 day minimum and they are are very expensive. I know that Kensington Community Children's Co-op allows children to do 1 day only so that might be an option.

[shellbell3]

If you accept any day to begin with just to get your foot in the door then you can put down a specific day. And when that day comes available you will get preference over someone else on the waiting list.

[Pandora]

theres a daycare opening (or may be open already) at the western/whitton oval? I think ECMS are managing it -they may have 1 day places?

[Crystalwings]

At my centre we have concidered having a 2 day minimum for 2 yr olds as sometimes they can be very hard to settle with only one day. One day a week can feel like forever with a toddler and the settling in process can take a really long time for some children with separation anxiety.
Maybe you could ask the centre's with a 2 day minimum if you can reduce back to one day when your Lo is settled?

[Rainbow_Mumma]

Thanks everyone,

Sammie I'm in west footscray

My daughter used to go to Little VIP's in Maidstone just off Ballarat Road close to is it Gordon street or something (the one that goes up to highpoint) they were very flexible with days, LOVELY people and very reasonably priced i would suggest giving them a call and speaking to Tanya (the director) about options there