G8 Education has over 460 centres across Australia, and you can find a centre near you by using our map search tool. The best way to get accurate availability for G8 centres is to speak with our Family Support team either through Live Chat on the website, by calling them on 1800 324 961 or completing a call back request enquiry on this page. You can also to get a preliminary view by looking at your desired centre on Toddle, CareforKids and Child Care Finder.

Find your nearest centre with our childcare map search tool. Simply enter your postcode and click search to get started. You will be provided with a list of all centres surrounding your desired location.

The government Child Care Subsidy (CCS) aims to make early learning more affordable for eligible families. How much subsidy your family is entitled to will depend on how much ‘work related’ activity you and your partner undertake each fortnight, the total combined family income and the amount of child care and early childhood education that is undertaken. Find out more about CCS by downloading our eBook here, watching this explainer video here, or if you know the desired G8 brand of the childcare centre you are interested in, read more on the brand website and use our handy calculator here.

With G8, you have 4 options to book a centre tour for your desired centre. Remembering a tour is a convenient way to experience the centre of your choice and meet with our team members at a time suitable to your family schedule. We are now also offering a virtual tour option so you can select either an in-person tour or a virtual tour.

1. Book a self-scheduled tour directly online at anytime
2. Use Web Chat to speak with our Family Support team and get them to book the tour in for you
3. Call our Family Support team on 1800 324 961 and get them to book the tour in for you
4. Walk-in and visit the centre of your choice and the friendly team will schedule a tour time for you.

Why book online?

Save time with our 24/7 self-scheduled online booking tool, where you can book anytime, from anywhere. All available centre tour time slots are conveniently displayed for you to choose and lock a time in.

What’s a virtual tour?

A virtual tour gives you a guided virtual tour walk-through on your chosen device (desktop, mobile or tablet) of your desired centre directly by the Centre Manager. This gives you the opportunity to tour the centre if you are out of area or for whatever reason in your busy schedule time doesn’t allow you to attend in person. You can then always follow-up by doing an in-person tour.

We encourage and recommend families to book a tour for your desired centre so you can get a feel for the centre, meet the Centre team that will be caring for your child and ask any questions you may have. Once you complete a tour at a G8 childcare and early education centre, our Family Support team will contact you to start your chosen centre’s enrolment process. Your family will be asked to complete the enrolment form and submit this back to our Family Support team. For questions about enrolment forms and the enrolment process, please contact the Family Support team on 1800 324 961

Firstly, thank you for thinking of G8 and the desire to want to get your product or service into our network. As you can appreciate with the G8 Network of childcare centres being over 460 locations across Australia, we have a very structured process around procurement and vendor management. Speaking with our Family Support team (that is, calling 1800 324 961) is not the best use of anyone’s time as they are focused on customer service, booking and enrolments. The best process to follow for these types of requests is to email procurement@g8education.edu.au.

G8 Education accepts childcare applications for future enrolments, and we offer enrolment placements as they become available. Our Family Support team will add your child’s name on our waitlist if a centre is currently full in your child’s age group. We will then contact you as soon as places become available.

We also do monthly check-ins to review the availability, and you will receive a text message confirming if you’re still happy to remain on the waitlist each month. When spots do become vacant, we will give you a call to tell you the good news!

If you would like to get an update at any point, you’re welcome to reach out on our Web Chat or give us a call. Our Family Support team can also help you find more G8 Education centres near you, with the same offerings at the centre you are interested in that have immediate availability.

All G8 Education centres across Australia continue to undertake safety measures to protect the health and safety of team members, children, families and the wider community and reduce the risk of infection. 

By 31 January 2022, all G8 Education team members, suppliers and contractors attending our centres and support offices will be required to be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical exemption. Most of our team members are already vaccinated against COVID-19 due to state vaccination mandates in the early learning and care sector (in VIC, NSW, ACT, WA, NT and now SA). This policy brings consistency across our network to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

Read more about the steps and measures that we are taking to support all children, families and teams within our centres here.

Most of our G8 child care centres are open from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm on weekdays. However, some centres open earlier or close later to support your busy family life! We encourage you to contact your local centre about their opening times using our Web Chat or calling our Family support team on 1800 324 961.

All our kindergarten and pre-school programs run every day of the week. This means families have the flexibility for their child/ren to receive the highest quality learning experiences on days that best support them.

Each day children enrolled in our kindergarten or pre-school rooms can participate in the kindergarten or pre-school program across the day. All our centres are Long Day Care which means your child/ren can enjoy our engaging learning environments during our extended opening hours every day of the week. We have qualified and skilled team members that support the teacher in delivering the kindergarten or pre-school program.

All our kindergarten or pre-school programs follow the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), a national learning framework for Australia. We adapt our curriculum to accommodate each individual child’s learning, development, and wellbeing needs. 

Families are encouraged to share their input about their individual child’s interests and strengths. Strong reciprocal relationships are developed between home and the centre.

Kindergarten or pre-school provides a unique time for children to further develop their positive dispositions to learning, oral language skills, and social/emotional and physical capabilities.  

At kindergarten or pre-school children develop their curiosity and creativity, they make friendships and learn skills around being part of a community of learners. This is important for them now as well as their future journeys as lifelong learners.

To learn more about the wonderful learning at your centre, reach out to the Centre Manager or chat with an Early Childhood Teacher.