Over the past five years, in the Woollahra Local Government Area (LGA), the number of children aged 0-11 years has increased.  Many parents are choosing to have children later in life and families are staying in the area as their children get older.  This has raised issues in relation to the adequate provision of local child care services, family support services, child health services and the role of Council to plan for these services.

The Children’s Services Strategy (PDF file, 473 kb) provides a 10-year framework for the provision of Children and Family Services in the Woollahra LGA. Issues, needs and strategies identified in this Paper were identified as part of a Social Needs Study completed by Council between August and December 2004.

Council is currently a strong direct service provider of children and family services through Woollahra Pre-school in Double Bay, Children’s Library Services and family support services at Holdsworth Street Community Centre. Council has also been supporting children’s services for many years through subsidised accommodation, community grants, promotion and administrative assistance.

A number of community directories list children's services for the area, including:

1. Children's day care services (PDF, 54KB)
2. Community and health centres (PDF, 60KB)
3. Playgrounds (PDF, 38KB)
4. Playgroups (PDF, 47KB)
5. Preschools (PDF, 60KB)
6. Schools' Directory (PDF, 271.4 KB)
7. Children's Services Directory (PDF, 363KB)