Families and Children's Services and Contacts

About Cockburn Families and Children's Services

Families and Children’s Services provide information and support for families in the City of Cockburn, including:

• Events, programs, forums and activities
• Family Day Care and In Home Child Care
• General information and linkage to services for parents, grandparents and carers
• Parent support, education and parenting groups
• Information on schools, kindy’s, child health, playgroups, toy libraries
• Cockburn Parenting Service (parents of 0-18 year olds).

eNewsletter (Cockburn Kids) sign up 

Sign up to our eNewsletter opens in a new window found under the 'Children and Families' eNewsletter category) to keep in touch with what’s going on, or contact us on 08 9411 3444 or customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.

More information and contacts 

General information and programs for families with children 0-12 years
Please contact the Children’s Development Officer on 08 9411 3444 or email customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.

Family day care or in home child care
Please contact the Coolbellup Community Hub, at 90 Cordelia Avenue, Coolbellup on 08 9411 3301 or email daycare@cockburn.wa.gov.au.

Parenting services for children aged 0-18 years
Please contact Cockburn Parenting Service 08 9411 3855 or email customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.

Useful links and resources

Families with children can access a variety of useful support services, activities and programs. Many useful links and resources can be found online.

• Australian Breastfeeding Association - Southern Lakes
• Centrelinkopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Child Care Centres
• Connecting Community for Kidsopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Department of Educationopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Fiona Stanley Hospitalopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Health Directopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Kids Helplineopens in a new window opens in a new window
• KidSafeopens in a new window opens in a new window (including information about car seat safety)
• Libraries
• Meerilinga Children and Family Centre Cockburnopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Ngala Helplineopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Playgroups and Kindergartens
• Playgroup WAopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Poisons Information Centreopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Princess Margaret Hospital for Childrenopens in a new window opens in a new window
• Yangebup Family Centre Inc. opens in a new window