Meruka Child Care Co-operative is a small community based childcare centre, run by a Parent Committee of Management and supported by the Nillumbik Shire Council.  It is located at the top of the hill in Meruka Park in Eltham.

Meruka is will be holding an open day on Saturday the 26th of May from 10am – 1pm to show families and the wider community our Early Years service and what we have to offer here at Meruka.  We would love if you could please pass this flyer on to your friends and family who may be interested in coming into Meruka to have a look around and learn more about what we do.

Kinder Room (3-6yrs):  There are 5 places available on Tuesdays and 2 places available on Wednesdays.  
Please make contact with the centre co-ordinator ASAP if you are interested in these, as vacancies are often quickly filled.  Alternately, if you have other needs, please put your child's name on the waiting list for other rooms/days.

A co-operative is made up of families with common childcare needs and goals. Through the service provided within the centre and mutual parent support and co-operation these goals can be achieved.  Parents are co-owners, and therefore they have a real say in what happens in the centre.

In becoming a member of the co-operative, the centre families become part of a caring community. They are committing their own interests, energy and resources to the co-operative on the understanding that the group is also undertaking to help and support them.

This centre was established in April 1994 with the assistance of Nillumbik Shire Council members and dedicated parents in the community.