Parent Place

At Parent Place, everyone is welcome. Parent Place helps families with young children to thrive, providing play-based learning, social and community connection and helpful information in an inclusive and safe space.  

When you visit a Parent Place location, you will be greeted by our friendly volunteers and staff. You can enjoy daily activities a fun range of toys and activities to support your child’s learning and development and welcoming spaces to feed, change, relax and connect with other parents.  

Our knowledgeable team can support you with information and assist you to connect with services for families with young children including: 

• playgroups
• kindergarten
• childcare
• family day care  
• parenting
• family violence
• family law
• feeding and mealtimes, including breastfeeding
• sleep and settling  
• Maternal and Child Health
• Immunisation

Plus, a wide range of local Ballarat services for families and children. If you have a question, we will help you find the answer.

Parent Place is wheelchair accessible and designed to be inclusive to all. If you have any questions about accessibility at Parent Place, please get in touch. 

Parent Place locations are:  

Parent Place Ballarat Central

• Address: 39 Sturt Street Ballarat Central
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 9.30am-2.30pm

Sebastopol Library Community Hub

• Address: 181 Albert Street, Sebastopol
• Hours: Every Monday,9.30am-2.30pm  

Djila-tjarriu Community Hub

• Address: 18 Donegal Drive, Alfredton
• Hours: Every Tuesday – 9.30am-2.30pm

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Every day there is something fun to explore at Parent Place. Our sessions across locations include:  

• Exploratory play
• Craft
• Mindfully me
• Baby Play
• Shake, Rattle n’ read

We also have a range of free drop-in partnering services located at our Parent Place Ballarat Central location, these include:  

CatholicCare Parenting support

• Hours: Mondays, 9.30am-11.30am

CAFS Early Help

• Hours: Tuesdays, 11am-1pm

City of Ballarat Maternal and Child Health Sleep and settling

• Hours: Tuesdays, 9.30am-12.30pm

City of Ballarat Maternal and Child Health

• Hours: Fridays, 9.30am-2.30pm

We also have the following services available by appointment:  

• Berry Street family violence support 
• Grampians Health Lactation Consultant (bookings made through Grampians Health on 5320 6871) 
• Sleep and setting clinic
• Ballarat and Grampians Community Legal Service – free legal advice

Our team can put you in touch with our partnering services plus many more services depending on your circumstance. Please visit us at Parent Place or get in touch to discuss your needs.

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Address: 39 Sturt St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Phone: 5320 5165
Email: parentplace@ballarat.vic.gov.au
Facebook: /ParentPlaceBallarat
Instagram: /parentplaceballarat
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Parent Place is run by City of Ballarat Family, Youth and Children’s Services staff and supported by an energetic and passionate team of volunteers.

New volunteers are welcome. 

Call Parent Place on 5320 5165 for more information about becoming a volunteer or apply to volunteer online