Overview

The City of Box Hill is a middle suburban area located within metropolitan Melbourne. Box Hill is included in a study of Australian living standards undertaken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. This document reports on the use of child care made by families in Box Hill. It covers: work related child care for both preschool and primary school children, formal and informal child care, hours of child care used, travel to and from child care, costs of child care, fee relief, satisfaction with child care, care of sick children, centre care, child care at nights or weekends, and playgroups and preschools