Child and parenting facilities

Childcare

Two childcare options are available on the Flinders University campus.

Flinders University Childcare Centre

Flinders University Childcare Centre is on Sturt Drive, Bedford Park is available for students, staff and the community

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.15pm.

Phone: 8201 2881
Flinders University Childcare Centre website

Community Childcare Centre

The Community Childcare Centre located near the School of Medicine at Flinders Medical Centre.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6.30am to 6.00pm.

Phone: (08) 8204 5306

Parenting and breastfeeding facilities

Flinders has breastfeeding facilities available on campus for use by staff and students.

The facilities include:

parent's room on ground floor of the Hub with changing stations, breastfeeding/expressing rooms, a baby bath and a microwave
first-aid rooms
a breastfeeding room at the Flinders Medical School
private rooms at the Health service.

Available facilities

All facilities can be used by staff and students.

Rooms have fridges, or fridges located in staff common rooms throughout the campus are available for staff to store clearly labelled breastmilk in their closest staff kitchen facilities.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) has more information on expressing and storing breastmilk.

The rooms listed have the following:

Hand-basin and/or kitchen sink
Chair and table
Power point
Lockable door

Sturt campus

Level 2 West Wing 'Parenting Room' (Includes armchairs, sink, hand-basin and change table)

Student Hub
Level 0 near kitchen facilities

Tonsley
Level 0 next to toilets (x12297)

South Ridge Precinct
Engineering Room 312 (x19001 to obtain key)

Physical Science Building
Room 025

Note: Flinders Medical Centre has a breastfeeding room with table and chair and power point and an ensuite bathroom: Ward 4C (room 4A-210).

To access the room University staff and students need to ring the bell, located on the wall above the swipe sensor (a black box on the right-hand side of the door) and be let in by the nursing staff. They will then need to sign in the paper contact tracing form (located at the nurses’ station). This requirement is applicable to all users of the room, regardless whether they are Flinders Medical Centre staff or University – it is a requirement for anyone entering the ward who is not there for working or patient visiting purposes. You will need to ring the bell even if your Flinders Medical Centre staff card opens the doors when scanned.