Early childhood recruitment agencies by location

Childcare recruitment agencies in Melbourne

18 recruitment agencies in the directory have confirmed coverage in Victoria, and 2 name Melbourne or nearby areas. Melbourne’s early learning services include long day care, sessional and integrated kindergarten, and outside school hours care, with kindergarten relief a significant part of casual staffing demand.

Listed alphabetically within each group, never by payment. Coverage counts only where a current source confirms the service.

Counts show agencies confirmed to provide each service with coverage in Victoria. Select a tile to filter the full directory.

Agencies naming Melbourne or nearby areas (2)

These agencies name Melbourne or nearby areas in their stated coverage.

Keeo Early Years Support

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Casual relief teacher service for Melbourne sessional kindergartens.

Casual / relief
Melbourne, Victoria
Labour hire
Melbourne, Victoria (provider-stated sessional kindergarten relief service)
Casual / reliefLabour hire

Top Notch Teaching Agency

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Teaching agency describing casual and contract teaching for schools and kindergartens throughout Melbourne.

Casual / relief
Melbourne, Victoria
Casual / reliefContract

Agencies covering Victoria (5)

These agencies record coverage in Victoria without naming Melbourne specifically.

ANZUK Education

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Education recruiter offering permanent, contract and casual early childhood staffing and outside school hours care recruitment.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Victoria; New South Wales; Queensland; Australian Capital Territory; Western Australia
PermanentCasual / reliefContractOSHC

Kinder Relief

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Relief staffing service for sessional kindergartens throughout Victoria.

Casual / relief
Victoria
Casual / relief

Lloyd Connect

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Recruiter covering early childhood educator and leadership roles, with casual educator staffing through Connected Crew.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Victoria (selected centres)
Labour hire
Victoria (selected centres; provider-stated)
PermanentCasual / reliefContractLabour hire

Talk Recruitment NZ

Education / multi-sector recruitment

New Zealand-based early childhood recruitment provider serving Australian employers, including eligible Victorian kindergarten vacancies through the government recruitment panel.

Permanent
Victoria; South Australia
PermanentInternational

Agencies covering every state and territory (11)

These agencies state coverage across Australia. Many recruit nationally from a head office elsewhere, so ask about recent placements in Melbourne.

Anila Recruitment

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Permanent early years and outside school hours care recruiter offering leadership and executive search.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentOSHC

Aroha Services

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Staffing provider offering casual, fixed-term and permanent recruitment for early learning and outside school hours care centres.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Labour hire
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentCasual / reliefContractLabour hireOSHC

C2C Recruitment Group Pty Ltd

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Specialist recruitment provider for early childhood education and outside school hours care, offering permanent recruitment campaigns and candidate introductions across Australia.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentOSHC

Early Years Talent

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Permanent and fixed-term recruitment for early childhood educators, teachers and leaders.

Permanent
Australia-wide; also recruits for employers outside Australia (provider-stated)
PermanentContractOSHC

Entrée Early Years

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Early childhood recruiter offering permanent recruitment and casual, temporary and contract staffing.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Queensland
PermanentCasual / reliefContract

McArthur Early Childhood Education

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Early childhood recruitment offering permanent placements and temporary or casual staffing.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentCasual / relief

NexGen Recruiters

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Specialist childcare recruitment provider offering permanent, casual, temporary and contract placements for early learning centres.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentCasual / reliefContract

Radical Recruitment

Education / multi-sector recruitment

Education recruitment agency placing permanent and temporary staff in early childhood, primary and secondary settings across Australia.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Permanent

Save Our Service

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Childcare staffing provider offering casual and permanent recruitment, including staff for outside school hours care.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
PermanentCasual / reliefOSHC

Switch Education

Specialist early childhood recruitment

Education recruiter offering casual relief in South Australia and permanent and contract recruitment Australia-wide.

Permanent
Australia-wide (provider-stated)
Casual / relief
South Australia
PermanentCasual / reliefContract

14 further agencies are listed without confirmed coverage yet and may also work in Victoria. See them in the full directory.

Recruiting in Melbourne

Agencies naming Melbourne in their coverage are shown first, including services that focus on sessional kindergarten relief. Agencies covering all of Victoria or the whole country follow.

Candidates need a Victorian Working with Children Check, and early childhood teachers need registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Before choosing an agency, see questions to ask an early childhood recruitment agency, and when to use permanent staffing or casual relief.

Common questions

How many early childhood recruitment agencies cover Melbourne?

18 agencies in the directory have confirmed permanent, casual or labour hire coverage in Victoria, which includes Melbourne. 2 agencies name Melbourne or nearby areas in their coverage. 11 agencies state coverage across every state and territory.

Which agencies supply casual or relief educators in Victoria?

9 agencies have confirmed casual or relief staffing coverage in Victoria: ANZUK Education, Aroha Services, Keeo Early Years Support, Kinder Relief, Lloyd Connect, McArthur Early Childhood Education, Save Our Service, Top Notch Teaching Agency and Tradewind Australia Education. Check that an agency can supply staff in your area now, not only that it has an office nearby.

Which agencies recruit for outside school hours care (OSHC) in Victoria?

6 agencies provide OSHC recruitment with confirmed coverage in Victoria: Anila Recruitment, ANZUK Education, Aroha Services, C2C Recruitment Group Pty Ltd, Early Years Talent and Save Our Service.

What screening do educators need in Victoria?

Educators working with children in Victoria need a Victorian Working with Children Check. Ask each agency how it verifies screening, qualifications and references before introducing a candidate. Your service remains responsible for its own checks.

Who regulates early childhood education and care in Victoria?

The regulatory authority in Victoria is the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA).

Other locations

0 shortlisted: