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Infant & Children Funerals
Held with the utmost care, at your pace, so you can breathe, choose, and honour what matters most for your little one.
There is nothing more difficult than losing a baby or child. Whatever brought you here, we want you to know you’re not alone, and there is no wrong way to grieve, and no timeline you need to follow for an infant or child funeral in Perth.
Our team holds this with particular tenderness and sensitivity. We’ll gently guide you through every option, explain what each choice actually means, and never rush a decision that deserves time.
We’re here to help you honour your child’s life in the way that feels right for your family and you can reach us any hour of any day, whenever you’re ready to talk.
How we support your family
Every family’s situation is different, and every child’s story is unique. We do not offer fixed packages. Instead, we gently shape the farewell around your family’s traditions and the individuality of your baby or child, always guided by what feels right for you and their age.
There's no single right way to say goodbye
What feels right will be different for every family. Some of the ways families choose to say goodbye for an infant and child funeral include:
- A private goodbye, with no formal service, at the hospital or in our care
- A ceremony at home, in a garden, or somewhere that held meaning
- A small viewing, with close family present
- A chapel service, followed by burial or cremation
- Cremation, with ashes returned to you, scattered somewhere meaningful, or placed in a memorial garden
- A small graveside gathering, with close family present
- Burial, with many Perth cemeteries offering dedicated memorial areas for babies and children
We’ll walk you through what each option actually involves, gently, and at whatever pace feels right. There’s no pressure to decide anything before you’re ready.
Who This is For?
We are here for you if you’re facing the loss of a baby, infant, or child, including young teenager or supporting someone who is.
- You’ve lost an infant or child
- You’ve lost an older child or teenager
- You’re a family member, friend, or support person trying to help someone through this time.
- You’re not sure what you need yet, and just want guidance to talk to someone who understands
If your loss was earlier in your pregnancy
If your baby was lost during pregnancy, including stillbirth, you may still be able to register the birth with Births, Deaths and Marriages, and a birth certificate can be issued noting the loss. We can help guide you through this, along with anything else that needs to be done, so you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Infant & Baby Farewells
- Gentle Care | Cremation or Burial | At Your Pace
If you’ve lost your baby, whether during pregnancy, at birth, or in their first years of life, please accept our sincere condolences. We can only imagine how hard this must be for you, and we want you to know there is no wrong way to grieve, and no timeline you need to follow.
Our team approaches this delicate situation with deep compassion. It’s entirely natural to feel lost, to ask yourself why this has happened, or to be unsure what to do or even what to ask. We’ll gently guide you through every choice, at whatever pace feels right, and there’s no pressure to decide anything before you’re ready. Every step is taken at your pace.
Cremation offers flexibility, ashes can be scattered somewhere meaningful, or placed in a memorial garden, whenever feels right.
Burial offers a lasting, physical place to visit. Many Perth cemeteries have dedicated memorial areas set aside specifically for babies and children, often in peaceful, garden-like settings.
What’s included:
- Gentle, dedicated care from our team throughout
- Transportation into our care (and to the cemetery, for burial)
- Guidance on memorial garden and dedicated infant areas across Perth cemeteries
- Return of ashes to your family, if cremation is chosen
- Grave selection support, if burial is chosen
- Flexibility to hold a memorial or gathering separately, at a time of your choosing
* Cremation & Burial fees for infants vary by location, we’ll confirm and explain all of this for you directly.
* Every arrangement is discussed and costed individually, with nothing decided until you’re ready.
Child & Teen Farewells
- Gentle Care | Cremation or Burial | At Your Pace
We support families through the loss of a child or teenager with cremation or burial, whichever feels right for you. Every choice here is valid, from a quiet, private farewell to a small gathering with close family present. We’ll walk you through both options gently, and there’s no pressure to decide anything before you’re ready. Every step is taken at your pace.
Cremation offers flexibility, ashes can be scattered somewhere meaningful, or placed in a memorial garden, whenever feels right.
Burial offers a lasting, physical place to visit. Many Perth cemeteries have dedicated children’s memorial areas, often set apart in peaceful, garden-like settings, separate from general cemetery grounds.
What’s included:
- Gentle, dedicated care from our team throughout
- Transportation into our care (and to the cemetery, for burial)
- Guidance on children’s memorial garden and dedicated areas across Perth cemeteries
- Return of ashes to your family, if cremation is chosen
- Grave selection support, if burial is chosen
- Flexibility to hold a memorial or gathering separately, at a time of your choosing
* For a young teenager, the size of coffin and cremation equipment needed may occasionally differ from a younger child’s, we’ll always explain this plainly if it applies to your family, and it never affects the care or dignity given.
* Every arrangement is discussed and costed individually, with nothing decided until you’re ready.
Costs & Practical Considerations
We understand cost can feel like an impossible thing to think about right now. Costs vary depending on cremation or burial, cemetery or cremation fees, coffin or urn choice, service style, and any additional elements like flowers or venue hire.
We’ll always talk you through everything clearly and honestly, providing a clear, itemised quote so you know exactly what’s involved and can make decisions comfortably, with no surprises.
There is no cost to call us and talk it through first.
Keepsakes and precious moments
If it would bring you comfort, we can help arrange small keepsakes to hold onto hand and footprints, a lock of hair, photographs, or including something meaningful with your baby or child, like a toy, blanket, or letter. These are entirely your choice, and never expected.
Do you need a service at all?
Some families want the full traditional service. Others want the quiet dignity of something more personal. Some want no formal service at all, just a Direct cremation or burial, with a memorial gathering held later, in their own time, on their own terms.
If a service isn’t wanted, that doesn’t mean nothing needs to be planned. There are still legal and practical details to manage properly, which is exactly what we’re here for.
If it would help to think through those wishes in more depth beforehand, our End-of-Life Funeral Planning service exists for exactly that.
We're here, whenever you're ready
If your infant or child has died, or death is close, please reach out. Closing Circles specialises in at-need cremations and burials, including End-of-Life funeral planning, memorials, and wakes, across Perth and country WA.
Every farewell is shaped around your family, and every option comes with the reasoning behind it, so you understand what each choice actually means before you make it.
Book a consultation to explore how our services can support your needs.
Call or email to book a consultation to explore how our services can support you.
- OFFICE 08 6187 2320
- MOBILE 0448 837 076
- EMAIL office@closingcircles.com.au
- 45b Old Perth Road, Bassendean WA 6054
- PO Box 137, Bassendean WA 6054
We will be there when you need us.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.