A lost toddler has been returned safely to her mother after she was found in Carlton on Saturday morning.

The girl was found out on the street just after 3am Credit:Victoria Police

The girl was found in Neil Street by a passer-by just before 3am.

Wearing only a nappy, the girl is believed to be around 2 years old. She has short brown hair and is Caucasian in appearance.

Police had appealed to the public on Saturday morning to help find the girl's family.

A spokeswoman for Victoria Police confirmed that the girl's mother picked her up from the West Melbourne Police station around 7am this morning.

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The spokeswoman said they were not treating the case as a criminal matter and were simply concerned with returning the girl to her family.