Enrolment and fees - Barbara Kiker Memorial Kindergarten

When your child can start preschool

Your child is entitled to access 1 year of preschool.

If your child turns 4 before 1 May, they can start preschool at the beginning of the year. If your child turns 4 on or after 1 May, they can start the next year.

If you want to delay your child’s start to preschool or you’re not sure about when they should start, please talk to us about your options.

If your child is Aboriginal or under guardianship (in care) they are eligible for 12 hours of preschool after they turn 3. They will then be eligible for 15 hours per week of preschool in the year before they start school.

Early entry

Your child may be able to come to preschool 1 term earlier, in term 4 the year before starting their preschool year, if they:

have additional needs or disability
are learning English as an additional language or dialect
are at significant risk because of family circumstances.

Early entry is for up to 6 hours per week, if places are available.

Access is decided on a case-by-case basis.

Please contact us if you want more information about early entry.

Enrolling your child

To register your interest in enrolling your child, please complete the Registration for Enrolment Form with the following details:

child's name
child's surname
date of birth
address (with suburb and postcode)
contact number
enrolling parent name
kindy start date
intended school
do you live in our catchment area?

Please also complete the registration of interest form and either email, post or drop in to our kindergarten.

See the preschool enrolment policy for more information.

Before your child starts

We will contact you in September about an orientation session. This will be a 1-hour session where you can ask questions.

Pre-entry transition visits can be arranged on a case by case basis after enrolment confirmation by contacting the director.

Fees

We ask you to contribute towards the cost of your child attending preschool.

The parent contribution is $200 per term.

When to pay

We will invoice you via email that will allow you to pay online.

Payments are due by week 4 each term.

Please contact us if you have difficulty paying.

How to pay

Cash, cheque or EFTPOS

You can pay by Qkr app, cash, direct debit, EFTPOS or internet banking. If paying by cash, please put the money in a sealed envelope with your child’s full name on the front. Put the envelope in the payments box in the child information room.

EFT information

You can pay by direct deposit.

BSB: 065152

Account number: 00900393

Please put your child’s name in the notes as the reference.

Immunisations

When you enrol your child you will be asked to provide evidence of their immunisation status.