Enrolment and fees - Burra Early Learning Centre

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

You can register your interest to enrol your child with us by using the preschool registration of interest form. This form is also available from us.

Try to register your interest by 30 June, but you can do this any time during the year.

Priority will be given to children living in our catchment area. If you don’t live in our catchment area you should indicate at least 2 other preschool options on your form.

If we can give your child a place with us we’ll send you an offer letter in term 3. You can accept the offer by filling in and sending back the acceptance slip by the due date.

Before your child starts

Before your child starts preschool you will be invited to come to pre-entry or transition visits. These will be in term 3 or 4 of the year before your child starts. These visits will be a chance for you and your child to get to know routines and expectations, and to meet educators and other children.

There will also be parent information sessions run by educators to make sure that you are ready for your child's entry into preschool.

Fees

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

The parent contribution is $100 per term totalling $400 per year for full-time preschool. This equates to $4 per day. Any other payment should be negotiated with the site director.

We offer other programs that may have an additional cost.

When to pay

We will mail an invoice to you each term.

Please contact us if you are having difficulty paying.

How to pay

Cheque

You can pay by cheque at the preschool. If you are paying by cheque, please put the cheque in a sealed envelope with your child’s name on the front. Put the envelope in the red payments box near the centre kitchen.

EFT information

You can pay by direct deposit.

BSB: 105017

Account number: 094045340

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.