We offer a number of programs and services to support your child’s early years learning.
Preschool program
Times
Your child can attend preschool for up to 15 hours per week.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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– | 9.00am to 3.00pm | 9.00am to 12.00pm | 9.00am to 3.00pm | – |
Fees
The parent contribution is $115 per term. See our enrolment and fees page for more information.
What to bring
Your child needs to bring these items each day:
- broad-brimmed, legionnaire or sun-safe hat (without chin straps)
- change of clothes
- drink bottle containing water
- healthy snack
- healthy packed lunch on full days.
Please write your child’s name on all their belongings.
What not to bring
Children should not bring these things:
- food containing nuts (some children have nut allergies that can be dangerous)
- unhealthy food or drink (lollies, chocolate, chips, fizzy drinks)
- toys from home.
Additional information
Please read our drop-off and pick-up procedure (PDF 15KB).
Occasional care
Occasional care is for children under school age who aren’t in any other early childhood education and care programs, such as preschool, childcare or family day care. It promotes young children’s development by giving them access to high-quality early childhood education.
It may help parents to take part in a range of activities including non-work and casual work commitments.
Priority of access
The education department has a priority of access policy to decide who can get into occasional care. This might mean that some families get more sessions than others.
Talk to us about enrolling in occasional care.
Times
Children generally can go to 1 session a week.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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– | 9.00am to 12.00pm | 9.00am to 12.00pm | – | – |
Cost
This program costs $5 per session and $2.50 for siblings.
If you have an Australian Government Pensioner Concession or Health Care Card, the cost is $1.50 per session and 75 cents for siblings.
What to bring
Children need to bring these items:
- a piece of fruit
- a healthy snack (cheese and crackers, vegetable, yoghurt, additional fruit)
- nappies and wipes for children who need changing while at the centre.
Additional information
We run a booking system for our occasional care program. Please ensure you book your child in on a weekly basis as we can only offer 8 places each session. If your child is booked in and can’t attend please notify the kindy as soon as possible so your place can be given to someone else. If you are booked in and don’t attend without cancelling we will charge you.
Please contact the centre if your child isn’t booked in and an emergency arises. We keep 2 places each session, strictly for emergency reasons.
Playgroup
Playgroup allows you and your child to play and socialise with others.
Times
Friday mornings, 9.30am to 11.30am.
Cost
This program costs $3.00 per family.
Early explorers
Early explorers is a play-based program for children aged 3 years. It provides meaningful experiences for your child to develop social, creative and physical skills.
We offer this program to children who start full-time kindy the following year.
Times
Each Thursday during term, 9.00am to 3.00pm.
Cost
This program costs $200 per term.
We will send you an invoice at the beginning of term in your child’s communication pocket. We ask that fees are paid by week 4 of the term. See our enrolment and fees page for more information.
What to bring
Children need to bring these items:
- a piece of fruit
- a healthy snack (cheese and crackers, vegetable, yoghurt, additional fruit)
- nappies, pull ups and wipes if required
- change of clothes.
Additional information
You child will need to be aged 3 years before 30 April to enrol.
We prefer that your child is toilet trained prior to joining early explorers, though we will support them while they are toilet training.