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.

Fees

The parent contribution is $70 for 4 sessions and $80 for 5 sessions.  See our enrolment and fees page for more information.

What to bring

Your child needs to bring these items each day:

• bag
• broad-brimmed, legionnaire or sun-safe hat (without chin straps)
• change of clothes
• drink bottle containing water
• healthy snack (pieces of fruit or vegetables)
• packed lunch (healthy sandwich, yoghurt, salad)
• shoes suitable for playing.

Please write your child’s name on all their belongings.

Rural care

Children from birth to 6 years can attend our Rural Care Program. Your child will enjoy play and learning activities in a supportive environment. Rural Care operates over 50 weeks a year.

Before and After School sessions are available for children aged 5 years to 12 years.

Times

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm, throughout the year.

Before School Care 8:00am to 9:00am

After School Care 3:00pm to 6:00pm 

Your child can attend on a full day basis.

Cost

Please contact us for more information. You may be eligible for the Australian Government's child care subsidy.

What to bring

Your child needs to bring these items each day:

• bag
• broad-brimmed, legionnaire or sun-safe hat (without chin straps)
• change of clothes
• drink bottle containing water
• healthy snack (pieces of fruit or vegetables)
• packed lunch (healthy sandwich, yoghurt, salad)
• shoes suitable for playing.

Please write your child’s name on all their belongings.

Additional information

Please contact us to confirm availability for your child.

Breakfast Program

Peterborough Community Preschool and Rural Care Services have partnered with Foodbank Australia to offer the children at the centre a healthy breakfast and snacks throughout the day. 

This program is a free service to all the children who attend the centre.

Every Wednesday during School Term, we have volunteers from the Peterborough Community come into the centre to prepare and cook a nutritional breakfast for the children to enjoy . 

Health checks

A Child and Family Health Services nurse visits our preschool to perform health checks on children over the age of 4 years and 3 months. These visits usually occur in terms 2 and 3.

You will be notified when your child is due for their health check.

Library Visit

Once a week, the Preschool children have a chance to visit the library at Peterborough Primary School. 

During this visit, they will be able to borrow one book to take home for the week. This opportunity provides the children access to a range of books that we may not have available at the preschool, gives them responsibility of taking care of the book for a week and gaining an understanding of how a library works.

Peterborough Community Library Visit

On our Preschool Tuesday sessions, we have a visit from Chris Malycha from the Peterborough Community Library. 

Each visit, Chris brings in new story books to read to the children. This allows for the children to be familiar with people who work within our community and are exposed to a wide range of authors and writing styles.

Dental Visit

Once a year, we have a visit from a Dentist from Remarkable Dentistry. They come and give a small presentation to the children about the importance of brushing our teeth and how to keep our teeth healthy. The dentist then provides a free dental check to all preschool children.