A note re ‘Free’ Kindy funding:
We are open Monday to Friday from 7:00am–4:00pm, and you can drop off and pick up at any time during these hours. Our (5 hours of funded) Kindergarten program runs from 9:30am–2:30pm, Monday to Friday. Our daily fee (7am-4pm/9 hours) is $128 (before CCS). Eligible Kindergarten-aged children receive 15 hours of free Kindy per week during school terms, which is applied as 5 hours per day across three days. Families then pay for the remaining 4 hours per day on those three days (even if you don’t utilise those remaining hours), plus full fees for any additional days each week and during school holidays. As you are paying for the full day, you still have flexibility with drop-off and pick-up times. In other words, Free Kindy is a free 5 hours per day, out of the 9 hours you are paying for, over three days and you will be charged for the r