Fees & Government Funding

2024 FEES

Joeys Room: (2-3 year olds)
$125 per day*

Possum Room (3-4 year olds) 
$120 per day*

Wombats Room (4-5 year olds) 
$120 per day*

• Fees are payable weekly
• It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure fees are payable on time.
• Fee's are still payable if your child is sick or on holidays, including Public Holidays
• Unfortunately we cannot do make-up days for child absence days.

OTHER FEES

• Enrolment Fees
  • There is an initial $70 Enrolment fee when you first apply
  • To hold your child’s place for the next year we charge $50 re-enrolment fee
• Bond
  • $300 bond to secure your spot and returnable when you leave

CHILD CARE SUBSIDY

A Child Care Subsidy is available to help you with the cost of child care.

The Government will pay this subsidy directly to us to reduce the fees you pay.

For information on how to claim please go to

humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy/how-claim

START STRONG - Additional Fee Relief Available

If your child turns 4 years old on or before 31 July 2024 you will receive up to $2,110 in fee relief.
If your child is 3 years old and not yet 4 years old on, or before 31 July in 2024 you will receive up to $500 in fee relief.

The Start Strong fee relief will be passed on to you by us as a weekly reduction to your session fee or gap fee.
The fee relief is in addition to and will not impact on your Child Care Subsidy payments provided by the Australian Government.

Start Strong Fee relief is not means tested and there are no residency or visa requirements.

You will still need to pay any gap fees remaining after the Child Care Subsidy and Start Strong fee relief have been applied.

For further details please see the girls in the office. More information can also be found at education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education

To start the Start Strong Fee Relief process - please complete this form

Mygov

To receive the Child Care Subsidy, you will need to link your child on the mygov website.

This needs to be done one (1) month prior to your child starting at The Heights Pre-School to ensure that it has been processed in time.

If it is not linked before they start, full fees will apply.

For further information please go to https://my.gov.au 

IMMUNISATION

As of 1^st January 2016 Early Childhood Education & Care Services cannot enrol a child unless the parent/guardian has provided documentation that shows the child is fully vaccinated for their age.

To obtain a copy of your immunisation certificate, please contact Medicare by:

• Phone 1800 653 809
• Online at www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/online
• Go to your local Medicare Office, Centrelink Office of Child Support Service Centre.

It can take up to 10 business days to get your statement in the post. 

Further Information can be found at https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/medicare/australian-immunisation-register

LATE FEES

Parents must abide by our hours of operation of 7.00am to 6.00pm daily.

Parents who are late will be charged a late fee of $5.00 per minute, per child.

Traffic incidents are of course taken into account, however it is your responsibility to ensure your child is collected on time.