C&K Coolum Childcare Centre

C&K Coolum Childcare Centre

Gubbi Gubbi

Monday to Friday

7am to 5:45pm

coolum@candk.asn.au

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C&K Coolum Community Childcare Centre welcomes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and provides quality early childhood education and care Monday through Friday. We offer flexible booking options so families can choose the hours of care to suit their individual needs.

As a welcoming second home for families, the environment provides feelings of safety, security, and support while children are in the care of our qualified educators. The educators are long-term staff members - many have worked at C&K Coolum for over 10 years, and some for over 30 years. At C&K, the team is supported in nurturing play-based learning, developing caring relationships with children and families, and fostering a lifelong love of learning with every child in their care.

The centre features a combination of age-based rooms and communal learning spaces where siblings and children of all ages can come together to learn and play. The spacious outdoor areas include established gardens, lovely shady trees, and a large sand pit in each play space. Situated just a short stroll from Coolum Beach, the centre holds open excursion permissions that allow children to enjoy impromptu trips to see whales when they are breaching.

C&K childcare centres deliver quality education and care programs with a focus on our unique infant and toddler approach, and provide the government-approved kindergarten program for 4-year-olds.

C&K Coolum is located on Perry Street in Coolum, nestled next to the Coolum Library and Civic Centre. The centre is a 400 metre walk from Coolum Beach.

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C&K has developed an Infant and Toddler Approach, which informs the way we care for and educate our babies and toddlers. Our philosophy for this age is to “slow down” and be in the moment with your child as they learn and explore the world. We focus on developing a deep and trusting relationship with each child.

All C&K childcare centres deliver C&K's quality kindergarten program. Kindergarten, also known as pre-prep or preschool, is a program for children who are turning 4 by June 30 in the year before they attend school. C&K’s kindy programs are government-approved and led by experienced and university qualified teachers. Our program supports children’s curiosity, creativity, problem solving, resilience and real-world knowledge and skills.

At C&K, we know that children do not learn in isolation, so we approach learning as a collaborative relationship between teachers, educators, children and families. We believe children are powerful learners, active citizens, thinkers and theorisers - this is at the heart of our early childhood curriculum. We've designed our indoor and outdoor spaces to ignite imaginations and nurture healthy minds and bodies. Learning through play is an integral part of our education program. Our educators skilfully enrich and extend children's play experiences, creating a learning program that is tailored and meaningful for your child.

Your child’s learning and care journey is shared with you via conversations with your child’s educators, through written documentation and through Storypark (an app and website).

2025	Fees

Enrolment Fee

$100.00

Nursery Room Daily Fee

up to $164.40

Toddler Room Daily Fee

Pre-kindy Room Daily Fee

up to $157.10

Kindy Room Daily Fee

up to $152.40

Enrolment Fee: The enrolment fee is a one-off, non-refundable fee payable when you confirm your child’s enrolment. Some families may be exempt from paying the enrolment fee.

Child Care Subsidy: The Australian Government helps eligible families with the cost of childcare via the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). For more information, please visit Services Australia.

Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government also provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. If eligible, you could receive up to 15 hours of free kindy per week, for 40 weeks.

Flexible Booking Options: C&K offers flexible booking options, designed to help eligible families access and maximise the CCS, and minimise out-of-pocket fees. Our 9 and 10 hour sessions work in with your schedule and start once your child is signed in, not a set start and finish time.

Please visit our Childcare Fees page for more information.

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