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C&K Happy Valley Community Kindergarten

Welcome

Welcome to Warekila - Happy Valley Kindergarten

We offer quality education and care for children aged in the year before they attend Prep. We are a dedicated kindergarten so your child will take part in a structured program with other children their age.

Children must turn four (4) prior to 30 June in the year they attend kindergarten.

Operating hours for Warekila - Happy Valley Kindergarten are from 8:20am to 2:30pm, on a five day fortnight program. Doors are opened at 2:15pm and children must be collected no later than 2:45pm. C&K kindergartens are closed on public holidays.  Parents are requested to be at the centre to pick their child up on time. If you are late to collect your child a late fee may be incurred.

Our centre has stimulating indoor and outdoor environments that offer a range of opportunities for children to learn through play. Warekila - Happy Valley Community Kindergarten is a single unity service, running two groups within a 5 day fortnight program.

The staff employed at this service are:
Director/Educational Leader - Andrea Bowcock (Bachelor of Education Early Childhood)
Co-Educator - Rhiannon Forde (Diploma in Children's Services)
Co-Educator - Linda English (Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care)
Administration Officer - Deborah Gibson

The Wombat group operates Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays
The Wallaby group operates Thursday, Friday and alternate Wednesdays

This service has been assessed by the Australian Education and Care Quality Authority and received an overall rating of Meeting National Standards.

Enrolment offers are usually made to families by the Director around September/Ocober of the year prior to commencement.

To secure your child's place on the waiting lis you will need to complete a waiting list application. There is no cost involved in adding your child onto the waiting list. Once completed please return your kindergarten waiting list application form directly to the service, Monday through to Friday between 8:20am and 3:00pm.

All our kindergartens deliver C&K 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, eaducators, children and families. At C&K 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 on children's play experiences, creating a learning program that is tailored and meaningful for your child.

Your child's learning journey is shared with you via conversations with your child's educators and through written documentation in your centre, and in some centres through StoryPark (an app and website). 

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Kindergarten Fees

The Queensland Government provides funding to make kindy free for families with eligible-age children (children turning 4 years old by 30 June in the year they attend kindy). The funding is provided directly to your centre, and if eligible, you will not pay any daily fee.

Free kindy is only available for one kindergarten group, so you may have to pay fees if your child is enrolled in two groups. For example:

  • If your child is enrolled in both kindergarten groups at one kindy.
  • If your child is enrolled in two different kindergartens. You must nominate which kindergarten will receive the funding when you enrol.
  • If your child is enrolled in a kindergarten and a childcare centre, you will only receive free kindy at the kindy and not at the childcare centre.

2024

Daily Fee

Daily fee (eligible-age children) FREE
Daily fee (non-eligible)* - 5 days a fortnight program TBC
Daily fee (non-eligible)* - 2 days a week program TBC

Other Fees

You may also have to pay an enrolment fee and membership fee. These will be one-off fees and paid before your child starts kindergarten.

2024

Fee

Enrolment fee TBC
Membership fee TBC

What if I want my 3 year old to go to kindergarten?*

Priority is given to eligible-age children but if there are places available, we are happy to have 3 year old children at kindy and attend for two years.  The subsidies do not apply for 3 year old children, and the daily fee (non-eligible) will apply. Please contact us on 07 4743 2670 for more information on fees for 3 year olds and to discuss your child and your family’s situation.

I have more questions. Who can I talk to? 

You can find more information on our Kindergarten Fees page or you can download our Fact Sheet.

Please contact us on 07 4743 2670 if you have any other questions.