C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre

Outdoor area with obstacle course and deck

C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre

Yuwi

Monday to Friday

7:00am to 5:30pm

mackaycfc@candk.asn.au

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At C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning five days a week, with flexible booking options.

The C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service that provides access to integrated early childhood education and care, parenting and family support, and child maternal health services.

The centre incorporates a Long Day Care Centre and a Hub, that is designed to work together as an integrated unit.

The C&K Mackay Children and Family Centre is a facility where our whole community is welcome and where all cultures are respected.

Our vision is to be a trusted children and family centre that empowers all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to grow, learn and build on strengths with connection to land, sea and cultures.

We have a dedicated, quality teaching team with fantastic facilities both indoors and out. We offer an environment that is founded on trust and respect, providing children with a safe environment where they can express themselves freely. Children are supported to learn, grow and develop at their own pace through play and hands on experiences.

We believe in working in partnership with our families and community and believe they are an integral part of our centre.

We welcome visitors to our centre at any time to meet our educators, see the facilities and find out more about how our centre works closely with the Hub to offer holistic services to families.

Our centre has a beautiful kitchen facility which allows us to provide all meals including breakfast. We also provide nappies and have a bus service if transport is required

The C&K Mackay Children and Family Hub provides a large number of programs and services to support the wider community. These include:

Early Childhood and Care
Playgroup: Tuesday (support group by invitation only) and Thursday from 10am to 12pm (no cost)
Homework Club (Prep to year 7): Tuesday and Thursday from 2.45pm-4.30pm

Specialist health and allied health services by referral

Family and parent support
Adjunct care
Parenting programs
Literacy and numeracy
Family support/crisis care - including domestic violence resources and referral support
Child and maternal health
Psychological referrals
Antenatal and postnatal health
Women's Health checks
Family dental and health care referrals
Child health nurse by appointment on Wednesday or walk in clinics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings

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Curriculum

Fees

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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 $129.40

Toddler Room Daily Fee

up to $125.20

Pre-kindy Room Daily Fee

up to $125.20

Kindy Room Daily Fee

up to $120.00

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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