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C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 6 pm, open 50 weeks of the year. (Term starts on January 28, 2020.) 

Groups

From 2020, we will be open until 6pm, and offer Holiday Kindy​.

Core kindergarten program: 8am - 2:08 pm 

Group 1A and 2A: Monday, Tuesday, alternate Wednesdays
Group 1B and 2B: Alternate Wednesdays, Thursday, Friday

Extended kindergarten program available: Monday- Friday 2:08 - 6 pm.

New for 2020! Holiday kindy will be available from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. 

Holiday dates: 

5 April - 18 April 
29 June - 10 July 
21 September - 2 October
14 December - 25 January 2021 (Closed for two weeks over Christmas and New Year)

Welcome 

Welcome to C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten. We are located in a quiet street off Cavendish Road.

The kindergarten is a branch service of C&K. C&K manages this kindergarten in conjunction with the Director and a Parent Advisory Group (PAG) elected by the parents of children attending the kindergarten. We offer quality education and care for children in the year before they attend prep.
 
Our kindergarten is unique in it’s double-unit setting. Each unit has separate grounds and facilities. Our beautiful playgrounds are set in a natural tropical environment, which has been developed over 50 years. We continually strive to ensure that both our indoor and outdoor environments are stimulating and offer a range of opportunities for children to learn through play.
 
In 2011 we celebrated our 50 year anniversary as a C&K service and our kindergarten continues to be an active member of the local community, servicing many generations of families over the years.

Child-Led Learning 

No two days are the same at C&K Coorparoo. Our teaching team tailors each day’s learning, taking into account the interests of the children in the group. The spacious and natural environment at our kindy is thoughtfully planned and well resourced. There is a focus on music, drama, literature and visual arts and we allocate plenty of time for outdoor play and discovery.

Community Spirit 

Community spirit is important to us at C&K Coorparoo. We foster strong ties to the local community by encouraging parent involvement in the daily operations of the kindergarten. We often hold and partake in community events and love connecting with local businesses and groups around us and taking the children on excursions out into the local community.

Don't miss out on a place, enrol your child today. You can: 

1. Enrol now - Please call or email us. You may be able to ernol immediatly if a place is available. If a place is not available we will place your child on a waiting list. 

2. Enrol later – Please click the “Enrol online” button above and fill out the form. You will be added to a queue and contacted as soon as a suitable place is available. Places are usually offered for the following year, between May and July the year before. Please note, this kindy does not charge a wait list fee.  

All C&K kindergartens feature our quality C&K kindergarten program.

Kindergarten, also known as pre-prep or preschool, is a program for children in the year before they attend school. If spaces are available, the program is also offered to 3-year olds. C&K’s kindergarten programs are guided by university-qualified teachers and support children’s curiosity, creativity, and resilience. 

At C&K we know that children do not learn in isolation, so we approach learning as a collaborative relationship between teachers, children and parents. 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. 

At C&K Coorparoo the core kindergarten program is led by a university-qualified, Early Childhood Teacher: 

  • Kirstie Tolley
  • Emily Capern

Supported by assistant educators: Gaye Buchanan and Shae O'Brien.

There will be a half-hour overlap between the core kindergarten program lead and the extended program lead educator each day. Educators will share highlights and continuing plans for the day.

The extended program continues children’s learning into the afternoon and is led by a diploma-qualified educator and supported by an assistant educator. The extended program team will also have access to an Early Childhood Teacher. 

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

Read more about C&K’s education program. 

News

There are still a few places available so it's not too late to join us. Please click the Enrol now button to start your journey.
 
If you haven't yet had the opportunity to visit our Kindergarten, please phone us to make an appointment.
 
If you have any queries, please email coorparoo@candk.asn.au

 

 Daily fee

Core kindy program – 5 Day Fortnight (before subsidies)

 $76
5 Day Fortnight - Child Care subsidy Depends on your Child Care Subsidy entitlements. Please email us for a quote.
5 Day Fortnight - Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) $44

5 Day Fortnight - Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS), Concession

$11.14

Optional

Extended kindy program (before subsidies)

 $40

Optional

Holiday Kindy program (before subsidies)

 $110

Enrolment fee - a one-off, non-refundable fee when you confirm your place

 $100

What subsidies are available?

Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten is CCS eligible, starting in January 2020. The amount of subsidy you can get depends on your family's circumstances, please contact Centrelink.

Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS)

The Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme subsidy is available if your child is of elgible age, that is they have turned 4 by June 30 in the year they attend (see table below for more info).

QKFS Concession

The QKFS Concession subsidy is available if your child is of elgible age and you: 

  • have a valid health care card, or
  • have a valid pensioner concession card, or
  • hold a veteran’s affairs gold/white card, or
  • identify as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or South Sea Islander, or
  • have had a multiple birth (three children or more) and all children attend kindy.

What year should my child attend kindy?

This table shows the year the Queensland government recommends your child attends kindergarten. Children aged 4 years old by June 30 in the year they attend kindy are also called ‘Eligible age’ or ‘Target age’.

Year born Kindy year

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

 2020

1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

 2021
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 2022
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 2023

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

C&K Coorparoo Community Kindergarten educates and cares for children aged between 3 and 5 years. 

I have more questions, who can I talk to?

If you have any other questions or concerns, please email our support team or call 07 3513 2560.

How does C&K decide fees?

As a not-for-profit organisation, C&K reinvests any surplus back into our services and programs to better achieve outcomes for all children and communities. 

We aim to keep fees affordable for families and has developed a fee system to maximise family access to available subsidies. Read more about C&K's fee policies.