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Hughenden Kindergarten and Early Childhood Centre

Our Kindergarten, program operates during school terms, 40 weeks per year from Monday – Wednesday, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Our Long Day Care, program operates year-round, Monday to Friday, except for a closure over the Christmas-New Year period from 7:30am – 5:15pm.

Our Before and After School program, operates during school terms, before and after school for parents who require care for their child from 7:30am until school starts and from when school ends until 5:15pm.

Our Office hours, are Monday to Friday from 8am -5pm, except for a closure over the Christmas-New Year period.

The Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre is a community managed, not-for profit, small rural community centre, four hours drive west of Townsville. At Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre, we offer a long day care program for 0 – 5 year olds, an approved Kindergarten Program for children in the year before commencing Primary School, and, Before and After School Care for children 5 -12 years of age.

Our C&K affiliated kindergarten program that is offered Monday to Wednesday is guided by a university-qualified teacher and supports children to be curious, capable, and collaborative learners in their last year with us before they head off to Primary School the following year. We are a small team of dedicated Educators and we are only licensed to care for up to 41 children in total at any one time.

Our centre staff strive to always maintain a strong connection with our children, families and wider community embracing their diverse abilities, needs and culture. We provide a warm, respectful, secure and nurturing environment by building trusting relationships with all children to enhance their sense of being, belonging and becoming, which in turns supports each child's holistic development.

For more information about Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre, please read our Parent Handbook.

How to enrol in the Kindergarten program

Please call 4741 1355 to ask the centre Director about vacancies and enrolling your child. Please register your intent for your child to enrol in the kindergarten as early as possible. Your child can attend the centre from 0 – 5 years of age however for the kindergarten program the subsidies only apply to children who are turning/ turned 4 y.o by 30 June this year, as it is these children who will attend Primary school the next year. Before and after school care is available for a limited number of 5 – 12 year old children (see below).

To enrol at this centre’s Kindergarten program, from Monday to Wednesday, the following options exist:

  1. Enrolling immediately - please contact the centre Director (by calling 4741 1355 or email hughkindy@bigpond.com) to determine if a place is available. You can also call to make a time to drop in and have stay and play. If a place is available, the centre Director will assist you to enrol your child immediately.
  2. Placing your child's name on a waiting list - if your child is not turning/ turned 4 y.o by 30 June this year, or if a place is not currently available, the centre Director will ask if you would like to place your child's name on the waiting list.
  3. If your child has already turned three and the centre Director offers your child a place, you can click here to download and complete the enrolment booklet, and either email it to hughkindy@bigpond.com, post it, or drop it off.

Which year should my child attend kindy?

  • Children born 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 - 2020
  • Children born 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 - 2021
  • Children born 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 - 2022
  • Children born 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 - 2023
  • Children born 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 - 2024
  • Children born 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 - 2025

How to enrol in the other programs we offer

We encourage you to express your interest for your child to attend here as soon as possible. We offer Long Day Care for Pre-school aged children (0 – 5 years old) and Before and After School Care for 5- 12 year old children.
Call ahead on 4741 1355 to make a time to drop in and have stay and play. We will tell you over the phone when is a good time to come and visit our centre at 41 Gray Street, Hughenden. Please call anytime between 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Kindergarten, also known as pre-prep or preschool, is a program for children in the year before they attend school. When places are available, 3-year old children may be able to attend.

C&K's kindergarten programs are guided by university-qualified teachers and support children to be curious, capable, and collaborative learners.

At C&K we know that children do not learn in isolation, for us learning is partnership between teachers, children, parents, and communities. 

Our curriculum approach, Listening and Learning Together, aligns with both The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (EYLF), and the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline (QKLG).

It continues the longstanding traditions and philosophical commitments of C&K to our children, families and communities. Read more about the history of C&K.

We've designed our indoor and outdoor spaces to ignite imaginations, nurture healthy minds and bodies, as children explore, experiment, play and learn.

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). 

Read more about C&K's education program.

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The Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre’s daily fees are:

  • $90 per day for 0 – 5 year old children who are not attending/ not eligible for the Kindergarten program.
  • $81 per day – for the Kindergarten program (Including a SEIFA subsidy for children turning/ turned 4 y.o. by 30 June this year)
  • $64.50 per day for the Kindergarten program (Including a SEIFA and QKFS Plus subsidy for children turning/ turned 4 y.o. by 30 June this year, and whose name appears on a health care card / pensioner concession card; are one of triplets, or identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander)

For more information about our Before and After School Care programs, and to see a summary of our fees and levies, please click here to view our Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre’s ALL daily fees document. 

Child Care Subsidy is available via Centrelink for eligible families. Please click here to log on to MyGov to determine the amount of your subsidy.

For more information about our Kindergarten fees, please click here to view our 2022 Statement of Fees (PDF).