Sunbird Children’s Centre, Julatten | C&K - childcare and kindergarten

Sunbird Children’s Centre, Julatten

Operating Hours and Groups

At Sunbird Children’s Centre we operate our program from Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30am to 3:15pm.

Welcome

Sunbird Children's Centre runs a quality child care program with a government approved Kindergarten program for children aged 15 months to 5 years.

Play based child care - a fun, safe place for children to interact with their peers and learn whilst having fun. Enrol your child in our Government approved kindergarten program for their important pre-prep year. Children are supported by professional and qualified educators. Educational early childhood programs delivering government approved curriculum that help children to develop a lifelong love of learning.

Our  program is centred around a living and learning community that values children as competent and capable individuals. This play-based curriculum helps children to socialise, build confidence, develop communication and early literacy and numeracy skills to ensure your child is school ready. We offer a kindergarten program within a Limited Hours Care Service meaning that we are able to offer extended hours of care for your child. This kindergarten program is led by a Bachelor Qualified Early Childhood Teacher. The other benefit of our program is that we are able to offer a mixed aged group so younger siblings can attend altogether and learn from the older children.

Child-Led Learning 

No two days are the same at Sunbird Children’s Centre. Our teaching team tailor each day’s learning taking into account the interests of the children in the group. The spacious environment at our kindy is thoughtfully planned and well resourced. There is a focus on music, drama, literature and visual arts and time spent discovering the natural environment outdoors.

Community Spirit 

Community spirit is important to us at Sunbird Children’s Centre. We foster our 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.

Don't miss out on a place, waitlist your child today!

Please call 07 4094 2037 or email lhc@jiginc.com to enquire about vacancies and enrolling your child. Please register your intent for your child to attend this kindergarten as soon as possible.

To enrol the following options exist:

  1. Enrolling immediately - please contact the centre director (on the telephone or email listed above) to determine if a place is available. If a place is available there is no current waitlist, the centre director will assist you to enrol your child immediately.
  2. Placing your child's name on a waiting list - 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 or assist you with identifying alternative C&K centres where vacancies may exist. Please complete an online waiting list form for this centre.

Centre directors manage the centre waiting list and will contact you (using the contact details provided on the waiting list form) when a vacancy becomes available, based on your position on the waiting list. You will be forwarded an enrolment pack to complete to confirm your child's enrolment. 

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 2019 to 30 June 2020 2024
1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 2025
1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 2026
1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 2027

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). 

Learn more

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 4094 2037 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 4094 2037 if you have any other questions.