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C&K Mount Louisa Community Kindergarten

Operating Hours

  • Thursday and Friday, 8:15 am to 4:00 pm

Groups

  • Group 1B:  Thursday and Friday, 8:15 am to 4:00 pm

Welcome

Nestled amongst beautiful shade trees, C&K Mount Louisa Community Kindergarten is a stand-alone Kindergarten situated right next to Heatley Park. We offer high-quality programs for pre-prep children that allows for large blocks of uninterrupted play, using quality, open-ended resources. This encourages deep thinking, problem solving, exploration, creativity, imagination, observation, resilience and a positive team environment for young children to flourish.

Our staff are highly qualified and take a genuine interest in creating rich learning experiences for all children and building positive relationships with families.

We welcome prospective families to drop in and have a look around between 9 am and 12:30 pm on a Thursday or Friday during school terms to see our Kindergarten program in action.

Great Start to Kindergarten Pilot Program 2021

C&K has been successful in securing funding from the Queensland Department of Education for the Great Start to Kindergarten Pilot Program. This pilot provides funding for community kindergartens selected by the Department to offer no-cost or low-cost three-year-old programs in terms 3 and 4 in 2021.

C&K Mount Louisa Community Kindergarten is offering no-cost Playgroup for three-year-olds and pre-kindy program for three-year-olds in terms 3 and 4, 2021

Please contact the National Translating and Interpreting Service to support families with enrolments, inclusion, and medical needs forms. This service provides clarity to help remove language barriers that impact the child's needs. 

Playgroup for three-year-olds and pre-kindy

In this combined program, children will attend playgroup with a parent or caregiver for term 3, where they will have opportunities for social connection, play-based learning experiences, and pathways to community support. Families will be provided with opportunities to connect with other parents and caregivers. After the term of playgroup, children will be supported to transition to the pre-kindy program in term 4.

Operating hours:

Playgroup for three-year-olds (Term 3 only)

  • Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Pre-kindy (Term 4 only)

  • Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm 

Register your interest

To register your interest for the no-cost Playgroup for three-year-olds and pre-kindy program at C&K Mt Louisa Community Kindergarten, please click here.

Don’t miss out on a place, enrol your child today.

Enrol now to add your child's name to our waiting list (free). 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.

Enrol now

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 2016 to 30 June 2017

 2021
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 2022
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 2023
1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 2024
1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 2025

 

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.

2021

 Daily Fee

For children turning 4 by June 30 of the year attending*

 up to $47.28

For 3 year olds *

 $58.40

Concession

 up to $16.35

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

 $50.00

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 2016 to 30 June 2017

 2021
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 2022
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 2023
1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 2024
1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 2025

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

If there are spaces, we are happy to have three year olds at kindy, who can come for 2 years. Please contact us to discuss your child and your family’s situation.

Can I get the concession rate?

The concession is funded by the Queensland and Australian governments. You can get the concession if your child is of eligible 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.

I have more questions, who can I talk to?

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us on 07 4779 7860.

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.