2025 Fees & Sessions

Cost
$160 per day

Effective 7th of July 2025

$167 per day

Rooms
Banjo Paterson (Birth to 2 yr olds)
Judith Wright (2 to 3 yr olds)

Age
0 to 3 to yr olds

Care Arrangements
Ongoing Full or Part Time Care
All meals provided
Maximum 16 children in each room

Days & Times
11 hours per day

7.15am-6.15pm
Monday to Friday
50 weeks a year

Closed public holidays and one day a year for team professional development

Cost
$155 per day for funded kindergarten place

$163 per day unfunded kindergarten place

Effective 7th of July 2025

$161.80 per day for funded kindergarten place

$170.15 per day if unfunded at another kindergarten

$167 per day if unfunded at Poets Grove

Rooms
Henry Lawson (3yrs)
Dorothea Mackellar & Colin Thiele Room (3 to 5 yr olds)

Age
3-5 yr olds

Care Arrangements
Ongoing Full or Part Time Care
All meals provided
Maximum 16 children in each room

Days & Times
7.15am-6.15pm
Monday to Friday
50 weeks a year

Minimum 3 days per week

Closed public holidays and one day a year for team professional development

Cost

Canal Kindergarten (Monday)

$48.00 per day 9.15am -12.15pm

Core teaching hours (Thursday & Friday)
$104.00 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Thursday & Friday)

8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.15pm $35 per day

Effective 7th of July 2025

Canal Kindergarten (Monday)

$49.00 per day 9.15am -12.15pm

Core teaching hours (Thursday & Friday)
$106.10 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Thursday & Friday)

$35.70 per day 8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.15pm

Room
Uncle Archie

Age
3 yr olds

Care Arrangements
BYO snacks and lunch
Maximum 15 children in each room

Total hours & weeks
16 hours over 3 days per week
48 weeks per year

Includes school holidays

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Cost
Canal Kindergarten (Friday)

$48.00 per day 9.15am -12.15pm

Core teaching hours (Wednesday & Thursday)
$104.00 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Wednesday & Thursday)

8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.15pm $35 per day

Effective 7th of July 2025

Canal Kindergarten (Friday)

$49.00 per day 9.15am -12.15pm

Core teaching hours (Wednesday & Thursday)
$106.10 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Wednesday & Thursday)

$35.70 per day 8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.15pm

Room
Lisa Bellear

Age
3-4 yr olds

Care Arrangements
BYO snacks and lunch
Maximum 15 children per group

Total hours & weeks
16 hours over 3 days per week
48 weeks per year

Includes school holidays

View our 2026 fees & sessions

Cost
Canal Kindergarten (Friday)

$48.00 per day 12.45pm - 3.45pm

Core teaching hours (Monday & Tuesday)
$104.00 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Monday & Tuesday)

8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.45pm $35 per day

3.45pm - 5.45pm school term only (Friday) $32 per day

Effective 7th of July 2025

Canal Kindergarten (Friday)

$49.00 per day 12.45pm - 3.45pm

Core teaching hours (Monday & Tuesday)
$106.10 per day 9.15am-3.45pm

Extended hours program (Monday & Tuesday)

$35.70 per day 8.15am - 9.15am & 3.45pm - 5.45pm

$81.60 per day 12.45pm - 5.45pm school term only (Friday)

$81.60 per day 9.15pm - 2.15pm school holiday only (Friday)

Room
Ali Cobby Eckermann

Age
4 yr olds

Care Arrangements
BYO snacks and lunch
Maximum 15 children per group

Days & Times
18 hours per week over 3 days

9.15 am—3.15 pm
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
48 weeks per year

Includes school holidays

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All sessions are eligible for the Australian Government Child Care Subsidy (CSS).

The subsidy is based on your family income and may help reduce the cost of childcare.

Learn more about the Child Care Subsidy.

Free Kinder Offset

All Kindergarten sessions are eligible for Victorian Government Free Kinder.

Learn more about the Free Kinder