Fees

In 2023 ‘Free Kindergarten’ funding commenced under the Best Start, Best Life reform, at participating Early Childhood Education and Care services. Crossway Preschool will continue to opt-in to receive this funding for our community’s benefit. This means a free 15-hour per week program will be available to children in the four-year-old program and children in the three-year-old program. Families may only access the free funding from one early childhood service at a time.

Fees will still be charged for attendance in the Activity group (which includes Nature Play) as this program is in addition to and does not form part of the funded kindergarten program.

2023 TIMETABLE
2022 TIMETABLE

2024

3 Year Old Program

15 hours per week

Free

4 Year Old Program

15 hours per week

Free

Activity group
(4 Year Old only)*

7.5 hours per week​

$840 per term

*The Activity group is separate to our 4 Year Old Program, which receives Government funding. The Activity group does not attract any Government funding or fee subsidies.

Please note: Only one Government subsidised place is available per child for 3 and 4 year old preschool. If your child is attending more than one funded program (ie. an additional long day care kindergarten program), they cannot receive government funding in both programs.

2022

3 Year Old Program

13 hours per week​

$650 per term

4 Year Old Program

15 hours per week

$600 per term

Activity group

7.5 hours per week​

$70 per day (charged per term)

Please note: Only one Government subsidised place is available per child for 3 and 4 year old preschool. If your child is attending more than one funded program (ie. an additional long day care kindergarten program), they cannot receive government funding in both programs.

Fee Information

Excursion/service event charge:

An additional charge required to meet the cost of special events, incursions or excursions that may be arranged in response to emerging children’s program needs. These additional costs are taken into consideration and kept to a minimum.

Enrolment deposit:

A deposit will be charged to secure a place that has been offered in a program at the preschool. The enrolment deposit will only be refunded if the child commences at the preschool.

Late collection charge: The Crossway Preschool Ltd. Board reserves the right to implement a late collection charge when parents/guardians are frequently late in collecting a child from the service.

Fee Subsidies

Kindergarten
Fee Subsidy

The Kindergarten Fee Subsidy is provided by the Department of Education and Training and allows children to access up to 15 hours of funded kindergarten for free or at a low cost.

Your child is eligible for the kindergarten fee subsidy:

  • if your child identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • if your child is identified on their birth certificate as being a multiple birth child (triplets or more).

Your child is also eligible if they hold, or have a parent or guardian who holds, one of the following:

  • a Commonwealth Health Care Card
  • a Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card
  • a Department of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or White Card
  • Refugee or Asylum Seeker visa (200-204, 786 or 866)
  • Bridging visas for any of the above Refugee or Asylum Seeker visas

For further information about the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy: https://www.vic.gov.au/costs-kindergarten

Early Start Kindergarten extension grants

Provides a free or low cost year-before-school kindergarten program for children:

  • not eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy
  • who participated in Access to Early Learning in the previous year or are from a refugee or asylum seeker background, or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or known to child protection. A child is not required to access ESK in the previous year to access the ESK extension grant.

For further information about Early Start Kindergarten: https://www.vic.gov.au/early-start-kindergarten