Fees

The basis for charging Fees

The Centre is a private childcare centre and as such it does not depend upon the community to raise funds that is necessary to operate the centre. However these expenses are nonetheless necessary for the operation of any privately owned centre. The delivering of Montessori curriculum requires specialised equipment and specially trained teachers and the additional cost involved in record keeping. There are several capital projects that the Centre has to undertake to keep up with demands either by parents and or external competitions. The ongoing cost of maintaining the property, such as insurances, mortgage interests, mortgage principal repayments and repairs and maintenance are among the many costs the government funding does not extend to and these are outgoings that are necessary for the operation of the centre. These costs and the future ad hoc costs need to be contributed by the parents. Thus the levy is simply described as Montessori Curriculum. The Centre does not fund raise but it operates on the commercially viable basis.

Centre Times & Hours

The Centre is open throughout the year save for statutory holidays.
The year is divided into 4 periods and each period is 13 weeks long.
The Centre operates an all day care and sessions.

The times are:

Session: 8.00AM to 12.00PM and 1PM to 5PM
(Each session is of 4 hours duration)

All Day: 8AM to 5PM

Fee Structure:

Session Rates:

Morning Sessions:

Under 3 year olds - $25.00 per session
For 3 year and over - $25.00 per session
The Centre does offer 20 ECE Free Hours to parents as well. Parents opting for 20 ECE Free hours, pay $12 per session for the extra cost involved in delivering education programme based on Montessori philosophy. All parents to produce a copy of the birth certificate as proof of age.
Hourly Rate is $8.25 where a parent needed extra hourly care for any reason.

Afternoon Sessions:

Under 3 year olds - $23.00 per session
For 3 year and over - $23.00 per session
The Centre does offer 20 ECE Free Hours to parents as well. Parents opting for 20 ECE Free hours, pay $10.00 per session for the extra cost involved in delivering education programme based on Montessori philosophy. For more information please discuss with office staff. The terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. All parents to produce a copy of the birth certificate as proof of age.
Hourly Rate is $8.25 where a parent needed extra hourly care for any reason.

Sessions per Week:

Number of sessions per week required is 3, as a minimum.

Centre Visits:

All visits by prospective parents (guardians) are by appointment.

The interview and inspection of the Centre by parents is split in 2 visits and these are as follows:

First visit by parents and the child to see the Centre and meet with the teachers and raise any specific concerns or queries parents may have.
Second visit is, after satisfactory conclusion of the first visit, by the parent(s) and the child, when the child is freely able to interact with the other children whilst the parents observe their child and then assess the subject of enrolment.

Please Note:

WINZ subsidy to parents is not available to parents for hours claimed under 20 ECE Free hours scheme.

However, where both parents (or solo parent) who are/is working or studying full time, may be able to claim WINZ subsidy for the hours other than 20 ECE Free Hours spent at work or studying. In all cases, however, the entitlement to WINZ subsidy will be dependant upon the Family Income. We therefore suggest that parents interested in applying for the subsidy should contact Work and Income.