Enrolments

2023 Preschool Fees

Learning Links’ Preschool is a not for profit community based charity organisation.  We charge fees that are as low as possible while still ensuring that, as an organisation helping children and families, we are viable and can survive in the long term.

The Start Strong for Community Preschools program provides funding to deliver affordable quality preschool education for 3 to 5 year old children enrolled in eligible community and mobile preschools in NSW.

From 2023, fee relief for families announced as “Affordable Preschool” in the context of the NSW Government’s Early Years Commitment will be integrated into Start Strong and provide community and mobile preschools with sustainable long-term funding to deliver at least 600 hours of low, or no cost preschool to eligible children.

Start Strong for Community Preschools funding is provided for children in the two years before school and supports enrolment of at least 600 hours per year or 15 hours per week. Evidence shows that this level of participation in a quality early childhood education program in the two years before school is associated with better outcomes for children.

Our hours of operation are 8am – 4pm and this positively affects funding received from the NSW Government under Start Strong.

Based on additional Start Strong funding for Learning Links, Preschool fees have been reduced to increase affordability to families of children in their year before school and families of children aged 3 and 4 years from disadvantaged backgrounds (children from low income families and/or Aboriginal families, and/or children with disabilities and additional needs).

The fee structure for 2020 is as follows:

Learning Links’ Membership and Building & Maintenance Fund

In order to access Learning Links’ programs there is an Annual Membership fee ($20). There is also an Annual Building & Maintenance Fund fee of $60 per Preschool family.

Preschool fee subsidy

ECEC set guidelines for how fee assistance will be available to families whose children attend preschool programs. Fee assistance is available to families who have a Low Income Health Care Card or other approved evidence of low income. Information on the income levels for Low Income Health Care Card holders can be found on the Centrelink website www.centrelink.gov.au.

 Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

The new Child Care Subsidy package is not available to families whose children are enrolled in preschools.  For more information please refer to https://www.education.gov.au/child-care-subsidy-0

Withdrawing enrolment

Learning Links requests four weeks written notice (in school term time) to the Preschool Manager if you change your mind and intend to withdraw your child from preschool. When 4 weeks’ notice is given the deposit will be refunded to you.