About Our Service

Centre Hours

Monday to Friday  6:30am to 6 pm. 
We are closed during Public Holidays. 
We close for a two week period over the Christmas/New Year break:  

Our Learning Environments

• BELONGING ROOM - Babies (0 to 2 years)
• BEING ROOM - Toddlers (2 to 3 years)
• BECOMING ROOM - Cribb Kindy (3 to 5 years)

Enrolments

We invite families to come and visit the centre, meet the Educators, and make yourself familiar with the centre prior to your child’s commencement. This assists you and your children to feel more at ease and comfortable, knowing the environment that they will be spending their days in. Families who are enrolling their children at Cribb Street Childcare/Kindergarten will be required to contact the centre and place their name on the ‘Waiting List’. This should be done (preferably) in person by visiting the centre and filling out the necessary form this can also be done via email to earlylearning@cribbstreetchildcare.com.au

Unborn babies can also be placed on the waiting list once an estimated date of birth can be provided.

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★ Click here for our Waiting List Application Form (Pdf)

Orientation

Starting at a new childcare centre is at times overwhelming with new information, procedures and settling your child into a new environment. Families will be encouraged to spend as much time as possible with their child at the centre discussing information about them and their routines with Educators. This gives the child a chance to familiarise him/herself with the setting whilst having someone familiar by their side. We encourage families to contact the centre at any time to check on their child and how their day is progressing. Families are also welcome to visit at any time of the day, without prior notice. If you feel your child is having difficulty settling into the centre, please feel free to discuss this with Educators in your child’s room or the Centre Manager.

Further information is provided to families in the centre’s enrolment pack to aid in the transition and settling process.

Fees

Daily fees for all age groups: $130 per day 

Bond

A $250 bond per family is to be paid on commencment of care and is refundable at end of care.

Maintenance Levy

A $100.00 maintenance levy is charged once a year to each family, in June. With this Fee, one "Cribb Street Childcare" Shirt is given per child enrolled.

This fee is refunded if families are able to volunteer at our 2 organised working Bee’s each year.

Sun Safe Levy

A Sun Safe Levy is a $20 fee charged in February to provide natural suncrean and a labelled "Cribb Street Child Care" Hat each year.

Childcare Subsidy:

Cribb Street Childcare Centre is an approved childcare service.  Where eligible, this subsidy is paid directly to your childcare provider (Cribb Street Child Care) to reduce the fees you pay.  The amount of Childcare Subsidy you receive depends on your circumstances.

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Management Committee

Cribb Street Childcare Centre is an incorporated, not for profit organisation. We have an elected Management Committee consisting of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and auxiliary members. The Committee holds general meetings on a quarterly basis and are advertised on our closed Families Facebook page. Parent contribution is considered vital to the effective management of the Centre and the committee welcomes open parent communication and feedback. Enrolment at the centre provides automatic membership to both parents as ordinary members of the association.