Name: KU Children's Services
Price range: $

Our Program and Approach

At KU Kogarah Children's Centre, we provide high quality early education and care to children whose families are employed by St George Bank, Westpac and BT Financial. Additionally, there is now the capacity to take community enrolments for positions that are not filled by St George and Westpac employees.

We promote a play-based approach to learning, allowing children to guide their own learning and discovery, with support from our team of educators to facilitate the process. Our program caters for the strengths and interests of individual children, as well as those engaged in small groups.

Our centre is a welcoming and nurturing space where each child is immersed in a rich tapestry of educationally interactive experiences – a space where children are supported to be their own, unique selves, growing and developing a sense of belonging and empowerment.

Building close partnerships with families is very important to us and we believe that a child’s family is their most important influence. Our open-door policy invites families into our centre to share their child’s experiences and we welcome their input into our service and program.

Our Specialisation

In addition to the high quality well-rounded programs we offer, all KU centres are also encouraged to develop an area of specialisation.

At KU Kogarah Children's Centre, we specialise in cultural competence and inclusion.

We incorporate this into our program through our cultural program – which includes the continuous learning of new cultural traditions, and honouring differences.

We feel that the children benefit from this specialisation, because our centre and families are multi-cultural and it encourages all of us to learn about each other’s cultures and also encourages respect and inclusion.

Our Quality

Our centre has been independently assessed by the Department of Education NSW under the National Quality Standards, and are proud to be rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standard.

However what matters most is what our families think...

“Everyone is so lovely at the centre and I know my child is getting the best care and attention.” – KU Kogarah Children's Centre parent

“I love the enthusiasm and care level of the team. The team are excellent at respecting different parenting decisions. They are outside the mainstream and I am grateful for that. You guys work so hard at the job that is so incredibly difficult. We can’t thank you enough.” – KU Kogarah Children's Centre Parent

Our Environment

Each KU centre is unique. The best outcomes for children are created within relationships and interactions between children and staff, and children and their families, not within four walls. We work hard to create beautiful, interesting, homelike learning environments for children – whatever our setting.

Our centre is housed in a renovated building, and has a large outdoor space which incorporates a play area and nature area.

Our playground is designed to allow children to explore nature and discover the natural environment. We want children to be able to dig in the mud, climb trees, discover and learn about insects and enjoy connecting with nature. The many activities we offer enable children to immerse themselves in the natural elements of their surroundings and feel inspired to create, imagine and play.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan

KU was proud to launch its inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016. At KU Kograrah Children's Centre, we began our journey to develop our centre’s RAP in 2018 and we are proud to present it here.

Other Features

Child Care Subsidy

Cooked Meal

Designed Centre

Extended Hours

Hat and Sunscreen

Lunch

Transition to School

Public Transport

Play-based Learning

Outdoor Play

Nappies

Award

Storypark

The daily fees for 2024 at KU Kogarah Children's Centre are:

	Westpac Fees	Community Fees
Infants	$150.00	$154.00
Toddlers	$150.00	$154.00
Preschoolers	$146.00	$150.00

This is the full daily fee. If you are entitled to Child Care Subsidy, this will reduce the daily fee you are charged.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, KU has remained very proudly a not-for-profit provider of quality education for more than 125 years. In the past, KU has taken great pride in offering the very best services with minimal increased fees wherever possible. However this year is different, escalating operating costs have meant that in 2024 we are forced to increase fees at a higher rate than we would normally.

The fee increase will ensure we can continue to improve the quality of our services and invest in our highly skilled teachers and educators. We recognise our staff are the heart of KU as they build strong nurturing relationships with children and families whilst continuing to provide a high-quality learning program. These are vital factors that contribute to what is most important to us all – the best outcomes for children.

Overall, KU services hold the highest ratings across the National Quality Standard, with 82% of our services either Excellent or Exceeding, compared to the sector benchmark of 45%.

KU does not distribute our profits to shareholders or send them offshore.

About Child Care Subsidy

Child Care Subsidy is the main payment to assist families with the costs of childcare. It is paid directly to the childcare provider and passed onto families as a fee reduction wherever families meet the criteria. The level of subsidy you receive, as well as the number of hours you will be subsidised, depends on your individual family’s circumstances.

If you do not already have one, you will need a MyGov account linked to Centrelink to claim any subsidy you may be eligible for, and to find out more information, please contact Centrelink on 136 150 or visit https://www.dese.gov.au.

NSW Start Strong Fee Relief

From 2024, the NSW government has provided additional fee relief funding, based on $2,110 per eligible 4 year old child attending a preschool program within a long day care service. This funding is applied as a weekly credit to the gap fee after CCS has been applied or to full fees where a family does not receive CCS. The Start Strong fee relief will not impact CCS entitlements.

If your child is 3 years old and not yet 4 years old on, or before 31 July 2024 and enrolled at an eligible long day care service, you will receive up to $500 in fee relief.

Start Strong fee relief funding is for children who are 4 years old on or before 31 July 2024, and can only be accessed in one service. This could either be in a community preschool or long day care service. If you have a child who may be eligible, please discuss this with your service Director.

The NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Fee Relief Declaration and Consent’ form at the time of enrolment. Your eligibility for Start Strong fee relief Funding is conditional upon signing this form.

KU Kogarah Children's Centre