KU Mayfield AMEP Child Care Centre

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Address

Shop 1/161 Maitland Road

MAYFIELD NSW 2304

KU Mayfield AMEP, Maitland Road, Mayfield NSW, Australia

02 4920 6410

Monday to Friday x:xxam - x:xxpm

Infants (Birth-2Y)Toddlers (2-3Y)Preschool (3-5Y)Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5Y)

Overview

KU Mayfield AMEP Child Care Centre goes beyond childcare. We create a safe and nurturing environment where childhood is celebrated.

We are proud of our reputation within the local community of providing rich education and care tailored to each child’s needs in a family-focussed and supportive way.

Our experienced and dedicated educators build strong, trusting relationships with each child, fostering a sense of belonging and confidence.

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About this service

Our program and approach

When children play and explore, their imagination and curiosity are sparked – they enjoy learning, and are inspired to continue learning more.

Our play-based program intentionally provides a wide range of engaging opportunities and activities based on the Early Years Learning Framework.

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Our quality

Strong relationships with our migrant families are of utmost importance to us.

We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high quality program. Our team of teachers and educators are qualified, experienced, caring and motivated.

Our staff undergo continuous professional development, staying at the forefront of early childhood education.

Features

KU Mayfield AMEP childcare indoor environment

KU Mayfield AMEP childcare educator interacting with a child

Children interacting at KU Mayfield AMEP childcare

Director

Kate Bailey is a university qualified early childhood teacher with over 10 years’ experience working with children and babies. She has been working at KU AMEP Mayfield since March 2021. Prior to this, Kate was Assistant Director and Educational Leader of a long day care centre in Newcastle. Kate has had extensive experience working with children from many different backgrounds and cultures, working as a teacher at an international school in Sydney and also in London.

Kate has a passion for authentic play-based learning and embedding each child’s interests into the program through both spontaneous and planned experiences. Kate understands that communicating with children is not just with words, but as Malaguzzi says, through a hundred languages.

Fees

The daily fees for 2024 at [Service name] are:

Fee type	Amount
4 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee
3 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee
Start Strong Equity Fee Relief fee
Unfunded fee

The NSW Government is committed to ensuring that all children in NSW can participate in 600 hours of quality preschool education in the year before school, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are.

To ensure that affordability is not a barrier for families, the NSW Government provides Start Strong funding. This funding makes 600 hours, or 15 hours per week, of preschool participation in the two years before school more affordable. In KU preschools, this 15 hours per week is met by enrolling for two days per week, and offers your child quality early childhood education.

Which fee will you pay?

Start Strong Fee Relief Fee (3 year olds and 4 year olds)

From 2024, the NSW Government is providing additional fee relief funding of $4,220 per eligible child. This enables NSW preschools to reduce the daily fee as much as possible, within the Start Strong funding parameters.

This funding is for children who:

Turn 3 or 4 years of age by 31 July of the preschool year, and
Are enrolled in a preschool program for 15 hours per week. At KU preschools, the ‘15 hours’ is usually met by enrolling in two 7.5-hour days per week.

Start Strong fee relief can only be accessed at one service, either a preschool or long day care service. This ensures as many children as possible can access affordable early childhood education.

Start Strong Equity Fee Relief Fee

The NSW Government provides further funding for children who meet the Start Strong Equity funding criteria. These include:

Children with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background
Children from a family holding a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
Children with disability or additional needs

If you think you may be eligible for Equity funding, please speak with the Preschool Director further about this.

Unfunded Fee

The Unfunded Fee is charged when a family has chosen to access the Start Strong fee relief at another community preschool or long day care service.

A little more about our fees…

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, KU has remained very proudly a not-for-profit provider of quality education for more than 125 years. Our fees are designed to cover the operational costs of delivering the unique KU learning experience, and to ensure KU can continue delivering those experiences for many years to come.

Any surplus we may make is reinvested into our local staff, continually improving the quality of our services, and ensuring our long-term sustainability. KU does not distribute our profits to shareholders or send them offshore.

If you have any questions about our fees, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Family testimonials

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KU Avalon parent

“Everything has been amazing, so friendly and a great feeling. My girl is loving it. She’s been screaming while leaving me for the past month but she’s fine here – says a lot. Thank you!”

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KU Avalon parent

“KU Avalon is a fantastic preschool with wonderful grounds and caring teachers. It is a well run facility with many friendly parents.”

Apply to KU Mayfield AMEP Child Care Centre today

KU Mayfield AMEP Child Care Centre offers high-quality early childhood education, where brilliant staff and the play-based program benefit from over 125 years of sector experience. At KU your child is given the best chance to build a great foundation for lifelong learning. Apply now.