KU Chatswood Community Preschool

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Address

9 Victor Street

CHATSWOOD NSW 2067

KU Chatswood Community Preschool, Victor Street, Chatswood NSW, Australia

02 9419 7173

Monday to Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Preschool (3-5Y)Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5Y)

Overview

KU Chatswood Community Preschool goes beyond childcare. We create a safe and nurturing environment where childhood is celebrated.

We are proud of our longstanding 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 highly experienced and dedicated teachers and educators build strong, trusting relationships with each child, fostering a sense of belonging and confidence.

Conveniently located near Chatswood CBD and Chatswood train station, our multi award-winning preschool has a wonderful community atmosphere and boasts large, natural indoor and outdoor play areas.

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.

We have a strong focus on literacy learning and incorporate a range of communication modes into the curriculum. Literacy learning is the key to educational learning, as it encompasses the foundations for reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, science and communication.

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Our quality

KU Chatswood Community has been independently assessed by the NSW Department of Education and are proud to be rated as Meeting the National Quality Standard.

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

Designed centre

Hat and sunscreen

Education for Sustainability

Outdoor play

Public transport

Play-based learning

Storypark

Transition to school

Award

Child watering the plants at KU Chatswood Community childcare

KU Chatswood Community childcare outdoor environment

KU Chatswood Community childcare educators reading a book with some children

KU Chatswood Community childcare educator with a family

Children playing with water at KU Chatswood Community childcare

Children playing with water at KU Chatswood Community childcare educators reading a story with a child

KU Chatswood Community childcare educator and a child studying some pine cones

KU Chatswood Community childcare educators and a child playing in the garden

Director

Kathy Hatcher is a university qualified Early Childhood Teacher with over 25 years’ experience working with children and their families. She has been working at KU Chatswood Community Preschool since 2001 and is passionate about making everyone feel welcome, creating a community hub and valuing and supporting our diverse clientele.

In 2018 Kathy was among 12 teachers across Australia who received the prestigious ASG National Excellence in Teaching Award, recognising her inspiring and innovative contribution to teaching.

Fees

The daily fees for 2024 at KU Chatswood Community Preschool are:

Age group	Amount
4 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee	$8.00
3 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee	$30.50
Start Strong Equity Fee Relief fee	FREE
Unfunded fee	$98.00

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.

To be eligible for Start Strong fee relief funding, the NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Fee Relief Declaration and Consent’ form at the time of enrolment.

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…

KU has remained very proudly a not-for-profit provider of quality education for more than 129 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 Chatswood Community parent

“The teachers and educators get to know your child and provide support accordingly to address their developmental needs. I feel that every child is treated equally at the preschool and all the teachers share the same values and goals to help the little individuals.”

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KU Chatswood Community parent

“KU Chatswood Community is a welcoming and well equipped facility with both indoor and outdoor spaces. The educators and staff deliver an enriching and enjoyable learning environment for children of all backgrounds and abilities. I’m pleased to have had all of my three children attend.”

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KU Chatswood Community parent

“Overall KU Chatswood Community is excellent. I have heard from other people that this was a great service and I have now seen this for myself and can attest to it, too.”

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KU Chatswood Community parent

“I love the centre and the staff are so professional and always lovely! My child absolutely loves KU and I have seen her confidence develop immensely since starting this year! Thank you for your fantastic service!”

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KU Chatswood Community parent

“As a family, we are very appreciative of the early intervention and evaluation that the educators did for our child, this paved the way to get more support for his development.”

Google reviews

KU Chatswood Community Preschool

5.0

Based on 4 reviews

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Ashley Nicol

04:52 13 Feb 24

My child was lucky enough to have spent one year of Preschool here, surrounded the wonderful and nurturing educators of KU Chatswood! Cannot recommend this preschool enough! Great communication, super caring and hands on educators who love what they do! Wonderful outdoor space for kids and a fantastic garden too! Parking can be a bit tricky during pick up but there’s the Westfield Carpark directly opposite.

Angie Zhang

21:28 31 Jan 24

Jonathan Rowed

07:04 28 May 20

This is Jonathan I was in this place since 31 years I was age 4 when I came to this place

Rebecca Kim

21:58 02 Apr 19

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KU Chatswood Community Preschool 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.