Fees

Norwest Child Care Centre is committed to our policy of maintaining competitive fees.

We aim to keep our fees to families as low as possible. You will find our fees compare favourably to other centres in the area, particularly when you consider that ours is one of the best centres in the Hills.

Outlined below are some of our policies relating to Fees, you should also read our Policy Manual which provides these, and other policies, in more detail.

Fee Structure

Please speak with our office team to find out our current fees.

Child Care Benefit

Most Australian families are eligible to receive Child Care Benefits – whereby the government will subsidise your daily child care fees. Parents who are eligible for the Federal Government’s Child Care Assistance subsidy will only be required to pay the daily gap fee applicable to their financial circumstances. To have CCB applied to your account, you must first register with the Family Assistance Office.

In addition, the government now provides an additional 50% tax rebate for our of pocket child care expenses. At the end of financial year, the appropriate reports are provided to all families to enable them to claim this rebate.

Methods of Payment

Fees can be paid by

• EFTPOS – we have an onsite facility that takes credit or savings cards
• Cash
• Cheque
• Direct Deposit – please speak with staff about details

We can also offer salary packaging options (speak with the management team)

Fees Include:

• All food and drinks including fruit (babies still having bottles will need to bring these in)
• Nappies
• Programmed activities
• All resources (though donations are welcome!)
• Portfolios (given at the end of the year as a keepsake)
• Sunscreen

You will need to bring:

• A hat (can be purcahsed from the centre)
• A change of clothes (as well as warmer / colder clothes)
• Sheets etc if you child is sleeping
• Bottles if your baby is still drinking from bottles
• All items must be labelled.

Fees / other Charges

Please read this section carefully, the terms set out here and in our Handbook and Policy Manual are the conditions of your child’s enrolment at the centre.

Fees are charged on a daily rate based on the room that your child is in.

Fees are to be paid in advance or on the first day of attendance each week.

Fees being paid late will result in the issue of a fine and repeated late payment may result in a child’s position at the Centre being cancelled. Refer to late fees policy.

Deposit / Bond

A deposit of two weeks full fees is required upon enrolment (calculated without child care benefit being deducted).

This deposit is non-refundable if the booking is cancelled (ie if the child leaves the centre or fails to start). Youir bond will be returned to you 2-3 weeks after your final day.

Cancellation of Position

A minimum of 4 weeks written notice is required if you wish to withdraw your child from the centre. Any adjustments to fees must be made prior to this.

Late Payment of Fees

If fees are more than 1 week in arrears an administration fee of $10 is added to your account. if your account reaches over $500 or 3 weeks overdue an additional 5% charge will be added. For accounts that remain overdue, (ie 3 late charges have been applied) the centre will cancel the booking, and make the place available to another child. (see our Policy – Places at Norwest Child Care Centre)

Additional Fees (eg late fees, sibling discounts)

Children who are not toilet trained in the Rainforest Room will be charged an additional $2 per day, to cover the cost of nappies, and the additional staff required for nappy changes.

Sickness

We ask that you do not bring your unwell child into the centre. Our staff reserves the right to refuse daily admission to the centre if a child is obviously unwell or infectious. Please see our policies in the Health & Safety Section.

Absences Policy

You are required to pay full fees (the Child Care Benefit gap) for every day that you are enrolled at the centre. If your child is sick, away or unable to attend, you are still responsible for paying the daily fees.

Changes to Days

If you wish to change your enrolled days, you must provide 2 weeks notice in writing, during which time you will be required to pay the full fees for your enrolled days. Visit our forms page for a change of day form.

Public Holidays

Throughout the Australian working year we have public holidays. The centre is closed on Public Holidays. Child Care Benefit covers you for public holidays. You are still required to pay fees for Public Holidays.

Make up days are available for 1 - 4 day children (conditions apply) and a $10 discount is given to 5-day families for any public holidays. Visit our Forms Page to print off a Make-Up day form

PLEASE NOTE
There may be other fees, discounts, and charges (eg Late Fees, sibling discounts) that are applicable to your family under certain circumstances. Please read our entire policy manual to ensure that you understand how these relate to your family.

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