Bookings and Fees
Waiting List
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John Street has a waiting list. If you are interested in using our service you are encouraged to drop in and visit so that you can see the centre in operation and fill in a waiting list form.
Any family who is on the waiting list will remain there until they are ready for their child to be placed in our care, that is, if you decline an offered position you will not forfeit your place on the list. Your name will remain on the list until a place is offered or you withdraw your name for your own reasons.
It is helpful if you keep in touch with the Director while your name is on the waiting list to advise of any changes to contact information, the amount of care required, or the date for care to start. If we are unable to contact you, we will assume that you no longer require care and your name will be taken off the waiting list.
Allocation of Places
For John Street to remain financially viable, we have to fill places vacated as soon as possible. We, therefore, attempt to fill vacancies as they occur. Places are offered according to the Federal Government's Priority of Access guidelines. These guidelines give priority of placement to:
- workforce participants, where a single parent or both parents are employed, seeking employment, or studying or training for future employment.
- children or parents with a continuing disability or incapacity.
- children at risk of serious abuse or neglect.
- parents at home with more than one child below school age and single parents at home.
We also give priority to children on the waiting list who have siblings already at the centre and to past users of our service. All things being equal parents who have had their name on the waiting list longest will have priority.
Casual Bookings
Vacant places and those where a permanent child is absent are offered for use by children needing extra days/sessions. These positions are only offered to current users of the centre.
Acceptance of a place
Once you are notified of the availability of a place, upon acceptance you will need to come into the centre to fill in an Enrolment Form and to sign a Shareholders Card. Child Care Benefit (CCB) application forms will be given to you and this will enable you to contact the Family Assistance Office (FAO) to apply for this scheme. Your weekly fee can then be calculated based on the amount of CCB for which you are eligible - this is dependant in income levels. If your application is not lodged promptly we will need to charge full fee. You may elect not to receive CCB and claim you entitlement at the end of the financial year however you will still be required to contact the FAO to be registered for this.
Settling into the centre environment will be tailored individually to suit the needs of you and your child. Spending time with your child at the centre in the early days is important for both of you to gain confidence and trust, through getting to know the staff, other children and centre routines.
Fees
| Booking Type | Full Fee |
| Weekly | $375 |
| Daily | $75 |
All fees include lunch unless the booking is for an afternoon session only.
Fees are payable two weeks in advance.
Fees are charged for 49 weeks of the year. This includes public holidays, if your child is away sick, on holidays or away for any other reason. Fees are not paid for the three weeks the centre closes over Christmas.
Payment
Fees are payable from the agreed commencement date and must be paid fortnightly in advance
Fees may be paid by cash, cheque direct debit or EFTPOS. Fees may be paid to the Director, a qualified staff member or placed in the box in the wall of the office.
EFTPOS payments may only be made when the office is attended.
Cash is not kept on the premises and therefore change cannot be given. Credit will be made for the following weeks of childcare if the incorrect amount is given.