Enrolment

Interested in placement for your child? Please complete the online enquiry form and one of our administration staff will get back to your shortly. Centre Tours are also now available.

Fee

Fees & Inclusions

At Excellent Kids Montessori, we believe in being transparent with our families about fees and what is included. Please take note of the following important details:

All booked days (including public holidays, sick days, holidays, and other absences) will be charged.
A late fee of $50.00 per 15 minutes, or part thereof, will apply if a child is collected after closing time.
Two weeks’ written notice is required when changing a child’s booked days or when leaving the centre. In lieu of this notice period, two weeks’ full fees will be charged.
Fees must be paid on the first day of attendance each week/fortnight (depending on your chosen payment frequency).
Fees must always remain at least one week in advance of attendance.

Daily Child Care Fee:

Nido: $135
Toddler: $135
Pre-Kindy & Kindy: $135
Sibling discounted rate: $130

What’s Included in Your Fees:

Freshly prepared, nutritious meals made daily at EKM (morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and a late snack)
Special dietary milk or cow’s milk
Nappies and wipes
Sunhat, sunscreen, sudocrem, and insect repellent

Government Assistance:
If you are eligible for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), your family will have a CCS percentage outlined in your assessment notice from the Family Assistance Office. This percentage will be applied to reduce your out-of-pocket child care fees.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The Montessori method is designed to support a child’s unique individual development with a prepared, focused and personalised environment. Excellent Kids Montessori adopts this approach to facilitate all children to joyfully, excitedly and responsibly engage themselves in their learning journey.

We aim to connect, partner and work closely with our families to offer their precious children our best learning experiences. We work towards empowering your child to achieve and develop a good self-esteem, a desire for exploration and learning, an aspiration for innovation and understanding. Also we shall inspire in them a considerate and respectful attitude towards others and our natural environment.

The Centre is staffed in full accordance with eh National Quality Framework Law and Regulations as to qualifications and levels of staffing required in each group.

Educator to child ratio:

Infants Houses- 6 weeks to 2 years- Ration of 1:4

Toddlers Houses- 15 months to 3 years- Ratio of 1:5

Pre-school Kindy Houses - 3 to 6 years- Ratio of 1:11

Reference: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/educator-to-child-ratios

EKM doesn't collect a bond. Upon enrolment you will be required to pay 2 weeks fees in advance therefore enabling you to be 1 week in advance as per the enrolment agreement. Normal fees are payable by the first day of each week you child attends and should be at least one week in advance always. If fees are not kept up to date, your child/children’s position will be suspended till all fees are paid.

You are also required to pay a non-refundable $50 admin fee.

A hat will be supplied upon enrolment.

Because you child occupies a permanent booking at the Centre, fees are payable for all booked days, including absences whatever the reason and public holiday. This ensures that a place is always reserved for you child and that fees overall can be kept to a minimum

Enrolment

Fee

Enrolment Enquiry Form

To register, please take the time to fill out the information below.

FAQ

What to bring each day?

What is Montessori?

What is the educator to child ratio?

Do you have bond?

What are the payment options?