C&K Balaclava Community Kindergarten

Where Children Come First
Street address

277 McCoombe Street, Cairns Q, 4870
(co-located Balaclava State School)


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Phone

1300 324 359 
C&K Central Office Wait List / Enrolment Team

Fax

07 3856 5340

Email
Vacancies

Waiting List are now open.

Kindergarten placement offers for C&K new services will take place around August / September 2011 for the 2012 cohort.

The target age group for children attending kindergarten in 2012 are those children born between 1
July 2007 to 30 June 2008. 

For more information please contact the Enrolment Registrar
waitinglist@candk.asn.au

Waiting list procedure

Parents who are interested in adding their child's name onto the waiting list for for this service can do so by completing our on-line waiting list application form, this form can be access via the link on the left hand side of this page.

Once all fields are completed please click on the submit button located at the bottom of the waiting list application form, fields marked with a *symbol are mandatory. Once you have clicked on the submit button a screen will appear advising that your application has been "submitted successfully". 

It is C&K policy that we do not disclose where a child is numbered on the wait list. Please advise C&K if your contact details change. 

For more information please contact the Enrolment Registrar
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waitinglist@candk.asn.au

Opening hours

First day of term for 2012 is Monday 23 January, 2012.

Operating hours are 8:45am to 2:45pm - C&K kindergartens are closed on public holidays.

Fee summary

2012: $26 per day for kindergarten aged children. If you can provide a record of your Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander heritage, the rate is reduced to $16.00.  If you have a Health Care Card you are eligible for a fee reduction - please see your service director for more information.

C&K kindergartens is "registered care" to find out more please contact the Australian Government's Family Assistance Office via email www.familyassist.gov.au  or call 13 61 50 between 8:00am and 8:00pm (Monday to Friday)

Age groupings

Recommended age is 3.5 years to 4.5 years.

Year of commencement:
2012 (children born 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008)
2013 (children born 1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009)
2014 (children born 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
2015 (children born 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011)
2016 (children born 1 July 2011 -  30 June 2012)

Additional services

This is a single unit service, running two groups within a 5 day fortnight program.

Group A operates Monday, Tuesday every week and every second Wednesday

Group B operates Thursday, Friday every week and every second Wednesday - (Families please note the opening of the second group will be determined by the demand for kindergarten placement).

This services will not have a "after kindy care program".

News

Our new kindergarten building will be an "In-Situ Construction - meaning this building will be construction/build on site.

Events

First day of term for 2012 is Monday 23 January, 2012.