Enrolments
Accepting expressions of interest for 2025 Kindergarten & Day Care positions now
Wimble Street uses an online waiting list and enrolment process. Please register and sign-in through the My Family Lounge portal below.
Places are allocated in October each year for the following calendar year, and on an ad hoc basis throughout the year as places become vacant.
We would love to welcome you to our centre for a tour. Tours are led by our coordinator, who will provide you with an overview of the program and answer any questions you may have. To book a tour, please contact our coordinator on the email below. We can’t wait to meet you!
Enrolment Information
We are accepting expressions of interest for 2025 Kindergarten & Day Care positions now.
Attendance
Wimble requires that children are enrolled in a minimum of two consecutive days. Attendance is usually structured as:
2 days - Mon-Tue or Thu-Fri
3 days - Mon-Wed or Wed-Fri
5 days - Mon-Fri
We also offer a wait-list for additional days when we have capacity.
We require 4 weeks notice of your intention to reduce your enrolment or to leave the Centre.
Fees
Current fees for 2024
$165 per day part time
$159 per day full time
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for Child Care Subsidy. Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is a Commonwealth Government payment to assist families with their child care fees. It is a single means-tested subsidy that is generally paid directly to the service and passed on as a fee reduction.
As part of your enrolment, you are required to buy shares to become a member of the Co-operative. The current cost is $55 per person. Shareholders can have the cost of their share refunded to them when they leave, although many choose to donate it to the Centre.
New families at the Centre will also be asked to pay a deposit to secure your enrolment.
Orientation
The Orientation process is for one week of general orientation with both child and a parent (or familiar person) attending. The aim is to gradually increase the child’s time in care and reduce the parent’s time and to enable the child to settle slowly and comfortably into the centre. Flexibility is very necessary here and if the child has indicated he/she is feeling comfortable after three days, the extra two days may be waived or shortened. You can negotiate your orientation process with staff.
If you and your child are finding the transition very difficult do speak to the educators about strategies to assist your child. Many children will respond well to: discussions about their complex feelings about childcare; recitals about the order of events in the day, of course culminating in being picked up by their loving parents; and reading books about childcare or separation from parents and carers generally. There are a number of books along these lines including:
• A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon, by Audrey Penn
• Maisie goes to nursery, by Lucy Cousins
• Maisie goes to preschool, by Lucy Cousins
• Spot Loves Nursery, by Eric Hill
• I love you all day long by Franceska Rusackas
• Charlie & Lola: I am too absolutely small for school, by Lauren Child
And more generally for separation anxiety:
• Owl Babies by Martin Waddel
• No Matter What, by Debi Gliori
• Llama Llama Misses Mama, by Anna Dewdney