KU Ashmont Preschool and Family Centre delivers an integrated service model providing the best opportunity to positively respond to the needs of the community and provide additional beneficial services for children and families.
The service includes:
A high quality preschool program for children aged 3-6 years
A range of preschool age-specific Allied Health and NDIS services that will be rolled out over the coming months based on community needs
KU Ashmont Preschool
At our service, childhood is celebrated. When they play and explore, children's imagination and curiosity is sparked – they enjoy learning and are inspired to continue learning more.
We offer a high quality program, with emphasis on the importance of relationships with children and their families. These relationships help children feel secure, which free them to explore, play and learn.
Our qualified and experienced educators are dedicated to enriching children’s learning through play-based and intentional teaching in collaboration with children, families and members of the community to ensure we have a challenging and inviting environment.
We offer children the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of learning experiences and activities, each specifically designed to promote children’s confidence as capable, active participants in their own learning.
KU Ashmont Family Centre
KU Ashmont Family Centre provides clinical services for children who have additional educational needs and currently offers services in Speech Therapy. KU Children’s Services is a registered NDIS provider offering early intervention services to children enrolled in KU centres as well as children from the local community. KU Ashmont Family Centre is open Monday to Friday. If you would like receive further information or make a booking at KU Ashmont Family Centre please email ku.ashmont@ku.com.au
Our Quality
KU Ashmont Preschool and Family Centre is yet to be rated under the National Quality Standards.
We are committed to the provision of quality education and care. As part of this commitment, we have established policies and practices designed to ensure that the centre complies with the legislated National Quality Framework.
Our Environment
Each KU centre is unique. The best outcomes for children are created within relationships and interactions between children and staff, and children and their families, not within four walls. We work hard to create beautiful, interesting, homelike learning environments for children – whatever our setting.
KU Ashmont Preschool and Family Centre opened in 2020, following a period of renovation and rejuvenation. We recognise the need for natural and constructed environments, both indoors and outdoors, and the importance of open-ended spaces that provide opportunities for interaction, spontaneity, risk taking, exploration, discovery and connection with nature.
Our playground is designed to maximise the use of the natural environment and allow children to play and explore as they would in their own backyard. We offer stimulating activities that arouse children’s curiosity and encourage them to choose from a variety of planned experiences, expanding their learning potential.
Other Features
Storypark
University Qualified Educators
Experienced Staff
Transition to School
Play-based Learning
Outdoor Play
Parking
Hat and Sunscreen
Storypark
The centre provides a secure, private online communication portal called Storypark at no cost that is designed to document your child’s progress and learning and provide you with updates about your child.
University Qualified Educators
Experienced Staff
Transition to School
The centre offers a full preschool program and places a strong emphasis on programs which challenge and extend children’s abilities and confidence, aiding their transition to school.
Play-based Learning
Our high quality play-based programs are based on current research and are planned by experienced and qualified early childhood staff. Through play children learn the skills, knowledge, feelings and dispositions that provide a solid foundation for their life-long learning.
Outdoor Play
The centre provides a natural outdoor environment designed as an active place for learning. We encourage children to develop an understanding about sustainability by exploring the natural world around them.
Parking
Parking for drop-off and pick-up is available.
Hat and Sunscreen
As part of the centre’s duty of care in minimising exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) and promoting sun safe practices among children, families and staff, the centre provides each child with a KU hat and sunscreen is administered by staff where possible 20 minutes before commencing outdoor play.
Eileen Bach
Director
Eileen is a university qualified early childhood teacher with over 20 years’ experience working with children. Eileen has completed a Masters Degree in Education specialising in Educational Leadership.
Eileen is an advocate of children’s voices and the value of shared learning through projects and inquiry work. She is passionate about embedding Indigenous perspectives through community engagement and incorporating Indigenous knowledge and values to promote cultural safety and inclusion.
The daily fees for 2020 at KU Ashmont Preschool and Family Centre are:
Fee
Amount
4 year old Start Strong fee
$4.50
3 year old Start Strong fee
$32.50
Start Strong Equity fee
$3.50
Unfunded fee
$45
Which fee will you pay?
The NSW Government is committed to ensuring that all children in NSW can participate in 600 hours of quality preschool education in the year before school, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are.
To ensure that affordability is not a barrier for families with young children, the NSW Government provides Start Strong funding making 600 hours, or 15 hours per week, of preschool participation in the two years before school more affordable by reducing fees for children. In KU preschools, this 15 hours per week is met by enrolling for two days per week.
Start Strong funding enables us to pass on fee reductions for all eligible 3 and 4 year old children for those two days (15 hours) each week.
The NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Consent to use and disclosure of personal information’ form at the time of enrolment (see KU’s Standard Terms for the Enrolment of Children, p.4). Your eligibility for Start Strong Funding is conditional upon signing this form.
4 year old Start Strong fee is charged for:
Children who are 4 years of age on or before 31 July in that preschool year
2 days per week enrolment
3 year old Start Strong fee is charged for:
Children who are 3 years of age on or before 31 July in that preschool year
2 days per week enrolment
Start Strong Equity fee is charged for
Children who are at least 3 years of age on or before 31 July in that preschool year
2 days per week enrolment
Within the following criteria:
Health Care Card (not in the name of the child)
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Children with additional needs
The Unfunded Fee is charged when:
Children are not at least 3 years of age on or before 31 July in that preschool year
Children enrolled 1 day, or in addition to 2 days per week.
