KU Peninsula Preschool

60 Pershing Place
TANILBA BAY NSW 2319
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  • Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Toddlers Preschoolers NSW Fee Relief – Childcare

Important update

KU Peninsula is transitioning to a NSW state funded community preschool from 29 January 2025. From this date, daily fees (coming soon) will be reduced and will not be means tested.


Our Program and Approach

At KU Peninsula, we offer a welcoming and nurturing environment where children feel secure, empowered and energised to learn. Our open environment and access to provisions actively encourages all areas of children’s development.

We recognise that each child is unique, and grows and develops at their own pace and in their own style. Our program is structured to support children to learn within their own timeframe and within different contexts, supporting the individuality of each child.

We view play as an important tool in the development of children’s skills and learning and we provide a wide variety of experiences to support this. Through play, children learn how to be a valuable part of the community, accept others for who they are and develop respect for provisions, peers and the environment.

At KU Peninsula, we are proud of our reputation within the local community of providing rich education and care that concentrates on individual children in a family-focussed and supportive way.

Our program offers 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.

Children are presented with a range of activities including gardening, arts and crafts, music and movement, physical play, block building, sand and water play, science experiments, early numeracy activities such as counting and measurement, and early literacy activities such as reading, drawing and writing.

We greatly value the strong relationships between our staff, children and families, and we look forward to the opportunity of including your family in the life of our centre.


Our Specialisation

In addition to the high quality well-rounded programs we offer, all KU centres are also encouraged to develop an area of specialisation.

At KU Peninsula, our area of specialisation is connection to community, land and the relationships we form as they are important in a child’s development; nurturing a sense of security and belonging. Being active community members fosters relationships, connections and opportunities to further children’s understanding of where they live, play, and learn. Where connections are formed, children have more knowledge, skill and confidence.

We incorporate this into our program by engaging with local schools, aged care services, social groups and community groups. Additionally, children will develop respectful connections with local parks, nature reserves, beaches, and water ways. Providing children with opportunities to explore, participate and connect, offers a layer of learning, whereby children develop life skills they can transfer and adapt as they strengthen their knowledge base.

We feel that the children benefit from this specialisation because when children have positive engagements in the community, they are inspired, intrigued, and challenged, and able to develop a strong sense of identity with wider understandings of the place they are connecting. Engagement with local community members empowers and supports children’s overall development and capacity to learn.


Our Quality



Our centre has been independently assessed by the Department of Education NSW under the National Quality Standards, and are proud to be rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standard.


However what matters most is what our families think...

“How bright and inviting the preschool is. It provides a great learning environment. My children, as do I, enjoy each day we come to preschool.” – KU Peninsula parent
“What a wonderful space for children to learn in. The teachers and the environment is inviting and warm and a friendly atmosphere is created by all." KU Peninsula parent

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 Peninsula Preschool is located in the sunny seaside town of Tanilba Bay, providing early education to children 2-5 years old, in a family group setting. We are proud to be part of the community since 1985 and are central to the town centre, local school and amenities.

Our playground is designed to allow children to explore nature and discover the natural environment. We want children to be able to dig in the mud, climb trees, discover and learn about insects and enjoy connecting with nature. The many activities we offer enable children to immerse themselves in the natural elements of their surroundings and feel inspired to create, imagine and play.


Our Awards

In 2020, the KU Peninsula team was awarded the perpetual KU Marcia Burgess Award for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to fostering inclusion and enriching the lives of vulnerable children and their families. The team was awarded the 'Making the KU Difference through Reconciliation' Award in 2018.

The Making the KU Difference Awards were introduced a number of years ago, as a way of acknowledging KU staff who have made a significant contribution to KU. These annual awards are open to all KU staff, at any level (either individual staff or a team), who have worked above and beyond their normal duties.


Our Reconciliation Action Plan

KU was proud to launch its inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016. At KU Peninsula, we began our journey to develop our centre’s RAP in 2017 and we are proud to present it here.


Other Features

Child Care Subsidy
Extended Hours
Hat and Sunscreen
Transition to School
Play-based Learning
Parking
Outdoor Play
Storypark
Award
Education for Sustainability
University Qualified Educators
Experienced Staff

Acting Director

Kathryn Johnstone

Our Team

Our team of early childhood educators are qualified, experienced, caring and highly motivated. All hold specialist qualifications in early childhood education. We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high quality program.

The daily fees for 2024 at KU Peninsula Preschool are:

  • Toddlers: $112.50
  • Preschoolers: $110.50

This is the full daily fee. If you are entitled to Child Care Subsidy, this will reduce the daily fee you are charged.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, KU has remained very proudly a not-for-profit provider of quality education for more than 125 years. In the past, KU has taken great pride in offering the very best services with minimal increased fees wherever possible. However this year is different, escalating operating costs have meant that in 2024 we are forced to increase fees at a higher rate than we would normally.

The fee increase will ensure we can continue to improve the quality of our services and invest in our highly skilled teachers and educators. We recognise our staff are the heart of KU as they build strong nurturing relationships with children and families whilst continuing to provide a high-quality learning program. These are vital factors that contribute to what is most important to us all – the best outcomes for children.

Overall, KU services hold the highest ratings across the National Quality Standard, with 82% of our services rated either Excellent or Exceeding, compared to the sector benchmark of 45%.

KU does not distribute our profits to shareholders or send them offshore.

About Child Care Subsidy

Child Care Subsidy is the main payment to assist families with the costs of childcare. It is paid directly to the childcare provider and passed onto families as a fee reduction wherever families meet the criteria. The level of subsidy you receive, as well as the number of hours you will be subsidised, depends on your individual family’s circumstances.

If you do not already have one, you will need a MyGov account linked to Centrelink to claim any subsidy you may be eligible for, and to find out more information, please contact Centrelink on 136 150 or visit https://www.dese.gov.au.

NSW Start Strong Fee Relief

From 2024, the NSW Government is providing additional fee relief funding, based on $2,110 per eligible 4 year old child attending a preschool program within a long day care service. This funding is applied as a weekly credit to the gap fee after CCS has been applied or to full fees where a family does not receive CCS. The Start Strong fee relief will not impact CCS entitlements.

If your child is 3 years old and not yet 4 years old on, or before 31 July 2024 and enrolled at an eligible long day care service, you will receive up to $500 in fee relief.

Start Strong fee relief funding is for children who are 4 years old on or before 31 July 2024, and can only be accessed in one service. This could either be in a community preschool or long day care service. If you have a child who may be eligible, please discuss this with your service Director.

The NSW Department of Education requires parents to sign the ‘Fee Relief Declaration and Consent’ form at the time of enrolment. Your eligibility for Start Strong fee relief Funding is conditional upon signing this form.