Early Learning Centre Fees

$140 per day. Out-of-pocket costs are lower for families due to the Child Care and Kindergarten subsidies for eligible families. More information and links to check your eligibility are below.

Scale and Payment of Fees
All fees have been structured to include educational activities and expenses, which are part of our daily program.

Fees include:

• A hat for summer
• One uniform polo shirt
• All crafts, special classroom shows and gifts that the children make for Mother’s and Father’s Day etc.,
• A healthy breakfast (for children arriving between 7:00 am and 8:00 am if needed), and morning and afternoon tea of fruit, vegetables and snacks.

Please Note
Fee increases may be necessary from time to time to meet rising costs. You will be notified well in advance of any increases taking place.

Free Kinder at Edinburgh College

Edinburgh College is a proud provider of the Victorian Government’s Free Kinder initiative.This means families enrolled for kindergarten at Edinburgh College Early Learning Centre will receive a fee offset on their daily fee.

This means families enrolled in the Edinburgh College Early Learning Centre with:

• 3-year-old children save $2,101 (15 hours)
• 4-year-old children save $2,101 (15 hours)

From 2026, priority groups can access up to 25 hours of 'pre-prep' per week. Priority groups are defined as:

• Children who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• Children from a refugee or asylum seeker background
• Children who have had contact with Child Protection