Lyndoch Valley Family CentreLyndoch Valley Family Centre

Parent Information

Session Times

Children are entitled to 15 hours of preschool per week for 4 terms prior to them starting. How this looks depends on our numbers.

Please check with the school your child will be attending about the relevant school entry date for your child - as this will determine the starting date of your child's eligible preschool year.

Even weeks of the school term - Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays 9.00am - 3.00pm
Odd weeks of the school term - Tuesdays/Wednesdays 9:00am - 3:00pm

Playgroup Information

Playgroup operates on Friday 9:30am to 11:30am for children from birth to 5 years.

Playgroup is a good opportunity to meet other families and make new friends. Parents stay with their children and are responsible for them. The centre's equipment and facilities are used by playgroup.

The playgroup coordinators are volunteers who report to the director and the Governing Council.

A small fee is charged per family, per session.

Occasional Care

Occasional Care is 'now and then' care. A quality short term, local child care service that is integrate into the preschool environment. The primary target group is children of parent/s not in the workforce. When the service is running at full capacity there is a priority of access that needs to be followed.

Full fee is $5.00 per session or $1.50 if you have a health care card.

Please send along food for a snack (we are a nut-aware centre, no nuts or nut products please), a hat, a spare change of clothes and nappies if required.

Tuesday morning 9:00am - 11:45am
Tuesday afternoon 12:15pm - 3:00pm
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Occasional Care Letter 2017 276 KB Adobe PDF