Childcare Fees

Payment of Childcare Fees

Payments are made via Direct Debit on a Thursday and fees are paid for the current week. Further details will be provided upon enrolment Please note that we do not accept cash or cheques.

Security Deposit

Each family is required to pay a $150 bond. This is refundable when your child leaves the service unless monies are owed, in which case they will be deducted from the Bond.

Enrolment Fee

To secure your child’s position at our centres, a $60 non-refundable enrolment fee is required to be paid before orientation starts. Once paid, the families receive a KingKids Enrolment Pack filled with KingKids merchandise. (Please note, on rare occasions there may be a delay in providing these immediately upon enrolment.)

Overdue Fees

If your fees fall into arrears of four (4) weeks and/or a payment plan cannot be met, your child’s place will be suspended until payment is received. Direct Debit Dishonor fees are charged at $10.00 each time a payment dishonours.

Absences

You will be required to pay for the days that your child is booked into the service, regardless of sickness or absence, this includes public holidays. Please phone us before 9.00am if your child is going to be absent.

Children on Holidays

We allow for four (4) weeks holiday pro rata per calendar year (Jan-Dec) at 50% your ‘normal daily fee’. Your ‘normal daily fee’ is your normal booking from Monday to Friday, not for example Thursday to Wednesday. We require two (2) weeks’ notice for the holiday rate to apply. Unused holidays do not accumulate or roll over into the next year. The holiday rate will not be applied if your account is more than two weeks in arrears.

Public Holidays

The service is closed on Public Holidays and full fees apply. Holiday rates can be applied to public holidays with (2) weeks’ notice provided.

Ceasing Care

We require two (2) weeks written notice when your child is leaving us. CCS will be removed after the last day of physical attendance and if your child does not attend their final two weeks, full fees are still required. If two (2) weeks’ notice is not provided, families/guardians will then be required to pay the KingKids centre the determined amount that is equivalent to the notice period of gross Childcare fees. Please ensure your child attends the centre on the last booked day. Failure to do so will result in your CCS being removed from the date of last attendance to the final booked day.

Immunisation Exclusions

Full fees are payable for children that have been excluded as a result of failing to meet the immunisation requirements of the Victorian State Government. For more information on our fees please refer to our Fee Policy.

Assistance with Fees

The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) Package Who is Eligible?

Some basic requirements must be satisfied for an individual to be eligible to receive Child Care Subsidy for a child. These include:

The child/ren must be 13 years old or younger and not attending high school (some exceptions do apply)
All children must be up to date with their immunisations
Residency requirements must be met
The child/ren must be attending an approved Child Care service.

KingKids 2023/24 Fee Summary

At KingKids we have a Philosophy built on the foundations of learning, safety, resilience, and fun. This philosophy is overarched by a collaboration with families and the communities in which we work.

For this reason, we have provided the details below to assist you in navigating the early learning fee structure. If you have any queries on any of the detail provided below, please lodge a query online or contact any one of our services.

KingKids 2023/24 Daily Fee Schedule
	Fee Including GST
KingKids Bentleigh	$178 p/day
KingKids Berwick	$155 p/day
KingKids Hallam	$145 p/day
KingKids Narre Warren	$150 p/day
KingKids Rowville	$165 p/day

(*NB: Please note fees are adjusted annually and may vary due to features outside KingKids control. Please contact the individual service for further details.)

Below we have provided a few simple examples of how the activity test and childcare subsidy supports your family and child’s early learning. Please note these are examples and estimates only which may and will most likely vary due to your individual circumstances.

Example Only – Profile 1 – Phil and Liz

Phil and Liz are full time working parents to 12-month-old Sam. Phil and Liz are looking to engage with early learning services for the first time and are looking to place Sam into care 5 days a week (10 hours per day or 100 hours per fortnight). Phil and Liz collectively earn an estimated $170,000 per annum. The services daily fee at Berwick for example is $155 per day. Working through the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) calculator, Phil and Liz qualify for an estimated subsidy of 72%.
Based on this, Services Australia would pay $102.88 directly to KingKids and Phil and Liz would have an out-of-pocket cost of $57.25 per day (known as the gap fee).

Example Only – Profile 2 – Jessica and Dominique

Jessica works full time and Dominique works part time, and both are mum to 3-year-old Amelia. Jessica and Dominique love the KingKids program and Amelia has been attending the service for a couple of years now. As Dominique works part time and they have wonderful family support, they are only looking to access 3 days of care for Amelia per week this year (12 hours per day or 72 hours per fortnight). They collectively earn $125,000 per annum. The services daily fee at Hallam for example is $139 per day. Working through the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) calculator, Jessica and Dominique qualify for an estimated subsidy of 76%.
Based on this, Services Australia would pay $100.36 directly to KingKids and Jessica and Dominique would have an out-of-pocket cost of $38.64 per day (known as the gap fee).

Example Only – Profile 3 – Sylvia

Sylvia is a single parent and Mum to Jack who has just turned 2 years old. Sylvia works part time four days per week. Sylvia feels like part of the KingKids family as Jack has been attending KingKids since he was only 6 months old. Sylvia intends to enrol Jack this year for 4 days a week(10 hours per day or 80 hours per fortnight). Sylvia earns an estimated $60,000 per annum. The services daily fee at Narre Warren for example is $141 per day. Working through the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) calculator, Sylvia qualifies for an estimated subsidy of 90%.
Based on this, Services Australia would pay $123.60 directly to KingKids and Sylvia would have an out-of-pocket cost of $17.40 per day (known as the gap fee).

Example Only – Profile 4 – Bradley and Aaron

Bradley works full time and Aaron works part time and are fathers to 3-year-old Joseph and 1-year-old Scarlett. Both children have been attending KingKids from 6 months of age. As Aaron works part time, they are only looking to access 3 days of care for both children per week this year (10 hours per day or 60 hours per fortnight). They collectively earn $155,000 per annum. The services daily fee at Berwick for example is $144 per day. Working through the CCS (Child Care Subsidy) calculator, Bradley and Aaron qualify for an estimated subsidy of 75%.
With the changes to CCS, their second child is eligible for the Higher Childcare Subsidy (up to 95% subsidised care or 30% increase), which means that the subsidy for their second child would be 89%.
Based on this, for their first child (Joseph), Services Australia would pay $103 directly to KingKids and Bradley and Aaron would have an out-of-pocket cost of $41 per day (known as the gap fee).
For their second child (Scarlett), Services Australia would pay $122.70 directly to KingKids and Bradley and Aaron would have an out-of-pocket cost of $21.30 per day (known as the gap fee).
The total out-of-pocket cost (known as gap fee) for Bradley and Aaron for both Joseph and Scarlett’s fee would be $62.30 per day.

All subsidies have been calculated through the Starting blocks Childcare Subsidy calculator. All examples are estimates only and may not reflect your actual subsidy.

https://www.startingblocks.gov.au/child-care-subsidy-calculator