Hillcrest Christian College Kindy is an approved Kindergarten Program Provider (KPP) and children who turn 4 years of age by June 30, are eligible to attend our Kindy program.
Our Kindy program is delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher typically 15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year, for children in the year prior to Prep. Our Kindy curriculum is aligned with the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines and the Early Years Learning Framework. Subsidy payments are available through the QKFS to assist with the cost of delivering an approved Kindergarten program. This ensures that cost is not a barrier for families accessing a Kindy program. To be eligible to apply for the QKFS Kindy Plus Support subsidy, families need to provide a copy of their health care card to our service. The QKFS Plus Kindy Support subsidy will be applied to Kindy fees of eligible families on a weekly basis in alignment with our fees policy.
Our three Kindergarten classrooms each cater for 22 children, and implement the Early Years Learning Framework. Kindy operates within a long day care model, and is open from from 6.30am – 5.30pm, 50 weeks a year. Each classroom has a qualified Early Childhood Teacher who implements the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines, and who is supported by an Assistant Educator.
A comprehensive Kindergarten program is an essential part of each child’s learning journey and our Kindergarten curriculum creates the framework around which all of the interactions, activities and experiences, both planned and unplanned occur. This ensures that your child is fully prepared to transition effectively to the new set of learning objectives in our Prep College environment.
For more information search ‘Kindy’ at www.earlyyearscount.earlychildhood.qld.gov.au