Enrolment Information

We recommend that families schedule at least 3 orientations with their child. During orientations, you and your child can familiarise yourselves with our learning environments and there’s an opportunity for your child to get to know their primary educator prior to their first day. Your child starts to acclimate to preschool with you present, supporting their exploration of learning spaces and interaction with educators.

Educators will fill out an orientation questionnaire with you during the orientation to confirm and gather any extra information about your child’s home life and routine, preferences, etc.

Included in our daily fees are all your child’s meals for the day: morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and late afternoon snack. We also provide sunscreen and wet wipes. Nappies, bedding, hats and changes of clothing are to be provided by the family, however we do have spares if they run out or are forgotten. View our fee and session structure here. Enrolled families will choose a session on enrolment.

Families who are eligible can make a claim for the Child Care Subsidy via Centrelink. Estimate your family’s Child Care Subsidy entitlements with the Care for Kids’ Child Care Subsidy calculator.

We proudly provide an award-winning, delicious plant-based menu for our preschoolers, all included in the daily fee. Our Preschool Cook prepares food fresh onsite daily. Read more about our food and nutrition program here. Our team will work with your family to develop plans for any allergies and intolerances.

Please ensure that all items are labelled with your child’s name.

1. Spare clothing, closed-in shoes + rain gear as needed
   1. Clothes that are comfortable and 2-3 changes of spare clothes (weather appropriate). No singlets due to our sun safety policy.
   2. Shoes can be closed-in or sandals. Closed-in shoes are essential for bush kindy.
   3. During wet weather: Gumboots and raincoat
2. Sunsafe Hat: broad brimmed, bucket or legionnaires style hat
3. Drink Bottle 
4. Wet bag
5. Family Photo
   1. Post a photo to OWNA or bring it printed out
6. Sleep items (if child rests)
   1. 1 set of cot sheets
   2. Comfort item (if they have one)
7. Nappies (if required)
   1. Bring at least 6 nappies each day. Educators change each child’s nappy every 2 hours or as required.
8. Bottles (if required)
   1. Bring an empty bottle. The preschool will provide milk for your child.
   2. If your child requires breast milk or formula, you will be required to bring this each day.

We provide suncream for children and assist them in routine applications throughout the day. We ask that parents apply in the morning and tick that as completed when they sign their child in via OWNA. We also apply insect repellant as needed, depending on the season. If you would like to bring your own brand of suncream or insect repellant, you may do so – it’s as simple as providing it and completing a form in OWNA.

We have achieved our SunSmart certificate from the Cancer Council NSW to acknowledge our policy and practices around reducing the risks of skin damage and sun cancer.

We use the OWNA app to share learning stories about your child, post news to our preschool families, notify you of your child’s eating and rest information from their day and more. On OWNA you are able to sign permission forms, post messages to our staff and view our preschool policies. It’s a one-stop shop for communication between you and us regarding your child and your family’s experience at Sustainable Play.

We are highly active on our app and our educators enjoy having a medium on which to share in detail your child’s experiences and learning journey with you – they love seeing your comments and feedback too.

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