Fees

Family membership fees:

A $25.00 annual membership fee is charged to every family when they enroll or re-enroll at the centre each year.

Vacation Care:

The Family Membership fee must be paid to enroll in Vacation Care.

Vacation Care fees for in centre activities are $55, however incursions and excursions attract an additional fee. Summer Vacation Program coming soon.

Ezidebit Fees:

Administration Fee (once only): $2.20

Bank Account Transaction Fee: $0.88

Credit Card Transaction Fee: VISA/Mastercard 2.35% (min $1.18); AMEX/Diners 4.40% (min $0.88)

DEBITSUCCESS Dishonour Fee: $14.95 per dishonoured transaction (to be charged directly from DEBITSUCCESS)

Late collection fee:

The Centre closes at 6.00pm. Any child collected after 6.00pm will incur a $50 charge per child, with an additional $2.00 per minute being incurred for each child after this point. If a child is not collected by 6.30pm & no contact can be made with parents or emergency contacts, the child will be placed under the supervision of the local police station or Department of Community Services. Late pick up fines are calculated on the spot & are determined by the timestamp on the touchscreen at the service. Continual late pick-ups will lead to written notification that your booking at the centre is in jeopardy.

Non-notification fee:

It is your responsibility to inform the centre. A non-notification fee of $5 is charged if the centre has not been contacted that your child is not attending; please do not pass on a message with a sibling or the school. NB: The school does not pass on messages regarding absences if your child is away. You must either log in to the webserver & mark them away or let the centre know to avoid unnecessary confusion & concern. The roll is checked in each session to make sure all children are present.

Childcare Subsidy (CCS) information

As you may already know, from 2 July 2018, the new Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system will come into effect. This will replace the current Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) arrangement and makes it easier for families to access childcare. All families will need to register for CCS before 2 July to ensure their subsidy is in place when the new system begins. Your family’s combined income will calculate the CCS percentage you’re entitled to.

Please note: It is the responsibility of the family to make appropriate updates to the Government to maintain levels of entitlement. Ermington OOSH is not authorised to speak to the Government on your behalf.

Notice of Outstanding Fees

After 2 weeks overdue:

Send a reminder email regarding overdue fees. A weekly Late Fee charge of $5 will be added to their account.

After 3 weeks overdue:

The Director will send an email reminding them to discuss any problems they may be having in paying fees with the Director/Nominated Supervisor and/or Treasurer and informing them that their child’s place may be cancelled if suitable arrangements cannot be made within the next week to pay the fees.

After 4 weeks overdue:

Phone or personally approach to the parent will be made by the Director/Nominated Supervisor to make an appointment to discuss the problem and identify the possible cancellation of their child’s place if no arrangements can be made.

If no arrangements have been made to pay fees by week 4 or the agreement made has not been kept the child’s place will be cancelled.

If the above procedures are not effective, details of unpaid fees should be referred to the Parent Management Committee to commence Debt Recovery Procedures.