Newtown Kids Cottage
Newtown Kids Cottage (NKC) is a quality, on-site, before and after school care service for children aged 4 to 12 years who attend Newtown Public School. We are housed in a self-contained cottage at the back of the school and operate throughout the school term.
A parent-based committee manages the centre and employs a team of staff, who facilitate a range of child-focused activities that include art and craft, sport, cooking, games, drama, dance and free play.
At NKC, we are committed to providing a safe, supportive, friendly and fun environment for the children attending the centre. We recognise the importance of the care we provide to the ongoing development of each child. The services we offer and our centre's policies and procedures have been developed with these objectives in mind.
Our services
We provide the following care on a permanent or casual basis, subject to availability:
- Before school care from 7:30 to 9am with breakfast provided.
- After school care from 3 to 6pm with afternoon tea provided.
Our philosophy
At NKC our mission is to provide children with the opportunity to grow and be enriched through a diverse range of activities, experiences and relationships.
We aim to provide staff, families and children with a supportive and safe environment that works towards understanding, respecting and meeting children's individual needs and requirements.
We value appropriate to play in all its forms so that children can engage in meaningful, out-of-school leisure activities, assisted by motivated staff.
We value creating an inclusive, welcoming service in which we celebrate diversity in our community.
Annual enrolment process
Each year both new and existing families, intending to access care at NKC, need to complete a current enrolment form for each child. An enrolment can only be processed if all relevant information (including health management plans and immunization records) has been completed.
NKC accepts applications for new enrolments from 1 August and announces when applications for re-enrolment are open to existing families.
The cut-off date for applications is the last day of Term 3 and enrolment status is advised by the end of the week 2 in Term 4. Applications after this date will still be accepted but assessed after all other enrolments are processed. Applications are accepted all year round for the current year and will be processed by availability.
In recent years, the number of students applying for places at the centre has exceeded the number of places available. It is therefore important that families who wish to secure a place for their child should hand in or mail their completed enrolment form on or as close to this date as possible. Staff is unable to guarantee any places until a formal offer has been made in writing.
Where the number of enrolment applications exceeds the number of places available, places are allocated according to the following Commonwealth Government's priority of access guidelines:
- Priority 1 is a child at risk of serious abuse or neglect.
- Priority 2 is a child of a single parent who satisfies, or of parents who both satisfy, the work, training, study test under section 14 of the Family Assistance Act.
- Priority 3 is any other child.
Further information is available in the parent handbook (PDF 627KB). Enrolment forms (PDF 524)should be filled in and returned to the school.
Contact us
Newtown Kids Cottage is located on the grounds of Newtown Public School. Our hours of operation are Monday to Friday during the school terms from 7:30am to 6:00pm. The details are as follows:
- Norfolk Street, Newtown NSW, 2042.
- Telephone: 02 9557 6825.
- Fax: 02 9550 6078.
- Mobile: 0418 899 416.
- Email: newtownkidscottage@gmail.com.