Welcome to Yorketown
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Children's Centre
Yorketown is centrally located on lower Yorke Peninsula. The Centre offers Rural Care, Preschool and Playgroup services. The Centre is open from 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, except public holidays and from Christmas until early in the new year.
The Rural Care program services about 30 children in it's long day care, before and after school care programs and holiday programs. Our Rural Care program is an accredited program under the National Childcare Accreditation Council.
The Preschool Program has an average of 15 children. The Kindergarten program has two main feeder schools; Yorketown Area School (Department of Educations and Children's Services) and St Columba's Memorial School (Catholic Education Board). We offer 2 full days of Kindergarten, 6 weeks pre-entry, and a Preschool Support Program as needed. The school bus service is available to children in their eligible year of Kindergarten.
Our Playgroup is a parent run program where families are invited to attend the Playgroup for a small fee to cover costs.
Contact Information
| Director: | David Elder |
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| Phone: | (08) 88521 780 |
| Fax: | (08) 88521 513 |
| Address: | 27a Stansbury Road Yorketown 5576 |
| Region: | Yorke and Mid North |
| E-mail: | kindy.director@yorketownkgn.sa.edu.au |
Feedback and Complaints
Let us know if you have feedback or a complaint, or if you want to give us a compliment. Feedback is valuable as it helps us shape our services to meet your needs.
Our parent guide to raising a concern or complaint (word 901KB)
Rural Care Session Times
The Rural Care program provides half day or long day care for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. Before and after school care is available, as well as holiday programs. Availability of long day care places are limited; Please contact staff to be posted registration forms and be placed on the waiting list.
| Morning Sessions | 8.00am – 1.00pm, Weekdays |
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| Afternoon Sessions: | 1.00pm – 6.00pm, Weekdays |
| Full Day Sessions: | limited availability: please phone. |
Preschool Session Times
The Preschool program operates over two full days; Tuesdays and Thursdays for children aged 4. Children in their eligible year are entitled to 160 sessions of preschool plus 6 weeks pre-entry at 1 session per week.
| Morning Sessions | 8.00am – 11.45am, Tuesdays and Thursdays |
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| Afternoon Sessions: | 11.45pm – 2.45pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Full Day Sessions: | Contact Centre staff for an information pack. |
Parent Information
Parent handbooks are available for both the Rural Care and Preschool programs.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: All downloads open in a new browser window | ||
| Preschool Parent handbook | 100 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Rural Care Parent Handbook | 188 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Grievance and Complaint Management Policy | 120 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Food Safety and Healthy Eating Policy | 104 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Behaviour Guidance Policy | 175 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Child Protection Policy | 82.9 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Skin Protection Policy | 64.5 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Illness, Immunisation and Health related Exclusions Policy | 99.6 KB | Adobe PDF |
Playgroup Information
Playgroup is available on Monday mornings at 10.30 until 12.00.
Context Statement
The Context Statement provides detailed information about our preschool.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
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| NOTE: The Context Statement will open in a new browser window | ||
| Context Statement | 93.9 KB | Adobe PDF |
Annual Report
The Annual Report provides detailed information about the performance of our Rural Care and preschool.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: The Annual Report will open in a new browser window | ||
| Annual Report | 204 KB | Adobe PDF |
Site Improvement Plan
The Site Improvement Plan provides information about the site directions over our 3 year planning cycle for both Rural Care and preschool programs.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: The Site Improvement Plan will open in a new browser window | ||
| Site Improvement Plan | 116 KB | Adobe PDF |
Current Newsletter
Newsletters are published 3 times a term.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: The Site Improvement Plan will open in a new browser window | ||
| Current Newsletter | 408 KB | Adobe PDF |
