Clear childcare fees — and how the subsidy makes them affordable.
Working out the real cost of childcare shouldn't be confusing. Here's exactly what a day at Kids Kingdom costs, everything already included in that fee, and how the Australian Government's Child Care Subsidy (CCS) reduces what your family actually pays each week across our Hoppers Crossing and Sydenham centres.
Our all-inclusive daily fees
One daily fee covers meals, nappies, sunscreen, excursions and incursions — this is the price before the Child Care Subsidy is applied.
Hoppers Crossing — Long Day Care
$150 per day before subsidy. Meals, nappies, sunscreen, excursions and incursions all included.
Sydenham — Long Day Care
$152 per day before subsidy. Meals, nappies, sunscreen, excursions and incursions all included.
Half day & short sessions
Hoppers Crossing offers a half day at $85 and a 9:00am–3:00pm session at $90. Ask the team about availability.
Funded kindergarten
3 & 4-year-old Integrated Kindergarten is government funded — 7.5-hour program days led by a qualified kindergarten teacher.
What is the Child Care Subsidy (CCS)?
The Child Care Subsidy is the main way the Australian Government helps families with the cost of childcare. It is paid directly to your centre, reducing the fees you pay out of pocket. How much you receive depends on three things: your family's combined income, the activity level (work, study, training or volunteering) of the parents, and the type of care. Most families are eligible for some subsidy, and lower-income families can have the large majority of their daily fee covered.
- Calculated from family income, activity level and type of care
- Paid straight to the centre, so you only cover the gap fee
- Applies to long day care and the days around funded kinder
- Set up through your myGov account linked to Centrelink before your child starts
Estimate your real out-of-pocket cost
Rather than guess, use our free Child Care Subsidy calculator to estimate what your family would actually pay per day and per week at Kids Kingdom after CCS. It takes about a minute and helps you compare us fairly against other childcare centres in Hoppers Crossing and Sydenham.
- See an estimated daily and weekly gap fee for your family
- Understand the value of the all-inclusive fee before you tour
- Bring your estimate to your tour and we'll confirm the details
Childcare fees & subsidy FAQs
The questions families ask most often about the cost of care and how the subsidy works.
All-inclusive daily fees
See the value in person — book a tour.
Tour Hoppers Crossing or Sydenham, meet the educators, and get a clear, personalised breakdown of fees and subsidy for your family.
