Hours & Fees

Hours of operation

Tadpoles is open from 7.30am to 5:30pm throughout the year and closes only at weekends and statutory holidays.

Tadpoles closes at 4.00pm on 23 December and will reopen on 3 January. The exact dates will be published in advance each year to coincide with the actual days of the Christmas period holidays.

Full time care is offered on a weekly basis to children from birth to 6 years old.
Full time care is five days per week for a minimum of 8 hours per day
A minimum of two days per week is required for part time enrolments
We also offer a short 6.5 hour day from 8:45am-3:15pm. See fee structure for clarification

Tadpoles fee structure

Age	Day Type	Cost per day	Cost per week	Enrol
Under 3 years	Full day	$62	$260	Enrol
Under 3 years	6.5 hour day (8:45am-3:15pm)	$47	$200	Enrol
Over 3 years	Full day with (ECE)	1-3 days = $20 per day 4th day = + $40 per day 5th day = + $60 per day	$160	Enrol
Over 3 years	6.5 hour day (ECE) (8:45am-3:15pm)	1-3 days = $12 per day 4th day = + $32 per day 5th day = + $42 per day	$110	Enrol