Preschool comparison worksheet
Compare two to four centres on fees, extras, commute, hours, languages, settling in and waitlist status. Unknowns stay as questions, not zeros.
What’s inside
- Side-by-side columns for up to four centres
- Fees, extras and first-year cost, added up
- Commute, hours and programme type
- No scores and no ranking
Who it’s for
Parents at the Preschool stage. Also useful for Baby and Toddler.
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What to look for and ask at each centre visit. Tick boxes for up to three centres, and a page of questions to fill in on the day.
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Waitlist follow-up tracker
Each centre's waitlist status, last reply and next follow-up date on one page. A contact log records who said what, plus fees paid and offer deadlines.
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Infant and childcare subsidy worksheet
Work out your monthly full-day infant care or childcare fee after ECDA's basic and additional subsidies. The 2026 and 2027 bands are on one page.
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