Waitlist Application

Click on the link below to submit a waitlist application.  
​Please add our phone number 03 34191673 to your contacts, and call us back  if you have a message or missed
call from us. This helps us fill vacancies efficiently.
We will respond to your application to arrange a tour, to visit East West and experience our unique culture first hand.
Tours are usually conducted on Monday's or Thursday's​.
Please read the information below to assist you to fill in the waitilist form completely. This information is helpful to us when determining future enrolments. 

Priority of Access Guidelines

Place allocation is determined by a combination of factors including State, Commonwealth and
City of Yarra Priority of Access Guidelines, position on the waitlist and age of child.

When vacancies occur, East West gives priority to currently enrolled children, siblings of enrolled children then waitlist applications, allowing for the following guidelines.
Please note we start children at East West from 1 year of age.
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Priority 1: Children from a First Peoples background or a child at risk of serious abuse or neglect including:
a. children in receipt of additional childcare subsidy.
b. children in out of home care, kinship care or grandparent care
c. children in situations of family violence or insecure housing
d. children referred by:
i. Child Protection services
ii. Family support agencies
iii. Maternal Child Health Nurse or Enhanced Maternal Child Health Nurse 

Priority 2: A child in need of priority care due to serious change of circumstances (e.g. death of an immediate family member, cancer treatment, loss of accommodation due to fire/natural disaster, court hearings)

Priority 3: A child of a sole parent who satisfies, or parents who both satisfy, the activity test through paid employment.

Priority 4: A child of a sole parent who satisfies, or parents who both satisfy, the activity test through training, volunteer, and/or training.

Priority 5: Any other child. ​

Accepting an Offer

To secure a place, a holding fee is required. Current holding fees are $500 -$1000 determined by how many  days you have been offered. If the child leaves the centre or drops sessions parents are required to give  **four weeks’ notice in writing to allow the centre time to fill the vacated place without incurring financial  loss. Once notice of four weeks has been given and assuming the account to be at a nil balance, the holding fee will be refunded. If less than four weeks’ notice is given, the holding fee will be forfeited. 
**Four weeks’ notice refers to 4 operational weeks where fees are charged. 

The Enrolment Process
Accept Offer 
You will need to submit a waitlist request through OWNA in order to be offered a place at East West. Once you have accepted the offer you will be provided with an enrolment form
Submit Enrolment Form
Please submit your enrolment form ASAP so we can start the CCS enrolment process.
Immunisation History Statement
'No Jab, No Play' law applies to all early childhood education services in Victoria. Upon enrolment you must provide an up to date Immunisation History Statement (IHS). If your child cannot be vaccinated you will need to provide an immunisation medical exemption.
​For more information and where to obtain a copy of your child's IHS click on the link below.
CCS Enrolment
If you wish to claim CCS you will need to provide a Customer Reference Number (CRN) for both the parent claiming the CCS and the child. When I have these details I will then submit a CCS Enrolment to Centerlink. If eligible, this allows East West to receive CCS on your behalf.
Confirm CCS Enrolment in MyGov
You will get a notification from MyGov asking you to confirm the booking at East West. Your CCS will not be activated until this is done.

Have your CCS ready to go

 The most important thing you can do is to apply for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) as this can take some time.
If eligible, this will be applied to your account and reduce your gap fee.
For more information click on the buttons below

Settling In

Before starting at EW we encourage parents to visit with their child. Spending time at East West
​ together establishes confidence and trust. You will get to meet the staff, experience our culture and
become familiar with some of our routines. 
Every child has a different experience settling in and the teachers will guide
​you through what is most suitable for your child.
When the time comes, we recommend that parents do a quick drop off, as lingering at this time can cause confusion and your child might think that you are staying at East West too!