The daily fee is $167 before CCS is applied (subject to change)

Mini Miners is open from 7am-6pm, Monday-Friday

We are closed public holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year (specific return dates will vary depending on the year)

You can register for the waitlist on our website. Once enrolment has been confirmed with the service, an enrolment form will be sent out via email.

The daily fee is all inclusive; meals, nappies, wipes and sunscreen. Also included is access to our inhouse speech pathologist and kindergarten photos.

Please bring a small backpack, with your child's name on it. In it, please pack several full changes of clothes, a water bottle, a sunsmart wide brimmed hat and a comfort item or dummy if required.

Please make sure to bring a pair of gumboots for Paddock block visits. 

In winter, a beanie and raincoat or jacket are ideal so play doesn't have to stop due to weather. 

We ask that all personal items are clearly labelled.

Our onsite cook, Hannah, prepares five meals for the children each day including an optional Breakfast, Morning tea, Two course lunch, Afternoon tea and Late snack (for children still in attendance after 17:00)

Our seasonal menu rotates on a four week roster, which includes a variety of cultural influences, traditions and diversity. Our menu is carefully planned and developed to ensure the right balance of nutrients within our meals from each of the five ‘core’ food groups.

Commencing January 2026, all CCS eligible children will now receive a minimum of 3 days a week (or 72 hours per fortnight) of subsidised childcare.

The Paddock Block is a session held exclusively outside where children use the natural environment to source their own learning. 

The Paddock Block is a private block of land, generous in size and filled with natural elements. It is located on a private road, behind the service and is easily accessible by staff and children.

Mini Miners Early Learning Centre runs a funded kindergarten program, taught by Bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teachers. Kindergarten sessions are run in the Waratah room on set Kindergarten days. In 2026, 3 year old kindergarten is on Monday and Wednesday and 3/4 year old Kindergarten runs on Tuesday and Thursdays for a 7.5 hour session. Days and time of sessions are subject to change each year.

Kindergarten sessions do not run during school holidays, but we do offer a school holiday program at no additional cost.

There are many benefits of attending kindergarten in both a long daycare service and standalone kindergarten. You need to find what best suits your child and your family. 

• Mini Miners Kindergarten program is able to provide wrap around care for all kindergarten children. This means that if you aren’t able to drop off or collect your child in line with the kindergarten session, they are able to receive before and after care at the service, at no extra cost. 

• You do not have to provide a packed lunch for your kindergartener, all meals are included in your daily fee.

• At Mini Miners, our kindergarten sessions are run separate from the long daycare program in the Waratah room. This provides the kindergarten program with more structure and intentional teaching, compared to the long daycare program. 

• Mini Miners is able to provide a school holiday program as our kindergarten sessions do not run over the school holiday period.