About Bexley Jack and Jill Preschool
Bexley Jack and Jill Preschool is a community-based, not-for-profit, parent-managed service for 3–5 year old children located in Bexley.
We offer early childhood education, care and support for young children and their families.
Management, families and educators work in partnership in the best interests of the children who attend our preschool.
Our Teaching Team
Bexley Jack and Jill Preschool is very proud of our experienced and professional teaching team, many of whom have worked in this preschool and the early learning sector for over 20 + years.
Our two class groups are each staffed by a University trained Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) and a TAFE trained Educator.
The children’s inclusion is further supported by a 2 Community Language Cultural workers and an 2 Inclusion Teachers. A Chinese community worker (2 days/week), an Arabic community worker (3 days/week) and a university-trained Inclusion Teacher (ECT) (5 days/week).
All our teaching staff attend regular professional development, training and mentoring to keep up to date with evidence based and best practice approaches in early education. Each teacher maintains current first aid qualifications, CPR, emergency asthma and anaphylaxis management training, WWCC and Child Protection training.
The preschool also employs an Accounts/Administration officer (4 days/week) and a cleaner (2 hours/day).
Meet our Teaching Director, Nominated Supervisor & Educational Leader
Melissa Murphy
“I joined the lovely Bexley Jack and Jill preschool community in April 2022, after the retirement of Anne Turner who had been the Director for 6 years. I have been working as a Director, Early Childhood Teacher, Manager of Early Childhood Services, Play Group Manager, Professional Development Facilitator and University and TAFE Tutor and Lecturer since 1997. I’ve worked the majority of my career in not-for-profit preschools and organisations.
Embedded in my day to day work is my growing passion and expertise for creating inclusive and responsive learning programs and work environments that cater for diverse learning abilities, values and cultures. I consistently advocate for strength based and family centred practice, enabling strong parent and community partnerships, supporting family’s and children’s voices and agency while learning through play and enjoying this precious time for children in their early years”.
Preschool Hours
Bexley Jack and Jill Preschool is open Monday to Friday from 8.15am to 3.45 pm during the NSW Department of Education school terms.
Preschool Fees
Our preschool is generously funded by the NSW Department of Education Start Strong for Community Preschool’s Funding and Disabilty Inclusion Program funding. Our preschool fees for 2024 are:
| Children who are at least 3 years old on or before 31 July (in their year of attendance) and from low income, and or Aboriginal families, and or children with a disability and additional needs. | $30/day |
| Children who are at least 4 years old on or before the 31st of July (in their year of attendance). | $56/day |
| Children who are at least 3 years old on or before 31st July (in their year of attendance). | $60/day |
START STRONG FEE RELIEF: If your child is eligible, fee relief funding will
reduce your child’s preschool fees up to a maximum of $4,220 per year for parents who opt in to use Fee Relief at our preschool. More information will be provided about Fee Relief on enrolment.
What parents and families say about Jack and Jill Preschool…..
The educators at Jack and Jill do a fantastic job of caring for our children while they are at preschool but they are also a wonderful support and encouragement to us as parents as well.
They are always ready to listen to us if we have and issues, concerns or questions about our boys and they have been an invaluable source of information and knowledge on how we can best help our children grow, learn and develop.
Sending your child off to preschool for the first time can be very daunting. But we can honestly say that we don’t worry when our kids are at Jack and Jill as we know that they are safe, that they are being cared for by exceptional staff who genuinely love and care for all the children there and that they are having an amazing time as they learn through playing.
Waiting List
A child can be any age under 5 years to be placed on the preschool waiting list. There is no fee to place your child’s name on the waiting list.
If you’re interested in a position for your child please click the link to email us and we will send you a waiting list form and information about preschool tours, preschool fees and priority of access guidelines.
Preschool tours are planned and scheduled in advance with approximately 3-4 tours each term in the morning in small groups. Please don’t hesiate to call for more information about the preschool on the Director’s office days Wednesday to Friday or leave a voice message and we will return your call as soon as we can.
Enrolment at the preschool is dependent on availability and placing your child’s on the waiting list does not guarantee a position at the preschool.