10000
Chief Executive Officer
2011
Chairman, Board of Directors
0
2012
Children
Families
Members
Service Type: Services / *Licenced
and
other places
15000
Staff (FTE)
Preschools (including mobiles): 91 / *2,981
KU Managed Services: 16 / *862
Community Based Long Day Care: 24 / *1031
Out of School Hours: 2 / *125
Vacation Care: 2 / *172
Occasional Care: 1 / *46
Family Programs: 7 / *561
AMEP: 9/ *592
Children
2011
Families
Total: 152 / *6,370
5000
2010
2012
Members
0
Staff (FTE)
15000
5000
Christine Legg
KU Service Summary
20000
Stuart Washington
2010
KU Family Profile
20000
10000
KU was successful in winning the tender to continue
the administration of the Commonwealth funded
National Inclusion Support Subsidy Provider program
in partnership with Include Me, and was also successful
in winning the tenders to operate the Inclusion Support
Agencies in six regions in NSW and two new regions in
Victoria. Unfortunately, this also saw the closure of one
of our ISA offices in the Sydney Inner West region.
The Board and Executive Leadership Team wish to thank
all KU’s staff for their valuable contribution to KU. Their
commitment and absolute passion towards making a
difference to the lives of young children and their families is
the very heart of KU.
Nevertheless KU continued to expand during 2012. In
January we welcomed the opening of KU Craigieburn
Children’s Centre in Victoria, part of a child and family hub
facility established by Hume City Council. We also became
the approved Cluster Manager for Heidelberg Kindergarten,
our second cluster managed preschool in Victoria.
The Board continued to focus on ensuring a sustainable
financial future for KU and providing strong strategic
directions for the organisation. KU’s financial result for 2012
was a total reported surplus of $2,956,032.
KU’s leased properties also became of concern as we saw an
increasing number of our landlords requiring a higher return for
their assets through increased rents and shorter term leases.
The year was saddened by the death of Dr George Lewis
who made a significant contribution to KU through his work
with vulnerable children and their families over many years.
In challenges facing KU, funding for preschools in NSW
continued to be an issue as we waited for the release of the
NSW Government’s review into funding for early childhood
services. In 2012, preschool fees in NSW remained the
highest across Australia.
The six month long fire safety upgrade of our Central
Office was completed smoothly without any interruption
to our services. KU was also successful in negotiating two
new enterprise agreements for our educators. These new
agreements resulted in KU educators being the highest paid
in the early childhood community-based sector, and is a
reflection of our commitment to our staff and their highly
valued skills and expertise.
early childhood educator in Australia become certified as a
trainer in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) that is being
implemented and researched in the KU Marcia Burgess
Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre.
Licenced and other places
117th Annual Report 2012
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