Enrolments and Fees

Woden Community Service (WCS) has provided early education and care services for thousands of families in the ACT for over 50 years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality education and care services to the Canberra community.

All our enrolments and bookings are managed using My Family Lounge, an online booking management system. There is a Parent User Guide on the system here. Please be aware that it may take up to a week for your request to be processed if space is available at the time of your request.

WCS accept booking request throughout the year and process the requests as availability arises.

Download: Parent User Guide for using My Family Lounge booking system

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New families

Please register with My Family Lounge to submit a booking request and complete your child's enrolment form online. Registration and waitlist request instructions can be found here.

It is important that you do not register if you have previously used any childcare service provided by Woden Community Service. Registering again will create a separate account and will affect your bond, automatic payments and childcare subsidies.

Please note: If your child requires extra support please contact our Inclusion Support Officer on 0429 927 470 prior to enrolment. This way we can provide extra support to allow your child to fully participate in our programs.

Existing families

Please sign in to your existing My Family Lounge account below. If you have any difficulty accessing your account please phone (02) 6147 3318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note: It is important that you do not register if you have previously used any childcare service provided by Woden Community Service. Registering again will create a separate account and will affect your bond, automatic payments and childcare subsidies.

My Family Lounge sign in:

If you have already received your registration details, please sign in with your email and password.

Enrolment downloads

Download: WCS Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Handbook (Updated: March 2021)

Download: WCS Parent Handbook - Lollipop Early Learning Centre Handbook (Updated: November 2020)

Download: WCS Parent Handbook - Lyons Early Learning Centre Handbook (Updated: November 2020)

School holiday program downloads

Download: WCS School Holiday Program Autumn 2021 COMING SOON

Download: WCS Lyons School Holiday Program Autimn 2021 COMING SOON

Frequently asked questions

For more information about enrolments, Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and statements from WCS , please go here.

Can't find an answer to your question? Please call our enrolments team on (02) 6147 3318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Current fees

At this time, Children’s Services fees for casual and permanent bookings, effective as of 04 January 2021, can be viewed here and are as follows:

Out of School Hours Care	Permanent	Casual
After School Care	$28.90	$32.50
Before School Care	$22.90	$25.40
Holiday Program (except Lyons)	$85.5 per day
Late Fees	$20 per 15 minutes, per child
Search Fee	$5 per child
Family Bond	$260

Evatt Preschool and OSHC Fees
Preschool	$70.30 per session
	Permanent	Casual
Before School Care	$16.50	$19.00
After School Care	$30	$32.50
Holiday Program	$85.50 per day
Late Fees	$20 per 15 minutes, per child
Search Fee	$5 per child
Family Bond	$260

Lollipop Early Learning Centre Fees
Long Day Care	$113.00
Occasional Care	$14.20 per hour, per child
Late Fees	$20 per 15 minutes, per child
Family Bond (permanent bookings)	$550
Family Bond (occasional care bookings)	$210

Lyons Early Learning Centre Fees
Long Day Care	$125.60 per day
Preschool (6 hours)	$75.30 per session
	Permanent	Casual
P-2 After School Care	$28.90	$32.50
Before School Care	$22.90	$25.40
Holiday Program	$125.60 per day
Late Fees	$20 per 15 minutes, per child
Search Fee	$5 per child
Family Bond (OSHC bookings only)	$260
Family Bond (LDC bookings)	$550