3yo and 4yo kinders are different: 4yo alot more expensive as the govt doesn't rebate. We pay about $800 per year too for 3yo.... but it will go down a bit next year when he is in 4yo kinder. Instead of $200 per term it will be $160 I think. The thing that annoys me is that 3yo hours are about half that of 4yo hours per week.