If you decide to enrol her at both, keep in mind that even though you won't be using the alternate Wednesday at the C&K, you will still have to pay for it.

My DD just goes to kindy, no other care because we don't need it with me being at home. I know some parents when my DS went to kindy had their kids in day care for before and after care - the day care would drop the child off at kindy and pick them up afterwards.

I like my DDs kindy because the children set the agenda, in the sense that the teacher is very flexible and she designs the children's days and activities around the things that they want to do. This week they had a 'pirate and princess day' because a few of the children thought that would be fun. Another time they did a teddy bears' picnic for the same reason. Their ideas and opinions are always respected and it is a lovely, loving environment for them. Inside there are plenty of different toys to play with, books, puzzles, activity tables etc and the children are free to choose what they want to do, and how they do it. Outside they have a sand pit and a digging patch (yay mud!) amongst other things and the teachers make it a requirement that they take their shoes off (unless there is specific reason not to). Of course they do follow a curriculum, and there are times of the day that they do 'structured' things, like music and dance, show and tell, group games, listening to a story and having rest time. But it is all so wonderfully free, and I know when my DS went into prep the year after, he was so confident and ready for the school experience - kindy gave him that.

The five day fortnight is going to be annoying for me when Matilda goes there in a couple of years, especially because I want to study, but I am determined that she will have the same experience as her older brother and sister. IMO child care just doesn't compare. But they are different things too -kindy is not meant to be like day care, it is more like a pre-school, hence the hours and the holidays etc.