Enrolments
Limited places still available for 3-year-old group and 4-year-old-group in 2025! Please reach out to us at admin.warrandyte@kindergarten.vic.gov.au if you are interested.
We are accepting applications for our 3-year-old group and 4-year-old group for 2025 & 2026.
You will be required to upload your child’s Immunisation History Statement.
Our 2025 Timetable can be reviewed on the ‘Our Programs’ page of our website
INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION:
Timeline for the Kindergarten Registration Process
Eligibility:
Age
Your child will be eligible for kindergarten only if they meet the following age criteria:
· To be eligible for Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, your child must turn 3 by the 30th of April in the year commencing Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, but cannot attend until they have turned 3.
· To be eligible for Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, your child must turn 4 by the 30th of April in the year commencing Four-Year-Old Kindergarten
Families with children born between January and April can choose which year to start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. These children can start in the same year they turn three, or in the year they turn four years of age. When your child starts at kindergarten directly relates to the age they will start at primary school. When enrolling at Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, we encourage families to plan ahead and consider the age they would like their child to start at school. Please contact us if you would like to speak with one of our Early Childhood Teachers for advice.
Starting age calculator: Use the starting age calculator to enter your child's birth date to find out what year they can start Three- and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten. If you are unsure, please contact us to discuss this with our teachers.
Priority of access:
Warrandyte Kindergarten follows the Department of Education’s Priority of Access criteria that prioritises allocation of kindergarten places for children who:
· are at risk of abuse or neglect, including out of home care
· are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
· are, or have parents or carers who are, asylum seekers or refugees
· have additional developmental needs, and/or declared eligible for a second year of funded Four-Year-Old Kindergarten.
· hold or have parents who hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card.
Children that fit one or more of those criteria will be allocated to a place in kindergarten as a high priority. The registration form will collect all the information required to determine if a child is eligible for Priority of Access.
If you believe you or your child are in exceptional circumstances which require prioritisation and are not covered by any of the above criteria, please contact Warrandyte Kindergarten to discuss.
If, after applying the POA policy, there are more applications than places, Warrandtye Kindergarten will process all other applications according to the following criteria:
3-year old Program:
· Deferrals - children who were offered a place in the same program in the previous year but deferred from the service prior to the April data collection or withdrew in the previous year.
· Children whose sibling has previously attended Warrandyte kindergarten and current primary place of residence is Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· Primary place of residence is Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· Children who have a sibling that has previously attended Warrandyte kindergarten primary place of residence is not Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· date of application
4-year old Program:
· Deferrals - children who were offered a place in the same program in the previous year but deferred from the service prior to the April data collection or withdrew in the previous year.
· Children who attended the 3-year old program at Warrandyte Kindergarten
· Children whose sibling has previously attended Warrandyte kindergarten and current primary place of residence is Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· Primary place of residence is Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· Children who have a sibling that has previously attended Warrandyte kindergarten primary place of residence is not Warrandyte (3113), North Warrandyte (3113), South Warrandyte (3134) or Park Orchards (3114)
· date of application
Applications received prior to May 30 in the year offers are sent will be processed first. Remaining applications will then be processed and offered a place subject to availability.
Applications not included in the first round of offers will be placed on a waitlist and offered a place subject to availability.
For more information please refer to our policy
Warrandyte Kindergarten Extended Care
In 2024, extended care runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 5pm. The cost for one or two sessions will be $395 per session per term with subsequent sessions costing $315 per session per term. Extended care is optional and is not subsidised by the government. Subsequently, there is no discount for concession card holders.
The Extended Care program is run by two fully qualified early childhood educators who will embrace emergent and intentional teaching. It will also encompass all areas of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Standards.
To book a casual extended care session, click on the button on the right-hand side of this page. To book a permanent extended care session, email admin.warrandyte@kindergarten.vic.gov.au.
You must be a current Warrandyte Kindergarten student to be eligible to attend Extended Care.
