Our contracted Kinder Kits supplier, Bao&Co, is contacting services to confirm and deliver Kinder Kit orders throughout Term 1, 2025. Please look out for an email from them.
This year, Kinder Kits are packed into a high-quality backpack made with recycled materials. The backpacks have adjustable padded straps and an easy-to-use zip that opens to reveal a felt board on which children can create a story using the provided felt stickers.
Along with the Kinder Kits, your delivery will include information about:
- what a Kinder Kit is
- who is eligible to receive a kit
- how to access additional translated printed materials.
Promoting Kinder Kits
You can promote the Kinder Kits using the resources and materials available at Communicating about kindergarten with your community.
Resources include the:
- Kinder Kits toolkit – check out the toolkit for social media posts, website copy and a poster
- Kinder Kits video – watch this short video to see what’s in the 2025 kits
- translated resources – this page provides links to the Kinder Kit resources in multiple languages
- Kinder Kits webpage – refer to this page for videos, Auslan translations on the books and links to translated materials to help more families get the most out of their Kinder Kits.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Kinder Kit in 2025, a child must be starting either:
- funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten
- their first year of Early Start Kindergarten
- their first year of Access to Early Learning.
Please provide Kinder Kits only to children who have turned 3 years of age. Children who begin Three-Year-Old Kindergarten at 2 years old should be given a kit when they turn 3.
Three-year-olds who attend long day care but not a funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten program and 4-year-olds in kindergarten or long day care programs are not eligible to receive a Kinder Kit.
Find out more
For further enquiries, contact our Kinder Kits team by email: kinder.kits@education.vic.gov.au
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