With the introduction of Pre-Prep, there will be some changes at your service, whether you work within a large provider with multiple services, or a standalone kindergarten with a parent-run committee of management.
We've released a change management toolkit to support services to undertake change management activities to deliver 15 hours of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten and increased hours of Pre-Prep.
The toolkit follows the release of the Three-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep operational policy settings, which will apply from 2026.
The toolkit is primarily for service leaders and centre managers or directors in sessional kindergarten services and long day care centres but may also be useful for teachers and educators.
What’s included
The toolkit has information and tools about:
- how to work closely with your team, and use their knowledge and expertise
- leading change, including 3 core change management principles you can use that are based on research with leaders in early childhood services
- program modelling options, including multi-age groups, rotational models, teaching longer days and team teaching
- retaining and valuing your skilled teachers and educators
- engaging and communicating with families about Pre-Prep
- supporting families and children from priority cohorts with early access to Pre-Prep in 2026.
The way your service makes changes to deliver more hours will depend on what is right for your team and community.
Your local Early Childhood Improvement Branch can provide you with change management support, tailored to your service.
Find out more
For further enquiries or suggestions about the toolkit, contact our Change Management team by email: bsbl.change.management@education.vic.gov.au
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