- Published by:
- Department of Education
- Date:
- 5 Mar 2025
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Looking ahead to Cultural Diversity Week
A week to celebrate all the different perspectives, backgrounds and journeys that make up your communities.
Update on Arrival
The transition to the new system for kindergarten reporting continues.
Pre-Prep roll-out in 2026
More regional areas and priority groups are set to benefit as the roll-out continues.
Partnering with Museums Victoria
Creating more learning opportunities to help children get the best start in life.
Supporting services to engage with multilingual families
Use and share our new resources to help you engage with families and support kinder orientation.
Kindergarten Inclusion Support program update
Find out about the program and changes we have made to improve the application process.
Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2025
Share information with families and help children find the wonder in reading.
Financial support for educators to upskill to a diploma
Apply for financial support to study a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care in 2025. Applications close 13 June 2025, or when all program places are filled.
Best Start, Best Life: 2025 Educational Leaders Conference
There’s still time to register for this free conference and hear from local and international experts, with registrations extended to 9 March 2025.
Support available for provisionally registered teachers
Find out about grants and mentor support available to help provisionally registered teachers move to full registration.
Coach and Mentor Training program
Teachers and educators interested in enhancing their coaching and mentoring skills are invited to take part, with registrations closing 23 April 2025.
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and perspectives at kinder
How Rosedale Uniting Early Learning became recognised for excellence.
Kinder Kits: meet the makers
Get to know the people behind the kits sparking creativity in kindergarten children across Victoria.
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