Parents and carers of children enrolled in a funded kindergarten program are invited to take part in this year’s Kindergarten Parent Opinion Survey (KPOS).
The survey, running from Monday 14 October 2024 to Friday 8 November 2024, is a great opportunity for families to give feedback on their child’s kindergarten program, so services can continue to provide quality early years education that is responsive to their community.
We encourage all funded kindergarten services to share the survey to parents of children enrolled in their funded Three or Four-Year-Old Kindergarten programs – and we’ll send you resources to help.
Key things about the survey
The survey only takes a few minutes to complete. It includes questions asking parents about their service’s educational program and quality, as well as their child’s learning and development.
The survey is offered in 10 languages other than English, so even more people can take part.
To help services tell families about the survey when it opens, we will send providers resources including posters, fact sheets and an email template, and a link to the survey.
Results will be available in 2025 for providers and services where 5 or more families from a service have completed the survey.
The Social Research Centre is running the survey on behalf of the department.
Resounding results from last year’s survey
Last year more than 18,354 parents of children enrolled in funded Three or Four-Year-Old Kindergarten programs took part in the survey, and the verdict was exceptionally positive.
Responses from parents at a state-wide level revealed:
- 90% of parents thought the overall quality of education offered was good
- more than 93% of parents think attending kindergarten is important for their child’s education
- 94% of parents said that the service is welcoming and inclusive of all children.
These results are a testament to the wonderful work of our kindergarten services, teachers and educators.
For more information on last year’s survey results, head to 2023 Kindergarten Parent Opinion Survey.
Find out more
For more information, refer to the Kindergarten Parent Opinion Survey.
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