The Victorian Government is delivering more kindergartens right across the state, with 20 new or expanded kindergartens set to open their doors in Term 1, 2025.
Conveniently located at government schools, these 20 kindergartens will collectively deliver more than 2,600 kindergarten places for local children, giving more families access to a world-class kindergarten, close to home.
Locating kindergartens on or close to schools helps children get the most out of their early learning, makes drop-off easier for busy parents and carers, and provides a smoother transition to primary school.
Successful service providers
Thirteen providers will lead kindergarten and Pre-Prep programs at the kindergartens, and we look forward to working with these providers as the new services are established.
While the majority of these are interim service names, we can advise that the successful service providers are:
- Community Kinders Plus
- Tootgarook Primary School Kindergarten
- Gannawarra Shire Council
- Kerang South Primary School Kindergarten
- Early Childhood Management Services
- Barayip Primary School Kindergarten
- Thornbury High School Kindergarten
- Topirum Primary School Kindergarten
- Emerge Early Years Services
- Dimboola Primary School Kindergarten
- Nhill Early Learning Centre at Nhill College
- Eureka Community Kindergarten Association
- Ballan Primary School Kindergarten
- Gippsland Lakes Complete Health
- Lakes Entrance Primary School Kindergarten
- Gowrie
- Broadmeadows Valley Primary School Kindergarten
- Kids First Australia
- Devon Meadows Primary School Kindergarten
- Wallan Secondary College Kindergarten
- North-East Regional Pre-School Association
- Whitfield District Primary School Kindergarten
- Northern Grampians Shire
- St Arnaud Modular Kindergarten at St Arnaud Primary School
- Northern Schools Early Years Cluster
- Greenvale Primary School Kindergarten
- Shine Bright EYM
- Echuca Primary School Kindergarten
- Mildura South Primary School Kindergarten
- Uniting (Vic/Tas)
- Swifts Creek P-12 Kindergarten (Flagstaff Campus)
- Wonthaggi North Primary School Kindergarten
- Yea Primary School Kindergarten.
From 2025, Four-Year-Old Kindergarten will gradually transition to Pre-Prep. Children starting their 4-year-old program at primary school kindergartens in Yea, St Arnaud, Kerang South and Dimboola will be among the first to access this.
Find out more
For more information, refer to Kinders at Schools.
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