2027 Enrolments
On time enrolments for 2027 three-year-old and four-year-old kinder closed 30 June, however registrations are still being accepted and will be offered in order of receipt where places remain available. Both three-year-old and four-year-old kinder will be 15 hours per week in 2027.
Please see link from the Department of Education about what to expect from three and four year old kindergarten programs and what the Best Start, Best Life reforms mean for families.
2026 Enrolments (this year)
Kinder registrations for 2026 three-year-old and four-year-old kinder are still being accepted and will be offered in order of receipt where places remain available.
You can still apply for kinder for the remainder of 2026, please email fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au to arrange to have the registration link emailed to you.
More hours of 4-Year-Old Kinder in Latrobe
The Victorian Government is progressively introducing more hours of 4-year-old-kinder across Victoria between 2025 to 2036.
As the roll-out continues, eligible children enrolled in a funded kindergarten program will be able to access additional funded kindergarten hours.
Is my child eligible for More hours of 4-Year-Old Kinder?
Children and families may be eligible for more funded hours based on their circumstances.
Priority is currently given to:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- Children from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds
- Children who have had contact with Child Protection services
- Children supported through Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning programs
Additional priority groups will be introduced as the Victorian Government’s roll-out of more hours of 4-Year-Old Kinder continues.
What if my child is not in a priority group?
If your family is not currently part of one of the priority groups, your child can still access 15 funded hours of 4-Year-Old Kinder each week through the Victorian Government’s funded kindergarten program.
As more hours are introduced across Victoria, eligible children will gradually have access to increased funded kindergarten hours.
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Benefits
Kindergarten programs are delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher. They are designed to improve your child’s development in:
- social skills, like how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way
- self-awareness and respect for others
- emotional skills, for example understanding their feelings
- language, literacy and numeracy skills, such as reading stories and counting objects
- a joy for learning and group activities, such as talking, drawing and making things together with other children their own age
- ability to make new friends
- exposure to new ideas and concepts.
Kindergarten provides families:
- opportunities to meet other families and make community connections
- access to support for children with special needs
- access to other community services.