2026 Enrolments
Enrolments for 2026 four year old kinder will open on 1 May 2025, and close 30 June, the online kinder registration will be available from 1 May. Four year old kinder is 15 hours per week.
Please see link from the Department of Education and Training about what to expect from three and four year old kindergarten programs and what the Best Start, Best Life reforms mean for families.
Online Information Session
There will be two online Information sessions for families where information will be provided around the 2026 kinder year and the opportunity for parents to ask questions – these sessions will be held Thursday, 15 May at 4.30pm and 6.30pm. You can attend whichever session suits you best.
The link will be available closer to the date of this session.
Kindergarten Open Days
We are hosting open days at all Latrobe City preschools on Tuesday, 29 April and Tuesday, 3 June between 3.00pm and 5.30pm. If you cannot attend one of these open days and would like to view a preschool at another time, please explore the virtual open days below or contact our team at fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au to make alternative arrangements.
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Kindergarten virtual open days
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2025 Enrolments
Kinder registrations for 2025 three year and four year old kinder are still being accepted and will be offered in order of receipt where places remain available. Three year old kinder in 2025 is five hours, one day per week. Four year old kinder is 15 hours per week. You can still apply for kinder for the remainder of 2025, please email fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au to arrange to have the registration link emailed to you.
Please see link from the Department of Education and Training about what to expect from three and four year old kindergarten programs and what the Best Start, Best Life reforms mean for families.
How to enrol
Before you start you will need:
- To read the
- access to your email (we suggest using a personal email address some organisations may have a block preventing you from receiving the kindergarten offer via your work email address)
- a copy of your child’s immunisation history statement, maternal and child health records cannot be accepted. This document can be downloaded from the MyGov website, see examples below. Children must be up to date with immunisations at time of enrolment.
- If you hold a Health Care card, Pensioner Concession Card or Department Veterans Affairs Gold card you will need to provide the card number and the expiry date.
IMPORTANT - Children are eligible for one year of funded four-year-old kindergarten and will commence primary school the following year. Children who withdraw from a kindergarten program once they commence are not eligible for a second year of funded kindergarten anywhere in Victoria. Therefore, it is important that families consider whether their child is ready for four year old funded kindergarten, prior to their child commencing in the program.
Is my child eligible?
To be eligible for four-year-old kinder, children must be four years of age before 30 April in year of attendance. Four-year-old kinder sessions are 15 hours per week.
Fees - Free Kinder*
The Victorian State Government has announced that from 2023 there will be no cost to families and therefore no fees will be applicable to either the four-year-old program or the three-year-old program.
*If enrolling in a long day care kinder please check with the service regarding fee structure.
Services not operated by Latrobe City
Latrobe City Council's Central Enrolment Scheme also accepts applications for the following kindergartens:
- Mid Valley Kinder and Childcare Morwell – 5135 6522
- Bluebird Early Education Moe - 5126 2222
- Bluebird Early Education Moe - 4138 8323
- Little Saints Early Learning Traralgon - 5172 9855
- Li'l Bearz Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Traralgon - 5176 4688
- Little Saints Early Learning Moe - 5127 6100
- Federation Children's Centre Churchill - 5122 6227
These services are NOT managed or operated by Latrobe City Council, please contact them directly for questions related to session days and times, fees and charges.
Kindergarten offer timelines
| First-round offers | August |
| Offer acceptance due | Mid-September (two weeks after offer) |
| Second-round offers | Early October |
| Offer acceptance due | Mid-October (two weeks after offer) |
| Offers from October onwards | Weekly or when vacancies become available |
On-time applications will receive an email offer during the month of August/September with more information and instructions. Look for emails from fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au
Victorian Kindergarten Term dates
Please click on link to view the Victorian kinder terms - https://www.vic.gov.au/school-term-dates-and-holidays-victoria
Contact us
Phone Family Services on 1300 367 700 or email fsadmin@latrobe.vic.gov.au
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