Enrolments and Free Kinder
Enrolments
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15 hours per week for all children
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Families choose either the Out & About or Bush Kinder program
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3 Year Old Enrolments: Children must turn 3 years old by 30th April in the year of attendance. They cannot attend Kinder until they have turned 3
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4 Year Old Enrolments: Children must turn 4 years old by the 30th April in the year of attendance. They can attend from the start of the year even if they have not turned 4
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Children can enroll throughout the year, where vacancies become available
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How Do I Enrol?
Enrolments are processed through the Darebin Portal. See our FAQs page for more information on the enrolment process or watch the video below.
Free Kinder
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We run under the FREE KINDER program, there are no mandatory term fees for any children
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There are no additional costs for excursions/incursions during the year
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We do request that families make a small voluntary donation if possible, to support our high-quality programs
Note: Families must agree to have their government funding allocated to Thornbury Kindergarten (and not to another kindergarten or daycare) as part of the enrolment process.
Video: Darebin Kindergarten Registration process
The below video provides an overview of the council registration process. Note that it only references four-year-old kinder, but this information is equally applicable to three-year-old kinder.
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