
Session Times
Please Note: Thornbury Kindergarten's program timetable will continue to evolve over the course of the Victorian Government's Pre-Prep Program Rollout. The full 30 hours of Free Kinder for 4yo children will not be available within our LGA until 2036, however children from priority families may be eligible to receive additional hours prior to this; they will be contacted with further information.
See the Pre-Prep website for more details.
2025 Timetable
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2026 Timetable
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Each of our groups provides a total of 15 hours of Free Kinder per week to three and four year olds - this means families have 6 timetable options to choose from. The mixed-age setting for all groups allows for both three and four year old children to participate in our exciting Bush Kinder and Out & About programs (in a fully safe and supported way, of course).
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We have a flexible approach to attendance times - children may start late, be picked up early, or attend with parents i.e. to aid transition. Note however that children must be picked up on time (or fees may apply). There is also limited parking available in front of the kinder (but plenty of parking in the surrounding streets), so we strongly encourage families to walk, ride, scoot and carpool to kinder where possible.​
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Read more about enrolment and check our our FAQs for useful info on how kinder works.
2025 Timetable - Text Version

Bush Kinder
Yellow Group
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Wednesday 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm*
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Blue Group
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Monday 8:30am - 4:00pm**
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Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Red Group
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Monday 9:30am - 3:00pm
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Tuesday 9:30am - 3:00pm
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Friday 9:30am - 1:30pm*
*Yellow and Red Groups Bush Kinder drop off and pickup are at the Darebin Parklands site
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**Blue Group Bush Kinder drop off and pickup are at the Darebin Creek site
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Read more on our Bush Kinder page.
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Out & About Kinder
Orange Group
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Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm*
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Purple Group
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Wednesday 08:30am -4:00pm
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Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm*
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Green Group
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Monday 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Tuesday 8:30am - 4:00pm*
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*On these days children are offsite at a planned destination for up to 4 hours.
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Read more on our Out & About page.
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