Kindergarten Open Days

• Drouin Kindergarten, Adam Court: Tuesday 13 May 4.30pm - 6.00pm
• Oak Street Kindergarten: Wednesday 7 May 4.30pm - 5.30pm
• Drouin Primary Early Learning Centre: Tuesday 13 May 5.00pm - 7.00pm
• Drouin West Kindergarten: Wednesday 7 May 3.00pm - 5.00pm
• Chairo Christian School Kindergarten, Drouin East: Ph. 5625 2013 or www.chairo.vic.edu.au

• Erica Preschool: Monday 19 May 10.00am - 12.00pm

• Longwarry Kindergarten: Monday 12 May 2.30pm - 4.30pm

• Mary Beck Kindergarten: Tuesday 13 May 4.15pm - 5.15pm

• Thorpdale & District Kindergarten: Tuesday 22 May 2.30pm - 3.30pm

• Trafalgar Primary Early Learning Centre: Monday 12 May 2.15pm - 3.15pm

• Warragul Community Preschool: Thursday 1 May 4.30pm - 5.30pm
• Grace Berglund Kindergarten: Wednesday 14 May 4.30pm - 5.30pm
• St Andrew's Kindergarten: Friday 23 May 10.00am - 11.00am
• Warragul Primary Early Learning Centre: Friday 16 May 9.30am - 11.00am
  BBSC Pop-Up Playgroup is at this service on Thursday 24 April 10.00am - 11:30am. Families are welcome to come and visit during this time.
• St Paul's Early Learning Centre: Saturday 10 May 10.00am - 2.00pm.
• • Drouin Campus – onsite at the new Drouin campus McGlone Rd Drouin (opposite Kingston Heath Drive)
  • Warragul Campus – onsite at 150 Bowen Street Warragul. 
    See website for more information www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au or call 56235833.

• Willow Grove Kindergarten: Wednesday 21 May 3.00pm - 4.00pm

• Yarragon Early Learning Centre: Wednesday 14 May 4.15pm - 5.15pm

Kindergarten allocations work differently to primary school, in that Kindergartens are not zoned to particular areas.

Points are not awarded depending on the distance you live from the kindergarten.

Our Kindergartens are not feeder services for Primary Schools.

If you attend a Kindergarten on a Primary School site, this does not mean you will get into the Primary School the following year.

This is the same for if your child attends the primary school, it does not mean that your child will be given priority for a place at the kindergarten on site.

Although attending a 3-year-old Kindergarten on the same site as your preferred 4-year-old Kindergarten will not automatically guarantee you a place due to the Department of Education Priority of Access criteria, you will receive additional points for attending a 3-year-old program on the same site as your first preference.

Council is unable to advise you of where you are currently sitting on the wait list.

A child’s position on the wait list is constantly changing, depending upon factors such as new registrations, whether other families accept places or whether they choose to cancel and go back on the wait list.

In the instance where two or more children have the same points value, the Central Registration System will allocate places randomly.

This is false!

Council encourages families to provide details of any diagnosed additional needs or medical requirements on the kindergarten registration form.

By having this information as early as possible, Council Service Providers will be able to work with your family to ensure a supportive transition to kindergarten.

The Kindergarten Inclusion Support (KIS) offers supplementary assistance to kindergartens to support the inclusion of children with additional needs in the Kindergarten program.

Applications are made by the Kindergarten Educator in consultation with parents, Early Childhood Intervention Agencies and Preschool Field Officers. Additional priority points are awarded to those children which have additional needs.

For further information, please contact our Kindergarten Enrolment Officer by phoning 5624 2540 or email.

To make changes to your kindergarten enrolment preferences, please contact our Kindergarten Enrolment Officer by phoning 5624 2540 or email.

No Jab No Play–The Victorian Government Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 mandates childhood education and care services cannot confirm enrolment of a child unless there is documentation showing the child is either:

• Is fully vaccinated
• Is on a recognised catch-up schedule
• Has a medical reason not to be vaccinated - conscientious objection to vaccination is not an exemption.

First round offers will prioritise residents of Baw Baw Shire or children who reside outside of Baw Baw whose closest service is located within Baw Baw Shire.

Non-residents of Baw Baw Shire that have a closer kindergarten service in another LGA will be eligible for second round offers.

However, if a non-resident qualifies as Priority of Access, as per Department of Education guidelines, they will be included in first round offers.

Each child is different and develops at their own pace.

Kindergartens promote the inclusion of all children; therefore, children cannot be excluded from kindergarten if they are not toilet trained, however families are encouraged to proactively ‘begin the journey’.

Toilet training is a big achievement for children and promotes children’s self-esteem and independence.