Kindergarten Open Days and Session Times

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Overview

To help you choose a kindergarten and session that is suitable for your child consider:

  • Exploring information about kindergartens on our webpage and looking at the websites of the kindergartens you are interested in
  • Exploring suitable kindergarten session times available at each centre
  • Visiting kindergarten open days and talking to the educators.

When considering your preferences, please ensure you select 6 options that you would be comfortable accepting.

2026 Session Times

If you would like to enquire about 2026 session times and availability, please contact the Kindergarten Enrolment Officer by phoning 56242540 or emailing kinder@bawbawshire.vic.gov.au.

The following kindergartens are included in our registration scheme.

Erica Pre-School

9 - 11 School Road, Erica

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 9.30am - 2.30pm
  • Tuesday: 9.30am - 2.30pm
  • Thursday: 9.30am - 2.30pm (Bush Kinder)

4 year old (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 9.30am - 2.30pm
  • Tuesday: 9.30am - 2.30pm
  • Thursday: 9.30am - 2.30pm (Bush Kinder)

Drouin Kindergarten (Adam Court)

1 Adam Court, Drouin

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Group 2 (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Group 3 (Composite Group)

  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

4 year old 

Koala Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Group 1 (Composite Rotational Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Drouin Primary Kindergarten

15 School Road, Drouin

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Red Group

  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 1 (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 2 (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 3 (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 4 (Composite Group)

  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

4 year old

Green Group 

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 1 (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 2 (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 3 (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Rotational Group 4 (Composite Group)

  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

Drouin West Kindergarten

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Sessions

3 year old sessions

Purple Group (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 1.30pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 1.30pm
  • Friday: 8:30am - 1:30pm

Green Group

  • Tuesday: 8.45am - 4.15pm
  • Thursday: 8.45am - 4.15pm 

4 year old sessions

Purple Group (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 1.30pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 1.30pm
  • Friday: 8:30am - 1:30pm

Blue Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

Grace Berglund Kindergarten

12 George Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Yellow Group

Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

4 year old

Blue Group

  • Monday: 8.30am – 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am – 4.00pm

Green Group

  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Longwarry Kindergarten

4 Ford Place, Longwarry

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Yellow Group

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Wednesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Friday: 9.00am - 2.00pm

4 year old

Blue Group

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Tuesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Thursday: 9.00am - 2.00pm

Mary Beck Kindergarten

8 Neerim East Road, Neerim South

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Blue Group

  • Monday: 8.45am - 1.45pm
  • Wednesday: 8.45am - 1:45pm
  • Friday: 8.45am - 1.45pm

4 year old 

Yellow Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Oak Street Kindergarten

1 Oak Street, Drouin

Enrolment contact:

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Orange Group

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Green Group

  • Monday: 8.45am - 4:15pm
  • Tuesday: 8.45am - 4:15pm

Blue Group - (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday: 8.15am - 3.45pm
  • Wednesday: 8:15am - 3.45pm

4 year old 

Red Group

  • Thursday: 8.15am - 3.45pm
  • Friday: 8.15am - 3.45pm

Purple Group

  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Blue Group - (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday: 8.15am - 3.45pm
  • Wednesday: 8:15am - 3.45pm

St Andrews Uniting Kindergarten

Sutton Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Possum Group (Composite Group)

  • Monday 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday 8.30am - 4.00pm

Lorikeet Group (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm

Wallabies Group (Composite Group)

  • Thursday 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm

4 year old

Koala Group (Composite Group)

  • Monday 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday 8.30am - 4.00pm

Wombat Group (Composite Group)

  • Tuesday 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday 8.30am - 4.00pm

Thorpdale and District Kindergarten

Johnstone Street, Thorpdale

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Tuesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Thursday: 9.00am - 2.00pm

4 year old (Composite Group)

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Tuesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Wednesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Thursday: 9.00am - 2.00pm

Trafalgar Primary Early Learning Centre

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old 

Purple Group - Composite 

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Tuesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Thursday: 9.00am - 2.00pm 

Orange Group

  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

4 year old  

Green Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Red Group

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Purple Group - Composite 

  • Monday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Tuesday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
  • Thursday: 9.00am - 2.00pm 

Warragul Community Pre-School

Mouritz Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Yellow Group

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Orange Group

  • Monday: 8.15am - 3.45pm
  • Tuesday: 8.15am - 3.45pm  

4 year old 

Red Group 

  • Wednesday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
  • Friday: 8.15am – 3.45pm

Blue Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am – 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am – 4.00pm

Purple Group

  • Thursday: 8.15am – 3.45pm
  • Friday: 8.15am – 3.45pm 

Warragul Primary Early Learning Centre

48-62 Bowen Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session times

3 year old

Yellow Group

  • Tuesday: 8.15am - 3.45pm
  • Thursday: 8.15am - 3.45pm

Green Group (Composite Group)

  • Wednesday: 8.45am - 4.15pm
  • Friday: 8.45am - 4.15pm

4 year old

Blue Group A

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Blue Group B 

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Blue Group C

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Green Group (Composite Group)

  • Wednesday: 8.45am - 4.15pm
  • Friday: 8.45am - 4.15pm

Willow Grove Kindergarten

Main Street, Willow Grove

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Sessions

3 year old

Composite Group 1

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

Composite Group 2

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

Composite Group 3

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

4 year old

Composite Group

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm 

Yarragon Early Learning Centre

Loch Street, Yarragon

Enrolment contact
Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

2026 Proposed Session Times

3 year old

Yellow Group

  • Thursday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Friday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

4 year old 

Group A (Green)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Group B (Blue)

  • Monday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Group C (Red)

  • Tuesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm
  • Wednesday: 8.30am - 4.00pm

Please note that prior to the commencement of kindergarten, session times are subject to change due to State and Federal funding and operational requirements at each service.

2026 Kindergarten Open Days

Open Days are held in May of each year.

Erica Pre-School

Monday 18 May

10:00am - 11:00am
9 - 11 School Road, Erica

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Drouin Kindergarten (Adam Court)

Wednesday 20 May

4:45pm - 6:15pm
1 Adam Court, Drouin.

Enrolment contact:

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540 

 

Drouin Primary Early Learning Centre

Wednesday 20 May

5:15pm - 6:15pm
15 School Road, Drouin

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Drouin West Kindergarten

Wednesday 20 May

4:15pm - 5:15pm
15 School Road, Drouin

BBSC Pop-Up Playgroup is at this Service on Wednesday 17th June, 10.00am – 11.30am.

Families are welcome to come and visit during this time.

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540 

Grace Berglund Kindergarten

Wednesday 20 May

4:30pm - 5:30pm
12 George Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Longwarry Kindergarten

Monday 18 May

2:45pm - 4:15pm
4 Ford Place, Longwarry

BBSC Pop-Up Playgroup is at this Service on Wednesday 22nd April, 10.00am – 11.30am.
Families are welcome to come and visit during this time.

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Mary Beck Kindergarten

Wednesday 20 May

2:30pm - 3:30pm
8 Neerim East Road, Neerim South

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Oak Street Kindergarten

Wednesday 20 May

4:45pm - 5:45pm
1 Oak Street, Drouin.

Enrolment contact:

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540 

St Andrew's Kindergarten

Wednesday 20 May

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sutton Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

St Paul's Early Learning Centre

Saturday 9 May

10:00am - 2:00pm
Drouin Campus: Bowerbird Crescent, Drouin
Warragul Campus: 150 Bowen Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Thorpdale and District Kindergarten

Monday 18 May

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Johnstone Street, Thorpdale

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540 

Trafalgar Primary Early Learning Centre

Wednesday 20 May

4:30pm - 5:30pm
85 School Road, Trafalgar

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540 

Warragul Community Pre-School

Tuesday 19 May

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Mouritz Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Warragul Primary Early Learning Centre

Thursday 21 May

4:30pm - 5:30pm
48-62 Bowen Street, Warragul

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Willow Grove Kindergarten

Tuesday 19 May

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Main Street, Willow Grove

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

Yarragon Early Learning Centre

Monday 18 May

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Loch Street, Yarragon

Enrolment contact

Baw Baw Shire Council
Kindergarten Enrolment Officer
Phone: 5624 2540

 

If you are unable to attend the Open Days, you may wish to view the Kindergarten Video Tours.

2027 Session Times

Session times for 2027 will be released in April 2026.