Kindergarten

Mornington Peninsula Shire supports the delivery of kindergarten services for families by providing community infrastructure and Kindergarten Central Registration (KCR).

Kindergarten central registration is a streamlined and transparent application and allocation process that is fair and equitable for all families to support their access to community kindergarten programs across the Shire.

Have Your Say

We're currently reviewing the Kindergarten Central Registration system to ensure it continues to meet needs of our community in a transparent and equitable manner. Families who have registered a child to attend kindergarten across the Shire using the Kindergarten Central Registration system are invited to provide feedback via an online survey before 5pm Monday 17 December. 

Online: Online Survey

In person:  Surveys are also available to complete in hard copy at the Shire’s offices in Rosebud, Mornington, Hastings and Somerville, and at local Kindergartens via the Education and Care team. 

Kindergarten programs

There are a number of both three year old and four year old kindergarten programs offered across the Mornington Peninsula Shire; this includes community kindergartens operating in Council owned buildings, private providers and kindergarten programs offered in long day care and/or early learning centres.

In Victoria, four year old kindergarten is not compulsory; however it is acknowledged that the kindergarten experience is valuable in providing children with the opportunity to learn and develop skills through a play based curriculum and can also assist children in their transition to primary school. For further information, please visit:

Education Victoria website - All About Kinder

For information about free or low cost kindergarten, please download: Education Victoria - Kinder Fee Subsidy

Your child may be eligible for a second year of funded 4yo kindergarten if their early childhood teacher has assessed that your child will benefit from further support in at least two key areas of development and will achieve better outcomes at kindergarten rather than going to school, please visit Second Year of 4yo Kindergarten

Some services may operate under a trading name which includes the word "preschool" and not "kindergarten".  Mornington Peninsula Shire aligns with the same terminology as the State Government by referring to all of our services as kindergartens. 

For further information on Kindergarten Central Registration, please contact the team on 5950 1099 or 1300 850 600 or email kindergarten@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Kindergarten Central Registration for 2019

The 'on time' registration period has closed. ‘Late’ registrations are being accepted.

Click here to register your child for 3 year old kindergarten in 2019

Click here to register your child for 4 year old kindergarten in 2019

View List of Kindergartens on the Mornington Peninsula for 3year olds(PDF, 461KB) 
View List of Kindergartens on the Mornington Peninsula for 4year olds(PDF, 474KB)

Early Start Kindergarten – your child may be eligible!

Early Start Kindergarten provides free or low cost kindergarten to eligible 3 year old children where programs are offered by a qualified teacher.

Children are eligible for Early Start Kindergarten if:

 they are aged 3 by 30th April in the year they will be attending a kindergarten program and

• Your child is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

OR

• Your family has had contact with Child Protection of been referred to them by Child First

Further information on Early Start Kindergarten can be found at Early Start Kindergarten or What is Early Start Kinder.

Kindergarten Central Registration for 2018

Click here to register your child for 3 year old kindergarten in 2018

Click here to register your child for 4 year old kindergarten in 2018

Late Registrations for 2018 Kindergarten will continue to be accepted and will be processed upon receipt, subject to availability.