Kindergarten

Participating Kindergartens

The following kindergartens are included in our registration scheme. When you register, you can choose from these services. 

Click here(PDF, 100KB) to view the list of services offering three-year-old kindergarten in 2025

Click here(PDF, 101KB) to view the list of services offering four-year-old kindergarten in 2025

Explore all kindergarten programs, including long daycare

We manage enrolments for the kindergartens that participate in CRES. If you want to explore other funded kindergarten options including programs in private settings or long daycare, contact the provider directly.

Search for a kindergarten program in the Mornington Peninsula Shire.

For more information about kindergarten options, please visit: Sending your child to kinder | vic.gov.au

For information about free Kindergarten, visit Department of Education website - Best Start Best Life

Registration for kindergarten in 2025:

Late registrations are still being accepted.

You can still register your child for kindergarten in 2025 - please click here to register.

Registrations for kindergarten in 2026 will open on 1 May.

Changes of Preference:

Please click here to submit changes to previously submitted registrations.

Other information

• MPS Kindergarten Central Registration Policy and Procedure 2025(PDF, 738KB)

• For information about individual Kindergartens view our Kindergarten Listing.

• For assistance in working out the best year to send your child to Kindergarten, visit Kindergarten – Best Start, Best Life

• Visit the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) website for Kindergarten assessment and rating information.

2025 Timetables 

2025 kindergarten timetables will be detailed below as soon as they are received from the individual services.

Balcombe Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Balnarring Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 57KB)        

Baxter Kindergarten 2025 Timetable(PDF, 83KB) 

Beleura Hill Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Bentons Square Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Bittern Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 53KB)

Crib Point Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Dromana Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 56KB)

Flinders Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Hastings Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Kunyung Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Leslie Moorhead Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Mornington Park Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Mt Eliza Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 53KB)

Mt Martha House Kindergarten 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Mt Martha Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Red Hill Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Rye Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Seawinds Kindergarten 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Somers Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Somerville Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 55KB)

Sorrento Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 57KB)

St Andrews Beach Kindergarten 2025 Timetable(PDF, 53KB)

Sth Mornington Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 57KB)

Tillerkite Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 57KB)

Tootgarook Kindergarten 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Tyabb Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 54KB)

Walkers Road Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 76KB)

Wallaroo Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Waterfall Gully Preschool 2025 Timetable(PDF, 58KB)

Woodland ELC 2025 Timetable(PDF, 52KB)

Registrations for kindergarten 2026 will open 1 May 2025. 

The kindergarten on-time registration period is from 1 May - 2nd July 2025.

To ensure the best chance of securing a kindergarten of your preference, and for kindergarten providers to better plan for the number of kindergarten places required in your area, please ensure you register your child no later than 2 July 2025.

More on how to register for kindergarten 2026

Further information regarding the 2026 Kindergarten Registration process will be updated on this page in March 2025.

Families will be able to register for three- and four-year-old kindergarten via the Mornington Peninsula Shire website: www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/kindergarten

Is my child eligible for kindergarten in 2026

Early Start Kindergarten gives eligible children 15 hours of free Kindergarten a week for 2 years before starting school. It is delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher.

Children are eligible for Early Start Kindergarten if:

• They are aged 3 by 30 April in the year they will be attending a Kindergarten program and:
• They identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or
• Your family has had contact with Child Protection, or
• They are a refugee or asylum seeker.

Further information on Early Start Kindergarten can be found at Early Start Kindergarten.

Access to Early Learning (AEL) is an early intervention and outreach program funded by the Department of Education and supported by OzChild on the Mornington Peninsula. AEL provides an experienced facilitator to work with families, educators and services in supporting eligible children to fully participate in quality early childhood education.

AEL facilitators help to strengthen participation through:

• identifying and supporting children and families’ access to 15 hours of high-quality kindergarten
• working with families to address any barriers that may prevent their child attending or participating in kindergarten
• strengthening parents’ capacity to support their child’s ongoing engagement in early learning
• strengthening the home learning environment through in-home learning interventions

• building capacity in the local service system, including providing mentoring and professional learning for educators supporting children.

To be eligible for AEL, children must be referred by either Child FIRST/family services (including The Orange Door), Child Protection or Enhanced Maternal and Child Health services.

Further Information

• Access To Early Learning (education.vic.gov.au)
• Access to Early Learning (AEL) - OzChild