The Mornington Peninsula Shire looks after the registration process for many kindergartens on the Peninsula including Rye Pre-School. If you would like to register for a 3-year-old or 4-year-old place at Rye Pre-School, you will need to contact the council directly.
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.
To learn more about Kindergarten Central Registration head to:
When Is My Child Eligible to Attend?
Three-Year-Old Kindergarten:
To attend funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, your child must turn three by 30 April of the year they start. If your child was born between January and April, you can choose which year to start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. Your child can start in the same year they turn three years of age, or in the year they turn four. Due to staffing requirements, some services may ask that children start attending after their third birthday. Contact the kindergarten directly to confirm.
Four-Year-Old Kindergarten:
To attend Four-Year-Old-Kindergarten, your child must turn four by 30 April of the year they start. Your child can attend Four-Year-Old-Kindergarten from the beginning of the year.
| When was your child was born? |
When can they go to kindergarten? |
|
Three-Year-Old Kindergarten |
Four-Year-Old Kindergarten |
| Between 1/5/2021 and 30/4/2022 |
2025 |
2026 |
| Between 1/5/2022 and 30/4/2023 |
2026 |
2027 |
Children With a Birth Date Between 1 January and 30 April:
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten or School?
Your child may be able to start kinder or school due to their age, but are they ready to embark on the next 13+ years of education?
Parents of children with birth dates between 1 January and 30 April may have an opportunity to delay their child’s kindergarten enrolment. If your child is in this category, we strongly advise that you speak with teaching staff, prior to enrolment, to have any questions and concerns about your child’s readiness or delayed start answered.
Please note, a second year of kindergarten is not automatic or guaranteed. Children are only eligible if the early childhood teacher has assessed that your child has significant developmental delays in at least two key areas of development. Maturity or a parental desire to postpone the start of primary school are not sufficient in themselves to receive a second funded year of kindergarten.
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 30 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 or 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.
