Kindergarten Registrations for 2025
Council manages the allocation of both three-year-old and four-year-old kindergarten places in programs for the following kindergartens:
- Bacchus Marsh Montessori Uniting Kindergarten - Gisborne Rd
- Darley Kindergarten – Darley Early Years Hub
- West Maddingley Kindergarten - Maddingley
- Young Street Preschool – Bacchus Marsh
- Ballan Community Kindergarten - Ballan
- Wallace and District Kindergarten - Wallace
- Ballan Primary School Kindergarten (Opening January 2025) - Ballan
Children can attend kindergarten in 2025 if they turn three years of age (for three-year-old kindergarten) or four years of age (for four-year-old kindergarten) on or before the 30 April 2025.
Read our 2025 Kindergarten Information Booklet(PDF, 5MB) for more details including information about how to register. For more detailed information about Council's Central Registration and Enrolment Scheme (CRES), please download the Council's Kindergarten Central Registration Policy(PDF, 235KB) and Kindergarten Registration Process(PDF, 237KB).
For information about session times and orientation please contact the kindergarten directly. Contact details for participating kindergartens are available below and locations can be found at Find a Kinder .
In 2025 we are excited to announce that a new kindergarten service will be available onsite at Ballan Primary School. Ballan Primary School Kindergarten is currently in the process of construction and will be ready for kindergarten service early in 2025. The kindergarten service provider will be announced in late-2024.
Do I need to register again if I registered for three-year-old kindergarten in 2024?
Yes. If you registered for a three-year-old-kindergarten place in 2024 via the Council website, you need to register again for four-year-old kindergarten in 2025.
Timeline for Central Kindergarten Registration 2025
- 4 March 2024 Registrations open.
- 21 June 2024 Registrations for first round offers close.
- July 2024 First round offers emailed.
- 23 August 2024 Registrations for second round offers close.
- September 2024 Second round offers emailed. Kindergartens receive admission details for all accepted places from Council.
- From October 2024 Families receive enrolment information from their accepted kindergarten.
Online Kindergarten Registration Information Session
To support families through the kindergarten registration process, Council's Early Years team and other expert panelists have recorded a Kindergarten Information Session that is now available below on our website.
The session aims to help families navigate the kindergarten registration process and understand the value of early childhood education. It will also equip families to make an informed decision regarding their child’s kindergarten commencement year and future educational journey into school.
To view this video on You Tube, click here
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