Reform rollout

Three-Year-Old Kindergarten is offered in 6 local government areas in regional Victoria.

Three-Year-Old Kindergarten is offered across Victoria.

Free Kinder for 3- and 4-year-old children available at participating services across Victoria.

Between 5 and 15 hours per week of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten available across Victoria.

Continue to increase Three-Year-Old Kindergarten hours across Victoria.

Pre-Prep launches in 6 regional local government areas (LGAs).

The first 4 of 50 Early Learning and Childcare Centres open.

Pre-Prep becomes available across Victoria to:

– Aboriginal children

– children from a refugee or asylum seeker background

– children who have had contact with Child Protection services.

– Pre-Prep rolls out to an additional 12 regional LGAs.

The next tranche of the 50 Early Learning and Childcare Centres open.

Pre-Prep rolls out to an additional 12 regional LGAs.

The next tranche of the 50 Early Learning and Childcare Centres open.

Pre-Prep becomes available across Victoria to:

– children who have (or have a parent or guardian who has) a Commonwealth concession card

– children who are a multiple birth child (triplets or more).

15 regional LGAs added to the rollout schedule.

The last tranche of the 50 Early Learning and Childcare Centres open.

Pre-Prep rolls out to an additional 3 regional LGAs.

Three-Year-Old Kindergarten is available for 15 hours per week across the state.

Pre-Prep rolls out to an additional 31 metro LGAs for 16-20 hours per week.

Pre-Prep hours increase to 16-25 hours in metro LGAs.

30 hours per week of Pre-Prep is available for 4-year-old children across Victoria.