Conversations with families about Pre-Prep

Introduction

A resource to assist early childhood education services, local council officers and early childhood support services to talk to parents and carers of children eligible for the additional hours of kindergarten offered through Pre-Prep. This document also provides links to communication materials that can be shared with families.

Communicating with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families

To support conversations with families who speak a language other than English or use Auslan, Victorian funded kindergarten services and eligible early childhood support services can access free on-site, telephone and video interpreters – go to the 'Early Childhood Language Services’ webpage for more information. Funded kindergarten services can also access translation services for written information.

Parents and carers can also access free in-bound telephone interpreting to contact a kindergarten service or early childhood support service in their preferred language. For more information including links to translated instructions – go to Guide for parents and carers.

Pre-Prep brochures, in English and other languages, can be ordered on the Victorian Kindergarten Resources Portal to give to families. Orders are paid for by the department and printed and delivered to you. These can be ordered by services, local councils, Maternal and Child Health nurses, and any other organisations or entities that support the early childhood sector. The Portal requires a login which can be created using a work or personal email. Also, see the ‘Communicating about kindergarten to your community’ webpage for Pre-Prep resources.