This year, the census reference week was held from Monday 28 July to Friday 1 August. All funded kindergarten services were required to collect attendance data during this period.
To support approved providers who are currently focusing on entering information into the new Early Childhood Workforce Register, the department is providing additional flexibility for census completion.
Census will now open in the Kindergarten Information Management System (KIMS) on Monday 11 August 2025 with the extended completion date of Friday 19 September 2025.
Submission of census is a requirement of receiving kindergarten funding regardless of the kindergarten program type or delivery model.
Services will be required to enter:
- attendance details for each child enrolled
- information on fees paid during the census week
- name of person who entered the details.
We will use information from the census to inform policy and reporting requirements, including reporting on benchmarks included in the Preschool Reform Agreement.
The department will send guidelines and instructions on how to complete the census in KIMS to all eligible service providers.
Find out more
For further enquiries, contact your local Early Childhood Improvement Branch.
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