Kinder Kits are being delivered to services from the start of Term 1, 2026. Please look out for an email from our contracted supplier, Bao & Co., about your delivery.
To support the recovery of communities affected by the recent floods and fires in Victoria, delivery of Kinder Kits to services in these areas will take place later in Term 1.
This year, Kinder Kits are activity backpacks filled with books, educational toys and activities made especially for 3-year-olds to enjoy at home.
Along with the Kinder Kits, your delivery will include information about:
- what a Kinder Kit is
- who is eligible to receive a kit
- how to access extra translated printed materials.
Promoting Kinder Kits
You can promote the Kinder Kits using the resources and materials available at Communicating about kindergarten with your community(opens in a new window).
Resources include the:
- Kinder Kits toolkit – check out the toolkit for newsletter and website copy, and a poster
- Kinder Kits video – watch this short video to see what’s in the 2026 kits
- Translated resources – this page provides links to the Kinder Kit resources in multiple languages
- Kinder Kits webpage – refer to this page for videos, Auslan translations of the books and links to translated materials.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Kinder Kit in 2026, a child must be starting either:
- funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten
- their first year of Early Start Kindergarten
- their first year of Access to Early Learning.
Please provide Kinder Kits only to children aged 3 years and above. Children who begin funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten at 2 years old should be given a kit when they turn 3.
Three-year-olds in long day care but not a funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten program and 4-year-olds in kindergarten or long day care programs are not eligible to receive a Kinder Kit.
Find out more
For further enquiries, contact our Kinder Kits team by email: kinder.kits@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
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