Kindergarten Parent Opinion Survey

Each year, parents and carers with children in a funded kindergarten or Pre-Prep program are invited to give their feedback. They can share how they feel about their child’s kindergarten or Pre-Prep program.

This feedback helps improve kindergarten programs and education offerings.

2025 survey

The 2025 survey will be open from Monday 13 October until Friday 7 November 2025. The Social Research Centre will run the survey.

The survey is available in 10 languages other than English. These include Simplified Chinese (Mandarin), Traditional Chinese (Cantonese), Vietnamese, Arabic, Dari, Tamil, Sinhalese, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

For more information about the survey, see:

Kindergarten parent opinion survey for parents

Kindergarten parent opinion survey for parents (DOCX, 54KB)

Kindergarten parent opinion survey for providers

Kindergarten parent opinion survey for providers (DOCX, 57KB)

A service report is provided to all services who have 5 or more respondents to the survey.

2024 survey results statewide

Over 17,7000 parents completed the survey in 2024.

Feedback shows that 90% of parents are satisfied with their child’s education received from kindergarten.

The survey was available in 10 languages other than English. These include Simplified Chinese (Mandarin), Traditional Chinese (Cantonese), Vietnamese, Arabic, Dari, Tamil, Sinhalese, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

Summary of survey results

This infographic gives a summary of the 2024 kindergarten parent opinion survey.
Parents' overall views
- 90% of parents are satisfied with the education their child received from the kindergarten service.
- 89% of parents thought the overall quality of education offered was good quality.
- 92% of parents think attending kindergarten is important for their child's education.
Important factors in choosing a kindergarten
- Location: 51%
- Service reputation: 51%
- Session days/times: 37%
- Children may go to same school: 27%
- Participating in Free Kinder: 27%
- Long day care offered: 26%
- National Quality Standard rating: 24%
- Other children attending: 14%
- Cost: 8%
- Cultural link: 7%
- Other: 5%
- Only service available in local area: 3%
About the children
- 94% of parents said that the service is welcoming and inclusive of all children.
- 90% of parents said that teachers and educators consider child's views, interests and feelings.
- 91% of parents said that teachers and educators make learning engaging and create a stimulating learning environment for their child's interests and abilities.
- 87% of parents stated that the kindergarten program helped prepare their child for transition to school next year.
Parents' experiences
The service provides opportunities to discuss child’s learning and development.
- 84% of parents agree
- 9% of parents neither agree nor disagree
- 6% of parents disagree
It was easy or very easy to enrol their child in a kindergarten program.
- 88% of parents agree
- 9% of parents neither agree nor disagree
- 3% of parents disagree
Notes
- The survey was open from 14 October 2024 to 8 November 2024. 17,745 parents of children enrolled in a funded kindergarten responded to the survey.
- Due to rounding to whole numbers, some totals do not add up to 100%.
Download 'Summary of survey results'

Service providers will receive access to their 2024 survey results if they have 5 or more respondents to the survey. No identifying information is collected in the survey and participants remain completely anonymous.

Early childhood

Updated 22 September 2025