Welcome to the Bass Coast Shire Kindergarten Central Registration form. This registration form is the first step toward getting your child into kindergarten in Bass Coast Shire.

The information collected in this form will be used to allocate your child to a place in a kindergarten service. Please complete a registration form for each child you would like to register for kindergarten.

Only kindergartens that participate in the central registration system are included in this allocation process. A full list of these kindergartens and their indicative programs are provided in the registration form below.

Once you have accepted a kindergarten place you will be required to complete an enrolment form with your allocated Kindergarten.

Further information is available here.

Kindergarten Fees

Kindergarten fees are part funded by the State Government. Most families will be required to pay fees. Kindergarten fees are set by individual kindergarten service providers. Please contact your preferred kindergarten service to find out their fees.

Some families are eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy (KFS), meaning they have access to free kindergarten and/or Early Start Kindergarten. Further information on who is eligible for the KFS is provided in the registration form.

The following Kindergarten Providers offer their kindergarten program as part of a long day care place and charge a daily rate. If your child attends kindergarten in one of these programs you might be eligible for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). You can contact your preferred kindergarten for more information on fees or visit https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy/who-can-get-it for further information on CCS eligibility.

• Bass Coast Children’s Centre (Wonthaggi)

Priority of access

The Department of Education dictates that Central Registration prioritises the inclusion of children with additional needs, children of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, asylum seeker and refugee families with an appropriate visa, children known to Child Protection and children applying for a second year of kindergarten. Families that demonstrate that they have a child in one of these categories will be allocated to a kindergarten program as a high priority.

Following Department of Education Priority of Access, allocations are made in accordance with Central Registration Guidelines

Privacy Statement

The personal and health information requested on this form is being collected by the Bass Coast Shire Council (Council) for the purposes of administering and planning current and future kindergarten services in Bass Coast. The information will be used solely by Council, local kindergarten service providers and external Government Agencies for that purpose or a directly related purpose. The applicant may apply to Council's Kindergarten Registration Team in writing for access to and/or correction of their information. Council collects, holds and shares this Personal and Health Information in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001.

Contact us
If you have any questions about kindergarten or the registration form please contact the Kindergarten Registration Team on (03) 5671 2211 or 1300 226 278 or via email kinder@basscoast.vic.gov.au

When to start kindergarten

To start Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, your child must turn 3 by 30 April in the year they will attend kindergarten

To start Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, your child must turn 4 by 30 April in the year they will attend kindergarten 

Children are only eligible for one funded year of three-year-old Kindergarten and one funded year of four-year-old Kindergarten (unless they meet the eligibility criteria for a second year of four-year-old Kindergarten).

If you would like to discuss your child’s readiness please contact your kindergarten educator, Maternal and Child Health Nurse or Council to speak with the Pre-School Field Officer.

If you would like to add your child's name to an expression of interest for Bass Coast Kindergarten in a year beyond 2024, please click here