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    Kindergarten Application
  • Thank you for choosing a Meli kindergarten for the care and education of your child. Meli kindergartens offer 3 and 4 year old kindergarten programs.

    Please note, this is a application form only. It is not confirmation of a kindergarten place.

    Free kindergarten is provided for all children. 

    Please note the following children are given priority for a kindergarten place

    • are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or
    • hold or has a parent/guardian who holds a Commonwealth Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card, or
    • are a multiple birth child (triplets or more), or
    • holds or has a parent/guardian who holds a Humanitarian or Refugee Visa

    When to start kindergarten

    Please note that your child cannot start kindergarten until they have had their third birthday

    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.

    Please note that applications for a Meli kindergarten is currently open for 2025 and 2026 only.

    Child Is Eligible for 3YO Eligible for 4YO Eligible to attend school
    Born before 30 April 2021 2024 2025 2026
    Born before 30 April 2022 2025 2026 2027
    Born before 30 April 2023 2026 2027 2028


    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).

    For further information please speak to the enrolments team by phoning 5273 0200.

  • Kindergarten Preferences

  • *Due to changes to our application process a separate application form is required for each year

  • Note: Three and four-year-old kindergarten places are allocated separately. We will contact you towards the end of {service-preferences_care-period} to ask you to indicate if {child_Name} will be attending kindergarten in the following year.  We will make every effort to place your child at the same service for four-year-old kindergarten.  Unfortunately, we aren’t able to guarantee this.

  • Child's Details

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  • Parent's Details


  • Additional information about your child

  • This information will help us support your family and allocate kindergarten places. 

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  • Please note: The eligibility of concessions may vary from time-to-time. Up-to-date information can be found here.

  • Children enrolled in a funded kindergarten program are eligible to access a second year of funded kindergarten only if the early childhood teacher has assessed your child as eligible for a second year of kindergarten and this has been approved by the Department of Education and Training?

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  • Allocation Criteria

  • Authorisation and Declaration

  • By submitting this application the parent/guardian agrees and understands:

    • I declare that all of the information provided on this application form is true and correct and I will update Meli of any changes
    • This is an application form, not a guarantee of placement. Offers for kindergarten places will be made in July prior to the application year.

  • PRIVACY STATEMENT & AGREEMENT

    Meli is collecting this information to comply with the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and Education and Care Services Regulation 2011 and also for the purposes of enrolling your child in the Meli Central Enrolment System. Meli considers it necessary and important to collect this information to ensure that appropriate information is registered for your child. This information will be used for Meli administrative purposes and will be provided to relevant kindergarten staff as required for the enrolment of your child at the kindergarten listed on this form. This information will not be disclosed to any other party except as required by law. You may access this information by contacting Meli on 03 5273 0200.

  • WARNING: YOUR APPLICATION IS UNABLE TO BE ACCEPTED ONLINE. 

    Based on the Date of Birth entered for this child, they will not meet the age criteria for attending in {service-preferences_care-period}. Please contact us via email to discuss: enrolments@meli.org.au

  • Please contact the Meli enrolment team if you have any questions

    P: 5273 0200 or kindergartens@meli.org.au

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