Information about our fees and times for 2020 is available here.  Please note:  Fees are confirmed in October each year for the following year.

Our annual Open Day is the first Saturday in May each year and if you would like to visit the kinder during a session, please contact us below to arrange a suitable time.  We look forward to seeing you at our next open day on Saturday 2 May 2020!

New Timetable for 2020!

FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN

You can apply for the funded four-year-old kindergarten program from May 1st in the year prior to your child attending.  All funded four-year-old placements in the City of Kingston are assigned by the Central Enrolment Scheme at Kingston Council according to their selection criteria.

To apply, contact them on 1300 653 356 or visit their website for more details. To be considered in the first round of allocations, your application must be received by the Central Enrolment Scheme before June 30th.  For more information or if you have any questions about our preschool, contact us using the form below.

Kindergarten Enrolment Applications are prioritised based on the child's residential proximity and prior connection to the kindergarten of their first preference.  The 2km radius does not act as a zone and all children are invited to submit a four-year-old kindergarten application to Parkdale Preschool.

Please note:  this radius applies to four-year-old applications only.  Please see below for the three-year-old kindergarten access criteria.
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Parkdale Preschool 2km radius for Central Enrolment Scheme Applications (four-year-old kindergarten only).

THREE-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN

Our Three-Year-Old Kindergarten programs for 2020 is full.  Please download an application form or contact us using the form below to submit an application for the waiting list.

You can apply for three-year-old kindergarten on our open day on the first Saturday in May in the year prior to your child attending.  The closing date for enrolment applications is 14 days after applications open.  Any applications received after the closing date will be considered after all other applications have been offered a place, in line with eligibility and priority of access criteria of Parkdale Preschool.

Three-Year-Old Selection Criteria*: 
Children are eligible for attendance in the three-year-old program provided they have turned three years of age prior to, or on 31st of January in the year of attendance. The following prioritised criteria (1-6) will be used to determine the order in which children will be offered a place in the three-year-old program. If there are more applications than places available, selection will be made by ballot for each criteria and each child will be allocated a numbered place on the list:
  1. Children recommended by the educators for an additional year in the three-year-old program;
  2. Children who have deferred their place at Parkdale Preschool the previous year;
  3. Children of past and present committee members;
  4. Children who have had siblings attend the centre;
  5. Children who live within the council boundaries of Parkdale, Mentone and Mordialloc (please note:  the suburb boundaries are the not the same as the Central Enrolment Scheme 2km radius above);
  6. All other children who do not meet the above criteria.
If there are still vacant positions, we will accept children who turn three before the 30th of April in the year of attendance. These children can attend kinder once they have turned three and must pay fees for the full term to secure their position. Positions for children born between 1st February and 30th April will be allocated from oldest to youngest. 

* This priority of access and eligibility criteria is for entry to Parkdale Preschool's three-year-old program only and other preschools criteria may vary.  

For more information or if you have any questions about our preschool, contact us below.

    Enrolment Inquiries