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Kindergarten Government Policies

Best Start Best Life

The Victorian Government is investing $14 billion as part of the Best Start Best Life reforms.

Part of these reforms includes:

  • Free Kinder - from 2023, Free Kinder will be available for children aged three and four years at participating services in both standalone (sessional) services and long day care (childcare) settings. This is a saving of up to $2,500 per child, per year.
  • Pre-Prep - over the next decade, four-year-old kindergarten will transition to Pre-Prep and increase to a universal 30-hour a week program of play-based learning for four-year-old children in Victoria by 2032.
  • Three-Year-Old Kindergarten - as the roll-out of three-year-old kindergarten continues, programs will increase to 15 hours per week across Victoria by 2029.
  • Significant investment in new infrastructure and attracting, upskilling and retaining the kindergarten workforce.

To find out more about how South Gippsland Shire Council is preparing for this reform, please go to Supporting the Growing Demand for Kindergarten in South Gippsland.