First metropolitan sites announced for SA three year old preschool 

The location of three metropolitan government preschools in South Australia have been announced, designed to support the roll out of three year old preschool in the state. 

Ocean View College Children’s Centre, Brentwood Drive Kindergarten and Riverbanks College Preschool will offer three-year-old preschool programs from 2026, with children living in the local preschool catchment area, who meet the eligibility criteria, to get priority access to places available across the three government demonstration sites. 

Aboriginal children can continue to access their three-year-old entitlement, as can children in care.

The roll-out of three-year-old preschool in long day care services across the state will also start from 2026. Expressions of interest are open for long day care partnership opportunities until 28 February 2025.

All remaining government and sessional preschools will follow a geographic roll-out schedule, starting with regional and rural areas in 2026 and 2027, the greater Adelaide area in 2028, and metro Adelaide starting in 2029 and 2030.

Quality, universal preschool programs will be offered in long day care, early learning centres, sessional and government preschools to every three-year-old across the state from 2032, no matter their location or setting.

“The government’s roll-out of preschool for three-year-olds marks an exciting chapter in early childhood for this state and the largest reform to education in decades,” Premier Peter Malinauskas said.

“We are committed to making South Australia a nation leader in early childhood education – this starts with the roll-out of quality three-year-old preschool across the state.”

“We’ve invested in this reform because we believe in the work being done to improve outcomes for young children. It’s the right thing to do for our children and our state,” he added.