Former AFL star joins Ingrid Stitt to encourage applications for 2024 Kinder

Families are being encouraged to enrol their children in Victoria’s three and four-year-old Kindergarten programs in 2024, with Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep Ingrid Stitt joining former AFL star Bachar Houli at Altona North Children’s Service earlier this week to push enrolments. 

“Early education has allowed my two girls to mix with kids of different backgrounds and cultures and to learn more about themselves and others,” Mr Houli said. 

“My son Mohamed is so excited to be starting Three-Year-Old Kindergarten in 2024, and I can’t wait to see what he learns about the world.”

Many councils with central enrolment processes will begin allocating kindergarten places in July, with families encouraged to start visiting local kinders to discuss enrolment options that work best for them. 

With Free Kinder, more children and families can access and attend kindergarten. Before starting school, children can attend Three-Year-Old Kindergarten for 5 to 15 hours per week, followed by Four-Year-Old Kindergarten for 15 hours per week. 

Families are encouraged to organise a time to visit their local kindergarten services, so they can meet staff and see the services in action. Parents should also look for a Kinder Tick,so they can be confident their child will be attending a funded kindergarten program. 

Parents who want to find out more about kindergarten and how to enrol should visit vic.gov.au/kinder  or contact their local council.