PROGRAM DETAILS FOR first year AND second YEAR of KINDERGARTEN

TERM DATES 2026

Term 1:  Tuesday 27th January - Thursday 2nd April

• Tuesday 27th January – Whole Staff Set Up Day (no students) 

• Wednesday 28th January – Second Year Teachers Organisational Day (no students)

• Thursday 29th January - All Staff Professional Development Day and First Aid Training (no students)

• Friday 30th January - First Year Teachers Organisational Day (no students)

  First day for Second Year Kindergarten (4-5YO) children

• Monday 2nd February – Second Year Information session (refer to your “Welcome to 2026” email for your child’s group)

• Tuesday 3rd February - Second Year Group A only start

• Wednesday 4th February - Second Year Group B only start

• Monday 9th February - All groups commence (normal Second Year hours)

• First day for First Year Kindergarten (3-4YO) children

• Thursday 5th February – First Year Information Session (refer to your “Welcome to 2026” email for your child’s group)

• Friday 6th February - First Year’s first day (staggered session times – see your information pack)

• Thursday 12th February – First Years continue with staggered sessions (for first 2 weeks of term)

• Friday 13th February - First Years all groups 8.30am-12pm

• Thursday 19th February - Normal session times commence for Beetles & Turtles

• Monday 9th March - Labour Day (no students)

Term 2:     Monday 20th April - Friday 26th June    

• Monday 8th June - King’s Birthday (no students)

Term 3: Monday 13th July to Friday 18th September

Term 4:  Monday 5th October - Friday 18th December

• Monday 2nd November (no students) - Second Year Transition Statement writing/Curriculum Day (no students)

• Tuesday 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Day (no students) 

Last Day for children in 2026

• Friday 11th December – First Year Kindergarten (Early finish for all groups at 1.30pm)

• Monday 14th December – Second Year Kindergarten (Early finish for all groups at 1.30pm)

• Tuesday 15th December - Community clean-up day (family volunteers requested)

• Wednesday 16th December – Staff Professional Development Day

• Thursday 17th December – Clean-up day (staff only)

• Friday 18th December - Clean-up day (staff only)

Session Start Times

Are you worried about your child missing out on their kinder experience because of school drop off times?  All of our sessions start outdoors and we generally do not commence our indoor activities, mat time or yarn circle until at least an hour into the session.  Spending time outside at the start of the sessions helps children to settle, connect to the natural world and increases children’s creativity, problem solving and imagination.    

term fees - 2026:

Term Fees include program costs, incursion levy and equipment levy (levies payable at commencement). Please note the fees below are your “out of pocket” costs per term after government funding subsidies.

First Year Kindergarten (3-4 year olds*) Free

Second Year Kindergarten (4-5 year olds*) $495 per term (2026)

The unfunded (and therefore optional hours) for the second year kindergarten group will be the last 4.5 hours on the Wednesday sessions for the Dragonflies and Frogs. This means that if families elect to only attend the “Free Kinder” scheme hours, they will need to collect their child at 10.20 am (Frogs) or 10.30 am (Dragonflies) on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately there are no child care subsidy discounts for sessional kindergarten.

Fees and additional voluntary contributions (requested of all families):

* A non-refundable administration fee of $300 will be charged on enrolment.

* A voluntary contribution of $250 per annum covering resources, materials and extra-curricular activities and educational visits.

* $495 per term for additional hours in second year (4.5 hours per week in 2026)

All enrolments are managed by the Boroondara Kindergarten Central Registration Scheme (BKCRS).