About Pre-Prep
Four-year-old kindergarten is becoming Pre-Prep, starting with 6 local government areas in 2025.
There is no difference between the program offered for four-year-old kindergarten and Pre-Prep. Pre-Prep offers children more hours to learn and socialise through play. Pre-Prep will be delivered through both standalone (sessional) kindergartens and long day care services.
Kindergartens located within the municipality of Golden Plains Shire will begin the staged roll-out of Pre-Prep in 2028 with the delivery of up to 20 hours of free kindergarten.
Find out if your child is eligible
Use the Pre-Prep calculator to find out if your child is eligible to attend Pre-Prep and when they can start.
Pre-Prep for Priority Cohorts
From 2026, kindergarten providers will be delivering Pre-Prep for Priority Cohorts.
Children from the following priority groups will be entitled to receive at least 16 hours per week for 40 weeks a year of free kindergarten.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
- children from a refugee or asylum seeker background
- children who have had contact with Child Protection Services
- children who were supported by the Access to Early Learning program in their three-year-old kindergarten year