Your child must turn three by 30 April in the year of starting three-year-old kinder.
If your child was born between January and April, you can choose which year your child starts three-year-old kindergarten.
These children can start in the same year they turn three, or in the year they turn four.
Due to staff requirements, some services may ask that children start attending kindergarten after their third birthday. This can mean that some children may not start until part-way into term one and have less time overall as part of a three-year-old kindergarten program, compared with their peers.
If this is the case for your child and you accept a place, kindergartens will hold your child’s place until they are old enough to attend.
Kindergarten services will talk with you directly about how they can support your child to join their program once they turn three.
When your child starts kindergarten relates to the age they will start primary school. When enrolling at three-year-old kindergarten, we encourage you to plan ahead and consider the age you would like your child to be when they start school.