Central Registration and Enrolment Scheme
Kindergarten Update
The Randall Street Kindergarten located at Maribyrnong Community Centre, 9 Randall Street, Maribyrnong (view map) is scheduled to open on 14 May 2025.
For your child to be eligible for community managed sessional 3-year-old kindergarten and 4-year-old kindergarten you must register them on our Central Registration and Enrolment Scheme (CRES).
On this page you will find:
2025 Kindergarten Registration
To apply for kindergarten in 2025, please complete the online registration form below.
Register for 2025 now
2026 Kindergarten Registration
To apply for kindergarten in 2026, please complete the online registration form below.
Register for 2026 now
2027 and Beyond Expression of Interest
To express your interest for kindergarten in 2027 and beyond refer below.
Express your interest now
Before you complete a kindergarten registration
Before you complete a kindergarten registration we recommend you have the following documents at hand, if applicable:
- Proof of your child's identity such as a birth certificate, a passport or your child's immunisation record.
- Proof of your place of residence that clearly states your name and address such as a utilities bill, a property lease agreement or rental agreement.
- Documents from National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse, Early Intervention Worker, Preschool Field Officer confirming high support needs and/or disability or a letter from a doctor for children with complex medical needs.
- Subsidy cards and/or immigration visas.
Find a Kindergarten in Maribyrnong
To locate your nearest kindergarten:
- Select the year and program type from the menu options below.
- Insert your address.
- Select the days of the week convenient for you.
- Select a map pin on the map to view kindergarten details and timetable information which will appear under the map.
Priority of Access Criteria
View the Priority of Access Criteria
Victorian Government policy requires us to prioritise children and families who meet the following criteria as first priority:
- Children at risk of abuse or neglect, including children in Out-of-Home-Care;
- Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander children;
- Asylum seeker and refugee children;
- Children eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy (a child or parent holds a Commonwealth Health Care card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card, or multiple birth children triplets or quadruplets); or
- Children with additional needs, defined as children who:
- Require additional assistance in order to fully participate in the kindergarten program
- Require a combination of services which are individually planned
- Have an identified specific disability or developmental delay.
Council then applies the following local criteria when allocating places:
- Child placed and attended a 3 year old sessional kindergarten program with the same service as first preference for 4 year old sessional kindergarten; or
- Child sibling is attending this service in the same year:
- Family first preference is their closest kindergarten;
- Family lives in the municipality.
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Best Start Best Life Reforms
To learn more about the Victorian Government's changes to the early childhood education sector visit the Best Start Best Life website.
Find a Kindergarten in Victoria
To find kindergartens around Victoria, visit the Victorian Government's Find a Kinder Program website.
More Information
For more information or assistance with the Central Registration and Enrolment Scheme please phone 9688 0116 or send an email to kindergarten@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au