enrolment

• Children who turn 3 years of age on or before 30 April in the year they are to attend kindergarten are eligible to register for a 3yo kindergarten program. Registrations for kinder for 2023 open on 1st March 2022. Please visit www.moreland.vic.gov.au  to make your initial registration. Council will then forward us your details.
• Moreland Early Years Management will then email families a confirmation of offer and you will be asked to select your program preference (where applicable) however program preference is not guaranteed.  Following this we will email you an enrolment form for completion.
• Children cannot attend more than one State Government funded kindergarten program at the same time.
• The kindergarten programs are partially funded by the Department of Education and Training (DET). The DET contribution along with fees paid by families are to pay for the total program costs. Children attending an MEYM kindergarten are NOT eligible for the Child Care Benefit or Child Care Rebate.
• Kindergarten fees will are not applicable for holders of a valid concession card for the year your child attends.
• Children can only attend the kindergarten program once they turn 3.
• Children are only entitled to attend ONE funded year of 3yo kindergarten. No child will repeat funded 3yo kindergarten.
  
  For further advice and information please email enrolments@meym.org.au

• Children who turn 4 years of age on or before 30 April in the year they are to attend kindergarten are eligible to register for a 4yo kindergarten place. Registrations for kinder for 2023 open on 1st March 2022. Visit www.moreland.vic.gov.au to make your initial registration. Council will then forward us your details.
• Moreland Early Years Management will then email families a confirmation of offer and you will be asked to select your program preference (where applicable) however program preference is not guaranteed.  Following this we will email you an enrolment form for completion.
• Children cannot attend more than one State Government funded kindergarten program at the same time.
• The kindergarten programs are partially funded by the Department of Education and Training (DET). The DET contribution along with fees paid by families are to pay for the total program costs. Children attending an MEYM kindergarten are NOT eligible for the Child Care Benefit or Child Care Rebate.
• Kindergarten fees are not applicable for holders of a valid concession card for the year your child attends.
• Victorian State Government Policy states that a child is entitled to funding for ONE year of 4yo kindergarten and will only be eligible to receive a second year of funded kinder if they are assessed as having at least two areas of significant developmental delay that are not age related i.e. If the child is exhibiting behaviour/s that is/are deemed consistent for their ‘young’ age they will not fit the funding criteria. If this is the case you cannot register online and will need to inform MEYM Enrolment Officer.
  
  For further advice and information please email enrolments@meym.org.au

A $50 non-refundable enrolment fee per child per enrolment is charged upon offer of a position by Moreland Early Years Management for each of our kindergartens. The kindergarten program fee will be charged per term for the year of your childs enrolment. 
Families eligible for the kindergarten fee subsidy will not be charged the enrolment fee and the term fees, and will be required to provide a copy of your valid concession card upon offer of a position by Moreland Early Years Management. If your concession card expires you must send us an updated card.

If families select the Gowanbrae 3yo extended hours kindergarten program and hold a valid concession card and therefore are entitled to the Kindergarten Funding subsidy, they will not have to pay the kindergarten enrolment fee and the 3yo kindergarten program fee for the year, however will still be charged the fee for the extended care program of $295 per term.

Payment of Fees
The $50 non-refundable enrolment fee will be paid by credit/debit card upon accepting a position. Term fees are payable by direct debit either by your nominated bank account or credit/debit card.

Children attending an MEYM kindergarten are NOT eligible for the Child Care Benefit or Child Care Rebate.

Gowanbrae Childrens Centre 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $490 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $195 per term

3yo extended kindergarten care programs fee (only): $295 per term
3yo extended hours kindergarten programs fee: $490 per term

Note: If we do not have 20 confirmed enrolments in each of our 3yo extended hours programs, they will not go ahead, therefore MEYM cannot guarantee your preferences however we will offer you alternatives in the event this occurs.

Lake Park Kindergarten 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $490 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $195 per term

Moomba Park Kindergarten 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $425 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $170 per term

Newlands Preschool 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $490 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $195 per term

Oak Park Kindergarten 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $490 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $195 per term

Turner Street Kindergarten 2022 Fees
4yo kindergarten program fee: $490 per term
3yo kindergarten program fee: $195 per term

Moreland Early Years Management has produced the Kindergarten Family Handbook for all families to read and acknowledge prior to your child commencing at one of our early years services.

Click here to download the Kindergarten Family Handbook

In 2022, Gowanbrae will be offering 2 groups of 5 hours of 3 year old funded Kindergarten. Families can choose to attend one of the groups of 5 hours.  Due to the funding models children can not attend two funded groups. This will be extended in 2023 so that children will be able to attend 15 hours of 3 year old kindergarten. In addition to this 4 year old kindergarten will offer 2 groups. One group will be 2 x 7.5 hours to cater for those families needing longer days and group 2 will be a 3×5 hour session to finish at 1.30pm. Extended hours will now be offered in the 4 year old program as well as the 3 year old program subject to enrolment numbers.

In preparation for the introduction of the State Funded 3 year old kindergarten programs MEYM will no longer be able to offer ChildCare Subsidy. This is due to Kindergarten programs being funded by the State and CCS is funded by the Commonwealth Government. For families requiring longer days MEYM will be offering an extended hours kindergarten program in the 3yo program and 4yo program subject to enrolment numbers.

Extended Activities Program may run on Fridays subject to enrolment numbers to 3yo and 4yo groups. Cost $590 full day.

(programs and optional extended hours kindergarten program subject to number of enrolments)

3YO Yellow Group on Thursday is a mixed age group with 4YO Blue group on Thursday in Room 1, 3YO Green Group is in Room 2