Kindergarten Allocations and Offers
Council manages enrolments for kindergartens that are part of the central enrolment system.
When allocating places, we are required to give preference to children who meet the Victorian Government's Priority of Access requirements, and then to children of Monash residents and ratepayers.
To be considered in the first, second and third round allocations for the following kindergarten year, families must submit an application by 30 June. Please note, we do not prioritise early applications.
Council sends families first-round offers for places in mid-July, and second- and third-round offers by mid-August.
To view the enrolment process, visit Kindergarten Enrolments.
Availability at individual kindergartens depends on the number of sessions, the kindergarten's policies and the number of places it can offer. These are decided each year by the kindergarten's Early Years Management Service or its Committee of Management.
After the first 3 rounds, we send out offers for the applications submitted after 30 June. Offers continue to be made throughout the year until kindergartens are full and/or all children have been offered a place.
Once families accept offers through the Council's central enrolment platform, we send the lists to individual kindergartens. The kindergartens then contact families to complete the enrolment process.
Submitting an early application or early expression of interest does not guarantee a place in the nominated kindergarten or in any kindergarten in the municipality.
Enrolment in a 3-year-old kindergarten program does not guarantee a place in the 4-year-old program. Each year's applications are processed and allocated separately. Please note you cannot apply for 3 and 4-year-old kindergartens on the same form.
If you would like more information on the enrolment process, please contact the Kindergarten Support Officer on kinderenrolments@monash.vic.gov.au or call 03 9518 3555.
Priority of Access Criteria
If more eligible children apply for a place at a kindergarten service than there are places available, services must:
- Work with other local kindergarten services and the regional Department of Education office to ensure all eligible children have access to a kindergarten place.
- Prioritise high-priority children. These include:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
- Children at risk of abuse or neglect, including children in out-of-home care
- Asylum seeker and refugee children
- Children eligible for the kindergarten fee subsidy
- Children with additional needs: those who need extra assistance in order to fully participate in the kindergarten program, require a combination of services which are individually planned, or have an identified specific disability or developmental delay.
For more information, please see Kindergarten Priority of Access Criteria(PDF, 98KB)
Additional priority access questions set by Monash kindergartens:
- Does the child reside in City of Monash?
- Does the child have a sibling who attended the same kindergarten in the past 3 years?
- What is the proximity of the child’s residence to kindergarten in a straight line?
Change of Kindergarten Preference
The new online application and expression of interest forms replaced the previous online parent portal on 24 September 2025.
To change your address, contact details or kindergarten preferences, please contact the Kindergarten Support Officer on kinderenrolments@monash.vic.gov.au or 03 9518 3555 and we will email you a link to update your details.
If you submit a change of preference before 30 June in the year before your child is expected to attend, your application will still be included in the first-round offers. We do not prioritise early applications.