Enrolments and Fees

Open Day for 2026 Enrolments

Saturday 29th March 2025 (9:00am – 11:00am)

AND

Tuesday 1st April (4:30pm – 5:30pm)

2026 Enrolment Timeline and Process

Jack & Jill Kindergarten participates in Bayside City Council’s central kindergarten registration service.

More information on registering for kindergarten is available on the Bayside City Council website                                                                                                                            click here (https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/services/children-and-family/register-kindergarten).

1. Register for Kindergarten (between 1 May – 27 June 2025)

Register online via Bayside Council – click here (https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/services/children-and-family/register-kindergarten).

2. Wait for Registrations to be Processed

Council processes registrations and allocates offers in July.

3. Receive an Offer and Accept or Decline the Enrolment (July/August 2025)

Families will receive a kindergarten offer by email in July/August 2025.

On some occasions, where there are more registrations than places available, a waitlist notification will be issued.

4. Accept the Offer (July/August 2025)

Families will have 7 days to accept (or decline) the offer, via a link provided in the offer email.

An on-line form will be required to be completed, and a $150 non-refundable enrolment fee is payable.

At this point, your place at Jack & Jill is confirmed (subject to receipt of an up-to-date Immunisation History Statement).

5. Finalise Enrolment (late 2025)

 Prior to commencing at Jack & Jill and to finalise enrolment, you will be asked to provide further information.  This will include providing a copy of your child’s birth certificate (or passport) and Immunisation History Statement showing that you child is up to date with immunisations. Enrolment cannot progress past this point if the relevant documents are not provided.

Fees

• An enrolment fee of $150 is payable to Jack & Jill during enrolment. In accordance with the Free Kinder rules, a refund will be offered for the full enrolment fee once the child commences kinder. This is not refundable if the student withdraws.
• Jack & Jill participates in the Victorian Government’s Free Kinder scheme. Up to 15 hours of kindergarten, per week, for both three-year-old and four-year-old students, is covered by the scheme and therefore not payable by families.
• A small annual fee may be charged for incursions and/or excursions that are not funded under the Free Kinder scheme.
• As an additional option for senior group children, Jack & Jill offers a Bush Kinder program. This falls outside the Free Kinder scheme and an additional fee of $780 per term is payable by families who elect to participate in this option.
• For a full description of our Fees policy please go to the Policies section.