Enrol with Ewing.
Ewing Kindergarten is currently taking waitlist enrolment applications for our 3yo and 4yo programs. We welcome your waitlist application for enrolment, noting your child must have turned 3 years old before 30 April (attendance year).
To apply, please complete our online application form which includes a non-refundable application fee of $50 payable by credit card via the Enrol now button below.
We are currently taking waitlist application for 2028 enrolments, waitlist for 2029 will open on 15th of March 2027.
Offers of places will be made by email from May of the year preceding attendance.
Note: Applicable for 3 and 4 YO children:
If your child attends another children’s service and you nominate that service to gain the DE funding component, Ewing Kindergarten reserves the right to charge families the full-term fees plus the amount of government subsidy that is not received by the kindergarten. Similarly, when a child repeats 4-year-old kindergarten, without DE approval for a second year of 4-year-old funded kindergarten, Ewing reserves the right to charge full term fees plus the amount of government subsidy that is not received. Please contact the director (ewing.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au) or treasurer (treasurer@ewingkindergarten.com.au) to find out more.
Group Tours are scheduled on Tuesday mornings, please submit the form via the “Book a Tour” button.
Important information for 3-year-old kindergarten
Your child must be 3 years old when they start kindergarten. This means that if they are eligible, they need to wait until their birthday before they can attend sessions.
It is up to families of children born between January and April to decide whether to enrol their child in the year they turn 3, or the following year. Factors that might be taken into consideration include the child's social, emotional and learning development, family circumstances and preferred school starting age. Guidance can be sought from early childhood professionals such as your Maternal and Child Health Nurse, an early childhood teacher or other early childhood professional to help inform your decision.
From 2026, across Victoria, children can apply to access an additional year of either:
Three-Year-Old Kindergarten
Pre-Prep (or Four-Year-Old Kindergarten for children not eligible for Pre-Prep).
That is, eligible children can access up to 3 years of funded kindergarten/Pre-Prep in Victoria.
More information can be found on our website here: Additional year of funded kindergarten or Pre-Prep from 2026 | vic.gov.au
A second year of 4-year-old kindergarten will only be available to children who have developmental delays in two or more key areas.
Pre-Prep - priority cohort roll-out
From 2026, between 16 and 25 hours of Pre-Prep will be available statewide to:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
- children from a refugee or asylum seeker background
- children who have had contact with Child Protection services
- children supported by Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning in their 3-Year-Old Kindergarten year
Please contact our director Zeba on 03 9571 3955 or via email on
ewing.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
if you think your child meets the eligibility criteria for Pre-Prep, to talk to us about what the program may look like for your child in 2026.
Fees
3 Year-Old
2 day program | $1,090 per term
Joeys
Monday and Thursday
8.30am-3.30pm (4 pm in 2026)
Koalas
Tuesday and Friday
8.30am-3.30pm (4 pm in 2026)
4 Year-Old
3 day program | $1,520 per term
Possums
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
8.30am-4.00pm
Wombats
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
8.30am-4.00pm
The Details
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To secure your child’s enrolment, you will receive an enrolment offer. To finalise this and confirm your child’s position, a $300 Enrolment Deposit will be charged.
The deposit is retained as part payment on term fees. The deposit will be returned to you as a credit within the Invoice for your Term 4 Fees (refer to Fee Details).
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Fees for both the three year-old and four year-old programs are set by the Ewing Kindergarten Committee of Management, and are reviewed annually. Parents can access the complete Fee Policy for Ewing Kindergarten here
Ewing Kindergarten will publish the full fee schedule for both the three year-old and four year-old programs at the start of the calendar year, including the dates that each term’s fees will be invoiced, charged and due.
Fees charged include a hat for your child and all of the incursions, excursions and enrichment activities provided by engaged specialists and community visitors as part of our Curriculum.
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A $140 maintenance levy is applicable per child. Generally, four working bees are held each year to provide parents with the opportunity to reduce their maintenance levy by contributing to the upkeep and maintenance of our premises. A full refund of the $140 maintenance levy applies if one of the four working bees are attended. A full refund of the $140 maintenance levy can apply if families voluntarily contribute in other ways throughout the year – this refund is at the discretion of the Committee of Management.
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You may be eligible for Fee Relief if you have an eligible Health Care Card. There may be other circumstances for which you may be eligible for Fee relief.
Individual ad hoc approaches for fee relief should be made in writing to the Ewing Kindergarten Committee of Management, care of the Treasurer. Each case will be considered on its merits and held in the strictest of confidence.
