Kindergartens and Early Childhood Services

There are a range of kindergarten and early childhood services available for families across the Alpine Shire.

Early Childhood Services

Alpine Children’s Services (ACS) is a not-for-profit organisation providing high quality early years education and care services for children aged 0-5 years old throughout the Alpine Shire. Services include the provision of long day care, child care, family day care and pre-school / kindergarten programs.

ACS manages:

Alpine Family Day Care at locations throughout the Alpine Shire
Alpine View Children's Centre in Bright
Lake View Children's Centre in Mount Beauty
Mountain View Children’s Centre in Myrtleford
Outside School Hours Care in Bright and Myrtleford
Tawonga Kindergarten

Kindergartens

Kindergarten is a crucial stage in any young child’s life; delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher, these programs nurture, teach and prepare children for the next step in their educational journey – primary school.

From 2021, all kindergartens in the Alpine Shire will be offering State Government subsided programs for three and four-year-old kindergarten, including Early Start Kindergarten (ESK). Children who turn three by 30 April 2021 can now access up to 15 hours a week of funded three-year-old kinder. For further information on the kindergarten programs and initiatives available in Victoria, including ESK, please visit www.vic.gov.au/kindergarten-programs-and-initiatives.

The Alpine Shire Council supports the delivery of kindergarten services by providing community infrastructure and the Kindergarten Central Registration (CKR) for participating kindergartens. The CKR is administered by Alpine Children’s Services on behalf of the Council. The CKR will make access to a kindergarten place equitable, simple and consistent for families. It allows kindergarten places to be allocated equitably to eligible children; making sure they are in line with the Department of Education and Training (DET) requirements including the Priority of Access Guidelines. The aggregate data collected from the CKR will assist in planning and development of local services for families and children.

Kindergarten enrolments throughout the Alpine Shire generally open in September. Families can register their interest by visiting www.myacs.asn.au/central-kindergarten-registration.

**Please note that Harrietville Bush Kinder is not part of the CKR. Contact the kindergarten directly for enrolments.