Fee Help for Kinder in VIC

What is it?

The Victorian Government offers funding to provide families up to 15 hours of free Kindergarten a week and is in addition to the Childcare Subsidy. The funding offsets the fees for three and four-year-old children that are part of our Centre’s Flying Start to School Kindergarten program.

Families will save up to $2,101 a year for eligible children aged three-years-old and above in 2025.

Who can get it?

Three and four-year-old children that are part of our Centre’s government approved, Flying Start to School Kindergarten program are eligible for this subsidy. Four-year-old children must attend the centre for at least 15 hours a week across a minimum of two days to be eligible.

How does it work?

If eligible, the funding is allocated as a credit to reduce families out of pocket fees (after CCS has been applied).

The subsidy is a dollar amount and is applied across 50 weeks of the year which will reduce the gap fee by:

• up to $42.02 each week for children who are enrolled in the three and four-year-old program.

How do I get it?

Only one service can receive the funding, so families must nominate the service they want to receive it by completing and signing a declaration form and returning it to our Centre Manager. This confirms that our service is their funded Kindergarten program. This form is then submitted to the Department of Education on their behalf, which will allow us to receive the subsidy for their fees.

For more information please visit: Free Kinder