Early Learning Victoria

We're opening 50 new government-owned early learning and childcare centres across Victoria, offering long day care and integrated kinder programs.

Now open

Our first four centres are now open! Search our map and find a centre near you.

We're hiring - join our growing team

Competitive pay, professional growth, and brand-new government-run centres across Victoria - be part of the future of early childhood education.

Join our team
An architectural render showing an external view of the centre. It's a low-set, modern-style building surrounded by gardens and trees.

What our centres offer

  • Long day care (childcare)
  • Three-Year-Old Kindergarten
  • Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, transitioning to Pre-Prep in line with roll-out schedule (including in Murtoa in 2025)
  • Space for health and community services.
Learn more

Visit an upcoming centre

See our upcoming open days here.

About us

Early Learning Victoria is committed to high-quality early childhood education and care. We create inclusive environments where children thrive.

Getting started

Find a centre

Find an Early Learning Victoria centre near you. Search our map using an address, postcode, suburb or council name.

How to enrol

Complete a waitlist application to enrol your child at Early Learning Victoria. No fee to apply.

Paying fees

Discover how fees work at Early Learning Victoria centres and what government fee assistance is available.

Work with us

Join Early Learning Victoria and make an impact for children and families enrolled in these new centres.

More about kinder in Victoria

Sending your child to kinder

Learn about how your child can access Free Kinder, the benefits of kinder, and how to find and enrol in a kinder program that suits your family's needs.

Kinder: Information in your language

Learn more about kindergarten in Victoria in 30 languages. Find information about Free Kinder, the benefits of 2 years of kindergarten, how to enrol, as well as job opportunities.

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