Our Kindergarten Programs
Register now for 3 & 4 yo Kindergarten in 2026!
We offer both three- and four-year-old kindergarten programs. Our classes are kept small to foster a supportive community oriented environment where children form strong relationships with their their peers and teacher.
As there are usually more families interested in attending HCCK than there are places available, any child wishing to enrol in our kindergarten program must be registered.
Register for 2026
To register your child please fill out the registration form below. If you are unable to complete this form, please contact us for assistance.
Registration Timeline
Kindergarten offers will be sent to you by email. You have 5 days to respond to the offer. While you can register at any time, registrations received 'on time' will be processed in the first.
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1st May 2025: On-time registrations open
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2nd July 2025: On-time registrations close
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23rd July 2025: First round offers to be emailed to families
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27th July 2025: Final day for families to accept or decline their initial offer
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6th August 2025: Subsequent offers to families
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After 12th August 2025: Offers sent to other registrations as they are received
One Funded Kinder Place per child
Your child can only access one funded kinder program at a time. By accepting an offered position in our Funded Kindergarten program at Hastings Childcare & Community Kinder you are electing to claim their child's one funded kindergarten place at our service.
Register for 2025
To enquire about kinder in 2025 please click the 'enrol now' button and contact the admin team on info@hastingscck.vic.edu.au for assistance.
Why attend 3 & 4 yo Kindergarten?
In our kindergarten program, qualified teachers support children by offering them a range of learning experiences and activities that are both stimulating and fun. Your child’s learning and curiosity will be encouraged through experiences and activities such as exploring the natural world, being exposed to new ideas and solving problems. Our programs will be tailored to meet the needs of children. Qualified teachers support children’s learning and development through play-based learning. Play-based learning is how young children learn best. It helps them to build important skills such as language, maths and science concepts, how to manage their emotions and get along with others. Children also develop their imagination, curiosity and a love of learning when learning through play. Talk to us about how to enrol today.
What will my child experience at Kinder?
The Kinder Tick
Our Kindergarten programs are endorsed by the State Government and have received the Government's Kinder Tick of approval. When you see the Kinder Tick, you can be confident:
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The program will be led by a qualified teacher
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Children will benefit from play-based learning
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The kindergarten program is funded and approved by the Victorian Government
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The program complies with government guidelines and the National Quality Framework
What makes our programs different?
Community Excursions
Our community Kinder is a unique program that offers a combination of beach and bush Kinder, along with a range of other exciting activities that are designed to keep the children engaged and interested. Unlike other Kinders that may offer only one type of program, our Kinder provides both beach and bush Kinder, which means that the children get to experience the best of both worlds. In addition to, we also take the children on exc to explore the local community areas, including beach, bush, foreshore areas, and local businesses such as Australia Post, The Bakery, High On Fruit, Woolworths, Pelican Park, Hastings Foreshore, Hawkes Farm, The Bays Retirement Village, Balnarring Beach, and Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association.
Our program is not only designed to be fun and engaging, but it is also educational, with a focus on promoting literacy and language development. We take the children to the Mornington Peninsula Library, where they can learn outside of their usual classroom environment and practice crucial safety skills such as walking on the footpath, looking for cars when crossing roads, and what to do if they get lost. Our community initiative is also fantastic for hands-on learners, as we choose venues that tie in with what the Kinder children have recently been learning about. For example, when we were writing letters to Santa, we visited the post office, and when we were learning about food production, we visited Hawkes farm. Similarly, when we learnt all about sea animals, we visited Balnarring Beach.
Kitchen Garden Program
We are proud participants in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. Our engaging food education inspires children and young people to and connect with fresh, delicious food through enjoyable, hands-on experiences. This method empowers them to acquire practical skills, seasonal produce, and cultivate a positive, confident, and lifelong relationship with food. Through interactive lessons on growing,, preparing, and sharing fresh, seasonal meals directly from garden to table, we also emphasize environmental care and sustainability with activities like composting and maintaining a worm farm. Additionally we promote positive food education through regular group cooking classes, helping children and young people establish healthy food habits for life.
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Our formal Kindergarten Program is designed to provide the highest quality education to young children. Our team of highly experienced and qualified Kindergarten Teachers ensure that our programs are rated as 'Excellent'. We believe in small class sizes, which allow each child to receive the attention they need to thrive and build strong relationships with their teachers and peers Additionally, we follow a School Readiness curriculum to ensure a smooth transition to school.
Experienced Teachers, small classes & school readiness curriculum
Speech Pathology & Occupational Therapy
Before starting school, children need to have developed fine and gross motor skills, language and abilities, self-help and emotional competence, cognitive skills (including pre-literacy and numeracy), and play skills. Our service collaborates with Peninsula Health to provide Speech Pathology & Occupational Therapy support to ensure that all children receive necessary assistance. Allied Health Specialists work alongside our Kindergarten teacher to develop strategies that best support children who may be experiencing physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, communicative, or functional limitations/difficulties. This can include difficulties with speech sounds, understanding and using language effectively, stuttering, writing, drawing, gripping a pencil, cutting with scissors, waiting their turn, and self-help skills such as taking off shoes and socks, feeding themselves, opening drink bottles, and going to the toilet independently.
Frequently asked questions
