07 NovHow could an integrated group model make three-year-old kindergarten a reality in your service?
With funded three-year-old kindergarten commencing a phased rollout in Victoria from 2020, long-day care services may be thinking about how a funded three-year-old program could work in their service.
An integrated kindergarten program allows families to access high quality funded kindergarten and long-day care in one service. The educational program is implemented by qualified teachers and educators and is designed to meet the developmental needs and interests of the child.
The Victorian Department of Education and Training has developed the following video case studies of integrated group models, including commentary on how three-year-old funded kindergarten could be operate in a long-day care program.
Kindergarten programs for three-year-olds at Leongatha Children’s Centre
Kindergarten for children in multi-aged groups at Gowrie Victoria Broadmeadows Valley
