4 Year old Kindergarten - Application Form 2025

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Instructions

Please ensure that you:

place a number (1 to 16) against ALL kindergarten preferences on page 4 of this application and
ensure each preference number is only entered once.

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Supporting documentation you will need (where applicable) includes:

Child's birth certificate OR Child's Passport OR Statutory Declaration in the event that you do not have a birth certificate OR Passport.
Proof of residency within the Warrnambool City Council municipality in the form of:
A Utility Bill ie. Electricty, Gas, telephone bill issued in the last 3 months, or
Copy of a relevant building permit, or
Copy of a tenancy agreement if applicable.
Proof of Parent/s / Guardian/s working or studying within Warrnambool City Council municipality, but don't reside within the Warrnambool City Council municipality:
A letter from your employer issued within the last 3 months, stating that you are currently working within the Warrnambool City Council municipality.
A letter from your registered training organisation issued within the last 3 months, stating that you are currently studying within the Warrnambool City Council municipality.
Child's current immunisation statement from Medicare.
Court order/s if applicable.
Concession Card if applicable.
Letter from appropriate professional or support agency verifying your child is assessed as having additional needs, a disability or developmental delay if applicable.
Copy of NDIS plan if applicable.
Medical documentation displaying a professional diagnosis for your child if applicable.
Letter from a case manager or support agency verifying how your child meets high priority criteria if applicable.

If you have any issues or need assistance with your application our Early Years Administrators will be only too happy to assist.

Please contact us on 55594800 or send an email along with your contact details with a brief explanation of your issue to childandfamily@warrnambool.vic.gov.au

Child Information

First Name *

Middle Name

Last Name *

Known as (preferred name)

Date of Birth *

Gender *

Resides with *

Please provide more information (if applicable)

Address *

Street address *

City *

State *

Postcode *

Please upload a copy of the childs birth certificate *

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Please upload an Immunisation statement from Medicare OR Medical Exemption from a registered medical practicioner *

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Additional Needs and requirements

Does the child have a diagnosed disability? *

YesNo

Please specify the diagnosed disability (please provide as much information as possible) *

Please upload NDIS plan (if applicable)

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Please upload supporting Documents (if applicable)

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Is the child accessing any specialist services or on a waiting list for such services? *

YesNo

Specialist Services description and details *

Please upload supporting Documents (if applicable)

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If you answered "yes" to the above question, do you give Warrnambool City Council staff permission to liaise with the service/s? *

YesNo

Does the child have any other additional needs *

YesNo

Please describe the other additional needs *

Please upload supporting documents (if applicable)

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Parent/Guardian Information

A Guardian includes parent of the child and/or a person with parental responsibilities for the child under a decision or court order. Parental responsibility is a term defined under section 61C of the Family Law Act 1975, which means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law, parents have in relation to children.

Parent/ Guardian 1

First Name *

Middle Name

Last name *

Known as (preferred name)

Date of Birth *

Relationship to child *

Relationship - Other

Pronouns (optional)

Is this the Primary Guardian *

YesNo

Email Address *

Mobile Number *

Home Number

Work Number

Address *

Street *

City *

State *

Postcode *

This Guardian is authorised to *

Authorise the service to seek medical treatment from a registered medical practitioner hospital or ambulance service, including transportation of the child(ren) by an ambulance service.Authorise the service to administer medication to the child(ren).Authorise the service to take the child(ren) outside the service on excursions or outings, with the service's educators.Be contacted in an emergency concerning the child(ren).Drop off/pick up the child(ren) to/from the service.Access information of the child(ren) via Xap Guardian app.

Parent/Guardian 2 (If Applicable)

First Name

Middle Name

Last name

Known as (preferred name)

Date of Birth

Relationship to child

Relationship - Other

Pronouns (optional)

Is this the Primary Guardian

YesNo

Email Address

Mobile Number

Home Number

Work Number

Address

Street

City

State

Postcode

This Guardian is authorised to *

Nominee (Not a Parent or Guardian)

We MUST have at least 1 nominee who is fully authorised

In case of emergency, service staff will contact guardians initially. If contact is unsuccessful, the nominee will be contacted as per the authorisations and the contact priority set for them. An authorised nominee is defined under section 170 of national laws as a person who is authorised by guardians to collect the child from service.

First Name *

Middle Name

Last name *

Known as (preferred name)

Relationship to child *

Relationship - Other

Email Address *

Mobile Number *

Home Number

Work Number

Address *

Street *

City *

State *

Postcode *

This Nominee is authorised to *

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Priority of Access

Please indicate if your child / family meet any of the following criteria and upload the relevant documentation as requested.

Does the child live in the Warrnambool City Council Municipality?

Please upload a copy of the following documents as applicable:

A utility bill ie. Electricity, Gas, Telephone bill issued in the last 3 months, or
Copy of a relevant building permit, or
Copy of a Tenancy agreement.

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Does the parent/s / guardian/s work or study within the Warrnambool City Council municipality, but don't reside in the Warrnambool City Council municipality?

Please upload a copy of the following documents as applicable:

A letter from your employer issued within the last 3 months, stating that you are currently working within the Warrnambool City Council municipality.
A leter from your registered training organisation issued within the last 3 months, stating that you are currently studying within the Warrnambool City Council municipality.

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Has this child previously attended one of the following programs at the preferred kindergarten (only considered for your first preference)?

Early Start funded placement,

WCC Early Learning Centre/s Care and Education,
WCC 3 Year Old Kindergarten,
WCC 4 Year Old Kindergarten.

Please specify which program you have attended? *

Does the Parent/carer or Legal Guardian identify this child as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?

Is the child in a family which includes a disabled person?

Is the child's family from a non-English speaking background?

Is the child in a socially isolated family?

Does the child or parent/guardian hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card?

Please upload a copy of the Commonwealth Heath Care Card *

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Does the child or parent/guardian hold a Commonwealth Pensioner Concession card?

Please upload a copy of the Commonwealth Pensioner Concession card *

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Is the child in a family with triplets and/or quadruplets attending preschool in the same year?

Does the child or parent/guardian hold a Dept. of Veterans Affairs Gold or White Card?

Please upload a copy of the Veterans Affairs concession card *

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Is the child or parent/guardian on an Asylum Seeking or bridging Visa/s?

Please upload a copy of the Asylum Seeking or Bridging Visa/s *

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Is the child or parent/guardian on a Temporary Protection/Humanitarian Visa/s?

Please upload a copy of the Temporary Protection/Humanitarian Visa *

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Is the child or parent/guardian on a Refugee and Special Humanitarian visa/s, Emergency Rescue Visa/s, Woman at Risk Visa/s?

Please upload a copy of the Refugee and Special Humanitarian visa/s, Emergency Rescue Visa/s, Woman at Risk Visa/s? *

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Is the child or parent/guardian on a Resolution of Status (RoS) visa?

Please upload a copy of the Resolution of Status Visa *

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Is the application referred from a third party agency?

Agency Name *

Support Worker Name *

Does the child have additional needs?

Please upload copies of supporting documents such as letter from professional, NDIS plan or other supporting documents *

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Is the child currently in out of home care?

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Kindergarten Preferences

Number your preferences from 1 to 16 for Kindergarten groups.

Start with 1 for your most preferred group and number all groups through to 16 as your least preferred group.

Very Important:

Place a number against ALL kindergarten preferences and
Ensure each preference number is only entered once.

This form will not submit if you have entered duplicates or insufficient selections and will delay the processing of your application.

Sessional Kindergarten

Early Learning Centre Kindergartens

Please note these services start earlier than the other kindergarten programs operating a child care program during January.

These services are located in a Early Learning Centre and are for families seeking a combination of child care and kindergarten, to meet their families needs. The session is a combination of kindergarten and child care. The kindergarten program is taught by a qualified kindergarten teacher. Each child will be allocated to 15 hours of kinder per week (Florence Collins 2 x 7.5hrs, Matron Swinton and Sherwood Park 3 x 5 hrs). Child Care operates outside of the kindergarten hours and during school holidays. All families are charged for child care during the school holidays. Fees are charged at a daily rate and families using these services may be eligible for Child Care Subsidy.

Preference Calculation

Your preferences selected either contain duplicates or insufficient selections, please note

A preference number must be entered against every service and
this number cannot be entered more than once.

Disclaimer: The groups on offer are based on current enrolment numbers and anticipated teacher/student ratios. Variance in these factors may impact on the final number of groups offered. Applicants will be informed of any changes at the time of the first round offers. Council uses a “Priority of Access” criterion to identify which children are allocated places if more applications are received for a kinder group than there are places available.

This application has been submitted by the following Parent / Guardian

As the person with lawful authority for the child referred to on this application form:

I have read and understood the Kindergarten Information Kit, Policy/Procedure and Fees etc.
*

I have read the Privacy Statement *

Parent/ Guardian Name *

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