Some of our services are closed or have different hours over Easter, from Friday 7 April to Monday 10 April.

A family-oriented kindergarten that believes in 'learning through positive play'.

Contact details

Address: Cnr Midvale Avenue and Turnley Street, Balwyn North 3104 

Phone: (03) 9857 6159 

Email: [email protected]

Website: Boroondara Preschool website-external site

Visit the kindergarten: Visit our Open days for kindergartens page for information about the annual open day in May, or contact the kindergarten to arrange a time to visit.

About Boroondara Preschool

Established in 1952, Boroondara Preschool is a family-oriented Preschool where they believe in “learning through positive play”.

This approach underpins the play-based education program that the passionate staff develop to support the interests of individual children. 

Through play, children acquire skills which lay the foundations of all future learning including; identity, self-confidence, emotional resilience, communication, and a sense of community belonging. 

Boroondara Preschool strives to provide a nurturing and inclusive environment where children, parents and teachers work together.

Learn more about the centre's staff, programs, facilities and philosophies on the Boroondara Preschool website-external site.

2023 session times

3-year-old kindergarten program

Wombat - 22 places

This program offers 6 hours and 30 minutes of free kinder per week.

Day

Free kinder hours

Wednesday

8:30 am to 3 pm

Please note: In term 4 of 2023, the Wombat 3-year old kindergarten program will offer 7 hours and 30 minutes of free kinder per week, on Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 4 pm.

4-year-old kindergarten program

Kookaburra - 22 places

This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.

Day

Free kinder hours

Tuesday

8:30 am to 4 pm

Friday

8:30 am to 4 pm

Platypus - 22 places

This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.

Day

Free kinder hours

Monday

8:30 am to 4 pm

Thursday

8:30 am to 4 pm

Fees per term 

The Victorian Government Free Kinder initiative is available at this kindergarten. Concession rates are not applicable.

3-year-old kindergarten program:

  • Wombat free kinder hours term 1 to term 3 (6 hours and 30 minutes per week): Free
  • Wombat free kinder hours term 4 (7 hours and 30 minutes): Free

4-year-old kindergarten program:

  • Kookaburra free kinder hours (15 hours per week): Free
  • Platypus free kinder hours (15 hours per week): Free
Boroondara Kindergarten Central Enrolment Scheme

Ready to enrol?

You can preference up to 5 kinders in your application.

Rating against the National Quality Standard

Early childhood education and care services are assessed and rated against the National Quality Standard (NQS)-external site to:

  • promote continuous improvement in the provision of quality education and care
  • improve knowledge and access to information about the quality of services to help families make informed decisions about their child’s education and care.

See Boroondara Preschool's rating against the NQS-external site and learn more about the assessment process on the StartingBlocks website-external site.

Note: These details have been provided by Boroondara Preschool in partnership with the Boroondara Kindergarten Central Enrolment Scheme (BKCES). For the most up-to-date information, visit the Boroondara Preschool website-external site.


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