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A kindergarten that celebrates each child for who they are.
Contact details
Address: 39 Brook Street, Hawthorn 3122
Phone: (03) 9818 5153
Email: [email protected]
Website: West Hawthorn Pre-school website
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 West Hawthorn Preschool
West Hawthorn is a friendly, caring and respected community preschool with programs based on the philosophy that children's work is play.
This kindergarten strives to ignite joy, curiosity, persistence and resilience in children. It fosters each child’s self-esteem through group and individual experiences and it provides a welcoming and stimulating environment.
West Hawthorn Preschool embraces diversity, promotes uniqueness and respects children and families from all cultures.
Learn more about the centre's staff, programs, facilities and philosophies on the West Hawthorn Preschool website.
2023 session times
3-year-old kindergarten program
Green Joeys – 18 places
This program offers 12 hours of free kinder per week.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9 am to 3 pm |
|
Friday |
9 am to 3 pm |
Yellow Joeys – 18 places
This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week and 3 hours of optional additional hours.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
Additional hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9 am to 3 pm | none |
|
Wednesday |
9 am to 3 pm |
none |
| Thursday | 9 am to 12 pm | 12 pm to 3 pm |
Please note: additional optional hours are available for the Yellow Joeys 3-year-old kindergarten program. For 2023 enrolled families, please discuss these additional optional hours directly with your kindergarten.
4-year-old kindergarten program
Grey Kangaroos – 22 places
This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week, and 7 hours and 30 minutes of optional additional hours.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
Additional hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
none |
|
Wednesday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
none |
| Friday | none | 8:30 am to 4 pm |
Please note: additional optional hours are available for the Grey Kangaroos 4-year-old kindergarten program. For 2023 enrolled families, please discuss these additional optional hours directly with your kindergarten.
Red Kangaroos – 22 places
This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
|---|---|
|
Tuesday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
|
Thursday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
2023 fees per term
The Victorian Government Free Kinder initiative is available at this kindergarten. Concession rates are not applicable.
3-year-old kindergarten program:
- Green Joeys free kinder hours (12 hours per week): Free
- Yellow Joeys free kinder hours (15 hours per week): Free
- Yellow Joeys additional hours (3 hours per week): $315 per term
4-year-old kindergarten program:
- Grey Kangaroos free kinder hours (15 hours per week): Free
- Grey Kangaroos additional hours (7 hours and 30 minutes per week): $788 per term
- Red Kangaroos free kinder hours (15 hours per week): Free
2024 session times
About free kinder at West Hawthorn Preschool
West Hawthorn Preschool will ask enrolled families to vote on whether the Free Kinder program is offered in 2024.
The 2024 timetables below reflect the current free kinder timetable.
If the 2024 enrolled families vote to opt out of the Free Kinder program, kinder hours for each term will be offered for a fee and we will update the 2024 timetables below.
3-year-old kindergarten program
Green Joeys – 18 places
This program offers 12 hours of free kinder per week.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
|---|---|
|
Tuesday |
9 am to 3 pm |
|
Friday |
9 am to 3 pm |
Yellow Joeys – 18 places
This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week and 3 hours of optional additional hours.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
Additional hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday |
9 am to 3 pm |
none |
|
Wednesday |
9 am to 3 pm |
none |
|
Thursday |
9 am to 12 pm |
12 pm to 3 pm |
4-year-old kindergarten program – provisional
Grey Kangaroos – 22 places
This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
|
Wednesday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
Red Kangaroos – 22 places
This program offers 22.5 hours per week, including 15 hours of free kinder per week plus 7 hours 30 minutes of additional hours. Fees apply for the additional hours.
|
Day |
Free kinder hours |
Additional hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
None |
|
Thursday |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
None |
|
Friday |
None |
8:30 am to 4 pm |
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 Nation Quality Standard (NQS) 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 West Hawthorn Preschool's rating against the NQS and learn more about the assessment process on the StartingBlocks website.
Note: These details have been provided by West Hawthorn Preschool in partnership with the Boroondara Kindergarten Central Enrolment Scheme (BKCES). For the most up-to-date information, visit the West Hawthorn Preschool website.