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  • Nominated Supervisor: Nicolle Turner
  • Educational Leader: Nicolle Turner

Rating

ACECQA National Quality Standard (NQS) Rating:

QA1: Educational program and practice – Exceeding NQS
QA2: Children’s health and safety – Exceeding NQS
QA3: Physical environment – Exceeding NQS
QA4: Staffing arrangements – Exceeding NQS
QA5: Relationships with children – Exceeding NQS
QA6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities – Exceeding NQS
QA7: Leadership and service management – Exceeding NQS
Overall rating: Exceeding NQS

Session Times

2025 Session Times

4 year old kindergarten – 15 hours per week

BLUE GROUP

Monday: 8:45am – 4:15pm

Wednesday: 8:45am – 4:15pm

RED GROUP

Monday: 8:30am – 4:00pm

Tuesday: 8:30am – 4:00pm

YELLOW GROUP

Tuesday: 8:00am – 3:30pm

Thursday: 8:00am – 3:30pm

PURPLE GROUP

Wednesday: 8:30am – 4:00pm

Friday: 8:30am – 4:00pm

3 year old kindergarten – see below for individual group hours

PINK GROUP (15HRS)

Tuesday: 8:45am – 4:15pm

Thursday: 8:45am – 4:15pm

ORANGE GROUP (15HRS)

Wednesday: 8:15am – 3:45pm

Thursday: 8:15am – 3:45pm

AQUA GROUP (7.5HRS)

Monday: 8:15am – 3:45pm

Term Fees

2025 Term Fees

3 and 4 year old kindergarten is fully funded in 2025. There are no out of pocket costs to parents.


Overview

Centre Philosophy

We believe children thrive in an environment where:

  • play provides the primary means of learning
  • they are encouraged to develop positive relationships with adults and other children
  • their families are actively involved and their culture is reflected
  • adults support and extend children’s play to enhance learning
  • there is a focus on language, relationships and interactions

Families and parents:

  • are actively involved in all aspects of the centre
  • create the Dobson Kindergarten community
  • are partners in their child’s education
  • expect effective and regular communication

Our staff:

  • deserve to be valued for their varied experience and qualifications
  • continually learn and re-energise through planned learning, development and networking
  • are a team
  • are encouraged to be innovative and critically reflect on teaching practice

The community plays an integral role by:

  • creating links for families to other services
  • celebrating diversity in all its forms
  • developing and strengthening social networks

Dobson Kindergarten will:

  • consult and gather diverse opinions and expert advice to make recommendations
  • seek consensus in decision-making
  • value and respect staff
  • monitor all aspects of service quality


Registration

3YO & 4YO Registration

To be eligible for 3-year-old kindergarten a child must turn three years of age on or before the 30th of April in the year of attendance.

To be eligible for 4-year-old kindergarten a child must turn four years of age on or before the 30th of April in the year of attendance.

To register your child in 3 or 4 year old kindergarten please visit the Maribyrnong City Council website to download an enrolment form

Specific enquiries can be directed to the Central Registration Officer: