Robert Cochrane Kindergarten Inc.

Robert Cochrane Kindergarten is a member of the City of Boroondara’s Kindergarten Central Enrolment Scheme (BKCES). The Central Enrolment Officers (employed by the Council) process 3 Year Old and 4 Year Old enrolment applications for 27 of the participating local kindergartens.

Applications for kindergarten can be submitted online once a child turns two years of age, and it is advisable to apply for a place for 3YO and 4YO kindergarten at the same time. 

Robert Cochrane Kindergarten receives funding from the Department of Education to support children to access a high-quality kindergarten program in the two years before school (3 Year Old and 4 Year Old) and a child can only be funded for a kindergarten place at one service at any one time.

As a member of BKCES, Robert Cochrane Kindergarten requires the kindergarten funding to be allocated to our service. If a child is also attending another service that offers a funded kindergarten program (e.g. long day care centre), families must advise the additional service that the funding is to be allocated to Robert Cochrane Kindergarten.

It is advisable to consider your child’s suitability for 3 Year Old kindergarten before commencing the kindergarten year, as there is no option to repeat funded 3 Year Old kinder. Children accessing 3 Year Old kindergarten will transition to 4 Year Old kindergarten the following year. This is particularly important for children born between 1st January and 30th April. The BKCES website has some helpful information on this here.

A second year of funded Four Year Old kindergarten may be considered when a child shows delays in learning and development outcome areas in the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, and when:
- the kindergarten program is deemed to be the most appropriate learning program
- the child will achieve better outcomes at kindergarten than if they go to school.

If you have any queries as to your child’s suitability to start kindergarten, our teachers would be happy to discuss them with you, so please contact us.