Service provided

CRES is the City of Greater Bendigo’s free service to help families register their children for kindergarten

For a list of Bendigo kindergartens see this link.

Target population

Children aged 3 & 4 living in the Bendigo region.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funded 3-year-old Kindergarten a child must turn 3 years of age by April 30th in the year of attendance and can only be accessed once before moving on to 4-year-old Kindergarten in the following year.

To be eligible for funded 4-year-old Kindergarten a child must turn 4 years of age by April 30th in the year of attendance and can only be accessed once before moving on to Primary School in the following year.

Referral pathway

To register a child for kindergarten, click here.

Specific contact

Kindergarten Central Registration Officer

kinder.enrolments@bendigo.vic.gov.au

(03) 5434 6352