Early Learning Victoria Avoca (interim name)

*subject to change based on local need.

Fees

The daily fee for this centre will be announced mid‑year in 2026. We typically charge below the average price in the local area.

Government subsidies like Child Care Subsidy and Free Kinder can help with fees.

Check our fees page for more information.

About the centre

Our centre in Avoca opens in early 2027 at Avoca Primary School. It’s run by Early Learning Victoria, a Victorian Government organisation. We will offer long day care and integrated kinder for up to 57 children each day. With 3 rooms built for different ages and designed for learning and play, your child will thrive here.

The centre also has:

• a consulting room for child and family services, such as maternal and child health and allied health
• a multi‑purpose room for community meetings and playgroups.

Does your organisation need a place to run programs? Express your interest in using a room.

Programs

We offer high-quality childcare and kinder in Avoca:

• Long day care (childcare): 57 places for children aged 0–6.
• Kinder: Integrated programs for 3 and 4-year-olds within the long day care setting.
• At least one qualified early childhood teacher in the kinder room, providing a high-quality kinder program.

Free Kinder

Free Kinder funding helps families pay for kinder. It covers:

• 3-year-olds: 5 to 15 hours per week
• 4-year-olds (Pre-Prep): 20 hours per week (increasing to up to 30 hours from 2031)
• Pre-Prep Priority Cohort: eligible families will receive up to 25 hours per week. Find out more about eligibility.

Free Kinder is available at both:

• Standalone (sessional) kinder programs: you don’t pay anything. Funding goes directly to the service and your child gets a free program.
• Long day care with integrated kinder programs: you get an annual offset, which is deducted from your fortnightly invoice.

How integrated kinder works with Free Kinder

• We run an integrated kinder program, led by a qualified early childhood teacher. Children learn through planned activities and experiences throughout the day.
• All 3- and 4-year-olds at our centre take part in the kinder program, even if they’re only enrolled in long day care. No matter when your child attends, they’ll benefit from high-quality learning experiences.

Save money with Free Kinder

• If your child is in our kinder program, you'll receive an offset on your fees.
• If your child attends 2 or more days a week for the full year, you will get the full offset amount. If your child attends less than 15 hours a week, the offset will be adjusted based on their enrolled hours. The less time they attend, the lower the discount.
• To receive the Free Kinder offset at our centre, you must formally enrol in our kinder program. You can only claim Free Kinder at one service at a time. When you enrol, we’ll give you a form to sign to confirm this.

If your child is enrolled in Free Kinder at another service

• You can enrol your child in Free Kinder at another service and use our long day care on the other days. Your child will still take part in the integrated kinder program at our centre. However, you will not receive a Free Kinder fee offset if they are formally enrolled in the kinder program at the other service.
• Children often learn and settle best when they go to the same kinder program every week. At our centre, qualified teachers plan and run a program that suits your child’s needs and helps them grow, learn and get ready for school.

Ratios

All our centres comply with national standards for educator to child ratios:

• For babies and children under 3 years old: one educator for every 4 children.
• For children aged 3 years and above: one educator for every 11 children.

This centre provides kinder integrated with long day care. It does not provide sessional kinder. For sessional kinder options in Avoca, please visit the Pyrenees Shire's website.