Early Learning Victoria Wedderburn (interim name)

*subject to change based on local need.

Fees

The daily fee for this centre will be announced mid-year. 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 Wedderburn opens in early 2026 at Wedderburn College. It’s run by Early Learning Victoria, a Victorian Government organisation. We will offer long day care and integrated kinder for 90 children each day. In 2026, Early Learning Victoria Wedderburn will also offer a sessional kindergarten program.

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 Wedderburn. Families can apply for:

• Long day care (childcare): 90 places for children aged 0-6.
• Integrated kinder: Kinder plus long day care, offering flexible drop-off and pick-up within an 11-hour day
• Sessional kinder: Only attending kinder hours and days, school terms only. The enrolment process for the sessional program will be confirmed soon.

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): up to 30 hours per week

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 from Monday to Thursday. The program is 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 on those days 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 get an offset on your fees:

- save up to $2,101 for 3-year-olds
- save up to $3,641 for 4-year-olds

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.

How sessional kinder works with Free Kinder

If you enrol your child in Pre-Prep at our centre, they will only attend during kinder program hours.

In this case, the Free Kinder funding covers the whole cost, so you won’t have to pay anything.

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, this means 1 educator for every 4 children.
• For children aged 3 years and above, this means 1 educator for every 11 children.