Preschool enrolment
Enrol your child in one of SA’s high quality government preschools.
In South Australia, 'preschool' and 'kindergarten' are the same. Children can attend preschool the year before they start school. Aboriginal children and children in care can access preschool from 3 years of age.
Government preschools support your child’s learning and development to give them a great start in life. Through play-based learning, exploration and experimentation, your child is set up to thrive, learn and be ready for school.
Enrolments for the 2023 mid-year intake are still open. Regardless of whether your child starts at the beginning of the year or through a mid-year intake, they will have 4 terms of preschool.
To start the enrolment process you must complete a preschool registration of interest form.
Start enrolment in 3 easy steps
1. Confirm you child is ready to start
If your child turns 4:
- between 1 May and 31 October 2023, you can register your child to start preschool in term 3 of 2023 through the mid-year intake.
- after 31 October, your child will be eligible to commence preschool in 2024.
Find out when your children can start preschool with our age calculator.
2. Choose a preschool
Your child can attend your local preschool, or you can choose non-local if there's space. Find your local preschool if you're not sure. Priority is given to children in the local catchment area.
3. Complete a preschool registration of interest form
Fill in the form and provide it to your local preschool. Wait to receive an enrolment offer via email or letter from the preschool.
Download the form (PDF 240.7KB) More about registering Age calculator
Why choose a government preschool?
We have some of the highest quality education in the nation with the majority of our government preschools rated as meeting or exceeding the National Quality Standard.
Our preschools offer responsive, culturally inclusive and accessible programs and services that support and reflect the needs of local communities.
With almost 400 government preschools in South Australia, there's bound to be one near you.
Supporting your child's diverse needs
As well as helping all young children thrive and learn, government preschools provide specialised support for children, including:
- bilingual support for children who speak minimal English
- health and disability support
- programs for children with hearing, speech or language impairment and children with developmental delay or disability.
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