Consultation results

The survey sought to:

  • Understand your experience of the kindergarten registration process
  • Ensure our kindergarten guidelines are meeting family needs
  • Inform future planning for kindergarten infrastructre provision

This is what we heard.

Participation

Suburbs of respondents

Albanvale

1.52%

Keilor East

0.34%

Albion

5.25%

Keilor Lodge

0.17%

Ardeer

2.88%

Keilor Park

1.18%

Cairnlea

2.03%

Kings Park

4.74%

Deer Park

13.87%

St Albans

22.00%

Delahey

3.72%

Sunshine

6.26%

Derrimut

5.25%

Sunshine North

3.05%

Hillside

1.02%

Sunshine West

7.95%

Sydenham

3.72%

Kealba

1.35%

Taylors Lakes

3.72%

Keilor

3.21%

Tullamarine

0.17%

Keilor Downs

2.37%

I don’t live in Brimbank

but will be moving there soon

4.23%

Languages spoken by respondents

  • 35.87%

    English only

  • 32.99%

    Other language(s)

  • 31.13%

    English and another language

What you know

  • 86.29%

    of respondents know that sessional kindergarten is

  • 75.97%

    of respondents know that their child can access kindergarten in two ways. Sessional kindergarten (free) and integrated long day care (reduced cost)

  • 65.65%

    of respondents know that Brimbank’s Central Registration and Enrolment Scheme is only for sessional kindergartens.

What do you want from our kindergartens

Top 5 answers rated "very important" from 11 questions

  • 83.76%

    Children have a positive relationship with educators

  • 81.19%

    Program preparing children for primary school (structured sessions and breaks, taking own food, etc.)

  • 76.24%

    Positive relationships with parents / carers

  • 74.26%

    Suitable outdoor play area

  • 72.67%

    Resources and materials for children to play with

How do you want 3 year old kindergarten delivered

  • 60.07%

    15 hours per week

  • 12.18%

    5 hours per week

  • 7.11%

    7.5 hours per week

  • 5.41%

    10 hours per week

Families of children yet to start kindergarten are asked to consider where they would like to send their child to kindergarten

  • 43.15%

    Sessional (standalone kindergarten)

  • 14.55%

    Integrated (kindergarten off ered within a long daycare centre)

  • 24.03%

    Unsure

  • 18.27%

    Both

If you miss out on a sessional kindergarten place

  • 52.62%

    Send your child to integrated kindergarten in a long day care

  • 17.60%

    Enrol your child outside of Brimbank Municipality

  • 15.23%

    Not send your child to any program

  • 14.55%

    Unsure

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