The Vermont Primary School designated Boundary Map does not apply to students enrolling in the Vermont Primary School Kindergarten.  The Department of Education Priority of Access determines our enrolment criteria, this information can be found in full in our Enrolment and Orientation Policy (above).

This year we offer 2 Three Year Old Program Groups and 2 Four Year Old Program Groups, all groups are 15 hours per week. Please be aware that this timetable is subject to change each year.  We do not offer any extended care beyond the session times in the timetable.

Our Philosophy

At Vermont Primary School Kindergarten, we believe every child is a capable, curious, and unique learner who deserves to feel safe, respected, valued, and included. Our teachers and educators are committed to creating a warm, nurturing, and inclusive environment where every child experiences a strong sense of belonging and feel confident to explore, take appropriate risks in their learning and develop at their own pace.

The safety, wellbeing, and rights of every child are paramount and are at the centre of our interactions, decision-making and practice. Our program is guided by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF), the National Quality Framework (NQF), the National Quality Standards (NQS) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). We are committed to maintaining a child-safe environment where children are protected from harm, their voices are heard, and they are treated with dignity and respect. Through trusting and responsive relationships, we empower children to express their thoughts, feelings, ideas and needs and to actively participate in decisions that affect them.

We believe that play is the foundation of children's learning and development. Through a play-based and child-led program, children build social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and communication skills while making sense of the world around them. As educators, we observe, listen, collaborate and respond to children's interests, strengths, and individual needs. We provide intentional learning experiences that extend children’s thinking, encourage curiosity and support meaningful engagement in learning.

We value hands-on, inquiry-based learning across both indoor and outdoor environments, providing opportunities for children to ask questions, investigate, problem-solve, and discover through active exploration. Our learning environments are engaging, flexible and developmentally appropriate encouraging creativity, independence, resilience, and confidence while recognising and responding to the different ways children learn. 

We value and celebrate inclusion and diversity and recognise that every child and family brings unique strengths, experiences, cultures, languages, identities, abilities and perspectives to our kindergarten community. We are committed to equitable and inclusive practices that recognise and respond to individual needs, remove barriers to participation and ensure every child has meaningful opportunities to engage, contribute and experience success. We encourage children to value difference, develop empathy and respect for others, and recognise diversity as a strength within our community. 

Strong, respectful and collaborative partnerships with families is fundamental to each child's learning, development and wellbeing. We recognise families as children’s first and most influential teachers and value their knowledge, perspective and understanding of their child. By working in partnership with parents, caregivers, and the wider community, we aim to provide meaningful and connected learning experiences that support each child's identity, wellbeing, and development.

We are committed to embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives authentically throughout our program as reflected in our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Through ongoing reflection, learning and engagement, we strive to create culturally safe and responsive environments where children develop knowledge of and respect for Australia's First Peoples, their histories, cultures, and continuing connection to Country. 

Through reflective practice, professional learning and collaboration, our teachers and educators continually evaluate and strengthen our practice to ensure our kindergarten remains a place where every child and family feels welcomed, represented, respected, valued and that they truly belong.