Important dates and service closures
To ensure your child is included in the first round offers for 2024,
please register before June 16, 2023.
First round offers will be sent on July 10.
Registrations will remain open, subject to availability.
Register here
2023 Term dates
| Term 1 | 31 January to 6 April |
| Term 2 | 24 April to 23 June |
| Term 3 | 10 July to 15 September |
| Term 4 | 2 October to 20 December |
2024 Term dates
| Term 1 | 30 January to 28 March |
| Term 2 | 15 April to 28 June |
| Term 3 | 15 July to 20 September |
| Term 4 | 7 October to 20 December |
For your child’s starting date in 2024, contact your kindergarten.
All Meli Kindergartens are closed on the following dates in 2023:
| Labour Day | Monday 13 March |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 12 June |
| Geelong Cup Day – Bellarine and Geelong | Wednesday 25 October |
| Melbourne Cup – Colac Kindergartens | Tuesday 7 November |
| Orientation Sessions for 2023 Children | Refer to your kindergarten |
| Kindergarten Organisational Day | Tuesday 20 December |
Child Free Days 2024
There will be two all staff professional learning forums during the calendar year, these will both be child free days.
- Tuesday 11 June, 2024
- Monday 5 August, 2024
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