Glen Education Updates for Families
Term Dates 2024
Term 2
15 April - 29 June
Term 3
15 July - 21 September
Term 4
7 October - 21 December (with final two days child free for end of year teacher closure).
The start and end of the year dates may vary slightly due to the allocation of organisational days for educational teams which are child free. These will be communicated before the end of term 4.
Glen Education Office:
Level 1, 2 North Drive
236 - 262 East Boundary Road
Bentleigh East, VIC 3165
Phone: 03 9570 5866
Email: info@gleneducation.org.au
Web: gleneducation.org.au
Kindergarten - Registrations for 2025 are now open
Glen Education participate in a Central Registration Scheme for sessional First Year (3YO) and Second Year (4YO) Kindergarten programs. The Scheme is administered by local Councils on behalf of all kindergartens operated by Glen Education.
To enrol at a Glen Education Kindergarten families must first submit a registration through your relevant Council’s Central Registration Scheme. Contact your Council to register for kindergarten 2024 or 2025 on the below:
Bayside City Council Enrolments
City of Kingston Enrolments
City of Monash Enrolments
Glen Eira City Council Enrolments
City of Stonnington Enrolments
To view timetables, costs, tour bookings and other useful enrolment information visit the Glen Education website.
Holiday Care Program
Available in the Term 2 and Term 3 2024 Holidays.
Qualified educators operate our program, offering a variety of engaging activities from visual art, sports, music and movement, environmental education, cooking experiences and flexible indoor and outdoor play.
Where: Glen Education McKinnon Kindergarten
Dates: Term 2, 2024 holidays (1-12 July) and Term 3, 2024 holidays (23 Sept-4 Oct).
When: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Cost: $90 per day
Please note this is a Glen Education funded program and therefore no CCR is available.
For more information on the program, please visit our website: https://gleneducation.org.au/our-services/our-support-services/holiday-care-program/
Foundation (Prep) 2025 enrolments open in Term 2, 2024
Access primary school enrolment information and share with families and your community from Monday 15 April.
For Victorian government schools, Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year will open from the start of Term 2, 2024, on Monday 15 April.
Families with children starting school next year, are asked to apply to enrol by Friday 26 July 2024. All Victorian government primary schools will follow this timeline. The Victorian Government have developed information and resources to make the enrolment process simpler, available at Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). This page includes an enrolment information pack for parents and carers, and an application form. A fact sheet and poster are also available in more than 40 languages. https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep
Voluntary Contributions Explained
The provision of high-quality, inclusive programs is a strategic priority for Glen Education as a not-for-profit organisation, and the work involved in achieving success with this is ongoing. We have created and sustained positive change, but the process is a continuous one.
To ensure inclusive practice throughout the organisation, and to support children that need additional support (but that do not attract Government funding), Glen Education has two dedicated inclusion roles. These positions, who work with educators at all our services, are part of the Educational Leadership team and prove invaluable support when it comes to maintaining our commitment to quality. In addition, we also see an increase in the number of children (at all our services) that have specific individual additional needs each year. Providing all children with the support they need to thrive (whether it be via our Inclusion leaders or the purchase of specific resources), is funded via the voluntary contribution.
Glen Education also invests significant capital back into each of its services to ensure the provision of high-quality services. Each year, approximately six per cent of the organisation’s budget is spent upgrading and maintaining the services to provide a welcoming, safe, inclusive, and beautiful environment. This spend is above and beyond IT or classroom resources and does not include any monies received through grants or fundraising. Whilst we have only undertaken a desktop review to compare our spend with other Early Years Managers, what we have ascertained is that other organisation's invest approximately one per cent (compared to our six percent) of total funds into capital upgrades. This investment into our services sets us apart from other services.
Glen Education is fully supportive of the Government’s commitment to 15 hours of free kindergarten across Victoria. To ensure we can continue to provide the high level of quality provision that all children deserve, financial sustainability is critical. The voluntary contribution goes some way towards achieving our objectives collectively.”
Virtual Tours
We invite you to explore our Kindergartens through our immersive online tour experience. Gain a thorough insight into our Kindergartens and programs with 360-degree views of our indoor and outdoor spaces. Our services exceed the National Standard for the delivery of high-quality programs and environments for children.
Kinderloop
Kinderloop supports families to stay connected with regular updates and communication about their children’s kindergarten experience and ensures families stay informed about important service specific and community-wide information.
- It is free to download
- It is a private communication platform by invitation only from Glen Education to families
- It offers one way communication (kindergarten-to-family) communication
- Is available on any smartphone or tablet
Here are some tips to stay connected with Kinderloop:
1. Make sure notifications are enabled on your device.
2. Update to the latest version of the Kinderloop Plus app.
3. Check posts regularly.
4. For support or to share feedback, contact us at enrolments@gleneducation.org.au
Staff and children who are unwell - reminders for families
If staff or children are unwell, they are required to stay at home, unless those symptoms are known to be caused by an underlying health condition or medication.
Children and staff who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, however mild, should also undertake a RAT test and notify us of any positive result.
As influenza and colds are becoming more prevalent, even with a negative result, children and staff should avoid kindergarten until their symptoms resolve and they are well again.
Connect With Us
Glen Education is getting Social. This term we proudly launched our official Glen Education Instagram Page to run complementary to our existing Facebook and website communications pages.
Our social media platforms are a great way to learn about Glen Education programs and services, latest news, upcoming, events, involvement opportunities and more.
We invite families to connect with us and “Like, Follow and Share” all of our pages below to be kept in the loop of all the exciting updates and insights from Glen Education.
www.instagram.com/glen_education_au/