Purpose:
Early Start Kindergarten (ESK) is a grant funded by the Department of Education and Training (theDepartment) that provides eligible three-year-old children access to up to 15 hours of free or low cost kindergarten per week, including in areas with funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten.
This grant is available in both long day care and sessional services where the kindergarten program is delivered by a qualified teacher. A child can be placed in a Three-Year-Old
Kindergarten program, a mixed age program or where early start enrolments are incorporated into a four-year-old program.
Guide to explain Early Start Kinder.
https://stonly.com/sl/bc31bdc6-c2e5-417c-92c7-a3efde205749/Steps/
Extended resources:
ESK guide:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/providers/funding/eskforservices.pdf
Kinder funding guide: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/providers/funding/J641-Kindergarten-Funding-Guide-v6.pdf
ESK policy:
ESK policy