Free kinder in 2026
04/03/2025
Ripponlea Kindergarten is a proud provider of the Victorian Government's Free Kinder initiative.
News
From 2026 children identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, from a refugee or asylum seeker background, or who have had contact with Child Protection services will have access to up to 25 hours of free kindergarten per week. Please contact our service if you would like to find out more about this.
2025 Open Day
03/12/2025
Join us for our 2025 Open Day and see all that Ripponlea Kindergarten has on offer!
On the 1st of January 2012 the Federal Government introduced new quality standards that a service must meet, as a part of the National Quality Framework. The following is a brief outline about the new system:
Bush Kinder - what can it offer your child?
06/26/2023
Ripponlea Kindergarten is immensely proud of our Bush Kinder program and this article, recently published in The Guardian, highlights many of the wonderful skills students can learn within a program like ours.
KindiCare Rating
04/24/2023
In 2021, Ripponlea kinder received an award recognising our service as delivering "Excellence" in early childhood education. The KindiCare Rating is based on both community feedback from families using our service as well as our centre's performance under the National Quality Framework from ACECQA. Our service was rated 9.2 out of 10. The award...
Our Director Mishel chatted with Molly and Craig last Saturday about our Rippon Lea Bush kinder program. Check out 'Molly's Blooming Hour', on Southern FM Saturday at 4pm by downloading the episode below. You can hear the interview with Mishel starting at the 18min, 47sec mark.
All About Kindergarten Zoom info session
04/04/2022
Our very own Mishel Lowndes will join a panel of expert early year educators to give an informative update about the new 2 year funded kindergarten initative, as well as answer other questions you may have about your little one attending kinder.
Reptile Encounters Incursion
04/03/2021
Tia from Reptile Encounters came to visit, she brought with her a number of different creatures. The children got to see a saltwater crocodile, 2 pythons (an olive python and a spotted python), a frilled neck lizard, a northern long neck turtle, a shingle back lizard, a green tree frog and two Goliath stick insects. The children had the opportunity...
Outdoor renovations completed
03/01/2021
We have a UV protection shelter now added to our outdoor space, and new entrance off the street.