Starting preschool calculator
Enter your child’s date of birth to calculate a potential start for 3-year-old preschool.
Starting preschool calculator
Enter your child's date of birth below.
Looks like your child could start 3-year-old preschool from term ,
Children will have access to up to 8 terms or 2 years of preschool in the 2 years before school.
Aboriginal children, and children who are or have been in care, continue to be entitled to access a government preschool program any time after their third birthday.
3-year-old preschool will roll out in stages from 2026, with access in the first year dependent on whether a place is available at a Flying Start partner preschool in your area.
Find out more about 3-year-old preschool at our parents page
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All children are eligible to a place in a government sessional preschool in the year before full time school (4-year-old preschool).
Aboriginal children, and children who are or have been in care, continue to be entitled to access a government preschool program any time after their third birthday.
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