EARLY Learning Victoria has started spreading the message to Loddon parents of more kindergarten time for youngsters from next year.
ELV representatives and Loddon Shire’s kindergarten co-ordinator Rhonda Merritt last week met with parents in Wedderburn and on Sunday had a pop-up information stall in Inglewood to raise awareness about the new pre-prep program.
Loddon is one of 12 shires where pre-prep will be introduced in the second of the program’s rollout over four years that will see four-year-old kindergarten renamed and sessions increasing from 15 hours a week to 30.
Prep-prep aims to improve learning and social outcomes and increase literacy and numeracy.
Rhonda said there had been good engagement with parents during Sunday’s three-hour promotional session in Inglewood.
Enrolments for Loddon Shire’s five kindergartens are now open for 2026.