Mt Waverley
Preschool

Our Centre

Your child will feel safe, supported and excited to learn in our warm, nurturing kindergarten environment. It’s the ideal place for 3 and 4 year olds to explore, grow and thrive through a high-quality kindergarten program designed with their development in mind.

Our experienced and committed team know that young children learn best through play. Our engaging, open-ended, play-based learning experiences allow your child to follow their interests, build confidence and develop important skills at their own pace.

Through play, your child is encouraged to explore, create, imagine and communicate, helping them make sense of the world around them and build strong connections with others. These experiences support not only early learning, but also emotional wellbeing, resilience and a love of learning.

For more than 60 years, our kindergarten has been part of the local community, partnering with families to support children as they develop the skills, confidence and curiosity that will stay with them for life.

Open Night

Wednesday 18 March
5.30pm – 7.30pm

Mt Waverley Preschool proudly displays the Kinder tick to help families feel confident that our program is recognised as a funded kindergarten program and:

  • Is led by qualified staff
  • Children benefit from play-based learning
  • The kindergarten program is funded and approved by the Victorian Government
  • Our program complies with government guidelines and the National Quality Framework

Mt Waverley Preschool

35 Sherwood Road
Mt Waverley, VIC, 3149

Tel: (03) 4329 0442

Email: mtwaverley@ykinders.org.au

Victorian Approved Kinder Tick

3 & 4 Year Old
Kinder Programs

We offer free 3 and 4 year old kindergarten, with our programs running 15 hours a week.

Community
Excursions

Excursions support children to explore and get to know different spaces outside of their immediate world at the centre. We run a variety of excursions and incursions to enhance learning and development.

Multicultural
Curriculum

We are proud to provide a multicultural curriculum and celebrate a variety of cultural events throughout the year. Our curriculum supports social, emotional, cognitive, physical and creative learning.

Storypark App
Access

Storypark connects our educators with families, providing the ability to share news, service updates, progress and exciting moments from kinder to home!

Space to
Explore

Our indoor and leafy shaded outdoor play areas are designed to encourage learning and exploration. Specially created spaces mean that there is plenty of room to move, learn and play!

Safeguarding Children
and Young People

We pride ourselves on our commitment to the safeguarding of children and young people, providing safe and fun environments for children to flourish.

Philosophy

Our Preschool’s philosophy guides our teaching and approach to early learning. It is informed by the National Quality Framework and underpins all our service’s operations and daily practices.
For more details, please ask us for a copy of our Philosophy Statement.

The Y has been delivering Early Learning Programs for over 20 years and is passionate about creating safe, fun, educational environments where children can thrive. At the Y, we believe in the power of inspired young people and we feel there is no better time to begin inspiring than in an Early Learning program!

Enrolment & Session Information

Mt Waverley Preschool’s registration process is managed centrally by the City of Monash and is supported by the Y Kinders’ enrolment team who will provide information and support on any queries relating to your child’s enrolment.

We operate free 4 year old and 3 year old kindergarten programs on the days and times below:

3 Year Old Kindergarten (2026)

Joeys Group (2026 provisional session times)

Day Time
Tuesday 8.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 8.30am – 4.00pm

Puggles Group (2026 provisional session times)

Day Time
Monday 8.30am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 8.30am – 4.00pm

4 Year Old Kindergarten (2026)

Koalas Group (2026 provisional session times)

Day Time
Tuesday 8.15am – 3.45pm
Thursday 8.15am – 3.45pm

Wombats Group (2026 provisional session times)

Day Time
Monday 8.45am – 4.15pm
Wednesday 8.45am – 4.15pm

Early access to Pre-Prep: If your child meets the criteria for priority access to Pre-Prep you may be eligible for an additional 7.5 hours of kindergarten in 2026. Find out more here.

For additional support on your child’s enrolment, contact our enrolment team:

  • Call us on 03 4311 1500
  • Email us at enrolments@ykinders.org.au
  • Chat to us using the contact form on this page
 

Parent Info

We understand that starting kindergarten can be a big step for your child and your family.

From choosing and visiting a service, through to enrolling, orientation and anticipating the important first day, these all form the path to your child commencing at kindergarten.

 

Enrolment Assistance

To commence the enrolment process, please register with the City of Monash Central Enrolments Scheme using the links on this page.

For assistance or further information, please fill in the form below.


The Y acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and future.

View our full Commitment Statements here .

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