If you are a parent in Queensland with a child going to Prep in 2025, you may be eligible for Free Kindergarten through the Queensland Government’s Free Kindy Program.

What is Free Kindy Funding?

From 1 January 2024, the Queensland Government introduced Free Kindy Funding for all eligible Queensland families. This is 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year for free for Queensland children attending a Government-approved Kindergarten Program.

Free Kindy Funding is designed to ensure all children have a strong start in their education. To provide meaningful experiences and interactions that support children’s early learning, wellbeing and development well and into the future.

Free Kindy Funding FAQs

Free Kindy Funding is the Queensland Governments initiative that provides all Queensland families access to Free Kindy. It is being introduced to ensure every child has a strong start to their education. Free Kindy Funding is for 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year for children the year before they go to Prep.

Free Kindy Funding commenced in 2024.

Yes, Petit ELJ Wooloowin is participating.

For eligible families the Free Kindy Funding is 15 hours per week for 40 weeks and can save families up to $4,600 per year and additional hours of care may be covered in part by the Australian Government CCS.

For example – if your daily fee is $131 and your CCS entitlement is 55%, you will receive $46.88 per day for up to two days per week, across 40 weeks of the year – this is a saving of $3,750.

Free Kindy Funding is available for children aged at least 4 years of age by 30 June in the year before they attend Prep.

The Free Kindy Funding only applies for a child’s enrolment in 1 approved Kindergarten Program at a time.

When a child starts at a new service they must update their nomination for Free Kindy Funding so that the funding can be transferred.

Yes, Free Kindy Funding is in addition to CCS. The Queensland Government has provided a Free Kindy Calculator to help family’s estimate their out of pocket costs for a single day or fortnightly. Free Kindy Calculator

To find out more information about Free Kindy Funding and eligibility please visit the Queensland Governments Free Kindy website.