Translated Resources
- Interpreter Service
- Welcome to Early Childhood Services
- Children's Services in Victoria - Information for parents and guardians (Children's Services Guide)
- Why should my child go to kindergarten?
- Getting Started in Kindergarten
- Does my child need a second year of kindergarten?
- Free or low cost kindergarten
- I Love Kindergarten videos
- Join a kindergarten community
Interpreter Service
If you would like to speak with an interpreter about kindergarten, call the Interpreter Service.
Call 1300 200 680 for assistance with the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Dinka, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Nuer, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Welcome to Early Childhood Services
Welcome to Early Childhood Services: A Parent’s Guide to Early Childhood Services in Victoria (PDF - 4.0Mb) – information for parents about sending their child to child care and kindergarten
This booklet has also been translated into the following languages:
- Arabic (PDF - 623Kb)
- Chinese (Simplified) (PDF - 539Kb)
- Chinese (Traditional) (PDF - 726Kb)
- Turkish (PDF - 577Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 605Kb)
Children's Services in Victoria - Information for parents and guardians (Children's Services Guide)
Children's Services in Victoria - Information for parents and guardians (PDF - 519Kb) (Children's Services Guide) – information about how children's services legislation works and which services require a licence to operate.
This booklet has also been translated into the following languages:
- Amharic (PDF - 916Kb)
- Arab (PDF - 879Kb)
- Burmese (PDF - 839Kb)
- Chin (PDF - 791Kb)
- Dari (PDF - 877Kb)
- Dinka (PDF - 834Kb)
- Karen (PDF - 832Kb)
- Khmer (PDF - 907Kb)
- Korean (PDF - 944Kb)
- Nuer (PDF - 2.7Mb)
- Punjabi (PDF - 823Kb)
- Somali (PDF - 820Kb)
- Tigrinya (PDF - 908Kb)
- Traditional Chinese (PDF - 1.1Mb)
- Turkish (PDF - 826Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 773Kb)
Why should my child go to kindergarten?
Why should my child go to kindergarten (PDF - 1.6Mb) – gives information for parents about why kindergarten is important for children and about the kindergarten certificate
This brochure has also been translated into the following languages:
- Amharic (PDF - 429Kb)
- Arabic (PDF - 419Kb)
- Cantonese (PDF - 461Kb)
- Dinka (PDF - 407Kb)
- Filipino (PDF - 399Kb)
- Khmer (PDF - 422Kb)
- Korean (PDF - 510Kb)
- Macedonian (PDF - 407Kb)
- Mandarin (PDF - 468Kb)
- Nuer (PDF - 401Kb)
- Russian (PDF - 410Kb)
- Serbian (PDF - 408Kb)
- Somali (PDF - 399Kb)
- Spanish (PDF - 401Kb)
- Turkish (PDF - 402Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 408Kb)
Getting Started in Kindergarten
Getting started in your local kindergarten (PDF - 1.1Mb) – gives information about the benefits of attending a kindergarten program
This brochure has also been translated into the following languages:
- Amharic (PDF - 336Kb)
- Arabic (PDF - 340Kb)
- Chinese (PDF - 405Kb)
- Dinka (PDF - 282Kb)
- Khmer (PDF - 330Kb)
- Korean (PDF - 350Kb)
- Macedonian (PDF - 299Kb)
- Russian (PDF - 309Kb)
- Serbian (PDF - 284Kb)
- Somali (PDF - 276Kb)
- Spanish (PDF - 281Kb)
- Tagalog (PDF - 281Kb)
- Turkish (PDF - 298Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 288Kb)
Does my child need a second year of kindergarten?
Does my child need a second year of kindergarten? (PDF - 104Kb) – information for parents who are deciding if their child needs a second year of kindergarten
This brochure has also been translated into the following languages:
- Amharic (PDF - 342Kb)
- Arabic (PDF - 1.1Mb)
- Cambodian (PDF - 342Kb)
- Chinese (PDF - 484Kb)
- Filipino (PDF - 316Kb)
- French (PDF - 318Kb)
- Hindi (PDF - 683Kb)
- Karen (PDF - 327Kb)
- Korean (PDF - 398Kb)
- Macedonian (PDF - 317Kb)
- Russian (PDF - 323Kb)
- Serbian (PDF - 318Kb)
- Somali (PDF - 322Kb)
- Spanish (PDF - 320Kb)
- Turkish (PDF - 317Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 323Kb)
Free or low cost kindergarten
Free or low cost kindergarten (PDF - 1.9Mb) – information for parents about free or low-cost kindergarten and how to claim a fee subsidy.
This brochure has also been translated into the following languages:
- Arabic (PDF - 331Kb)
- Burmese (PDF - 334Kb)
- Chin (PDF - 322Kb)
- Chinese (PDF - 393Kb)
- Dinka (PDF - 349Kb)
- Karen (PDF - 346Kb)
- Khmer (PDF - 376Kb)
- Korean (PDF - 437Kb)
- Macedonian (PDF - 323Kb)
- Nuer (PDF - 351Kb)
- Russian (PDF - 329Kb)
- Serbian (PDF - 329Kb)
- Somali (PDF - 325Kb)
- Thai (PDF - 351Kb)
- Turkish (PDF - 326Kb)
- Vietnamese (PDF - 327Kb)
I Love Kindergarten videos
- I Love Kindergarten Kit – gives information about the benefits of attending a kindergarten program and how to enrol. This video has also been translated into numerous languages and these videos can be accessed from the I Love Kindergarten page.
Join a kindergarten community
Join a kindergarten community (PDF - 164Kb) - invites parents and their children to join a kindergarten community
This invitation has also been translated into the following languages: