2025 Enrollment Update for NEW Children

We are excited to announce that the enrolment process for the 2025 education year for new children will begin soon. Starting on Monday, 16 September 2024, we will make available our 'New Child Expression of Interest Form – 2025 Enrolments’ via our website.

This form will enable you to request your preferred service(s) and day(s) for care next year. Please note that the current 3-day maximum enrolment policy will still apply.

Please take your time when completing the form to ensure your responses and preferences are correct and what you are actually looking for in terms of care for next year.

The ‘New Child Expression of Interest Form’ must be completed by Friday, 11 October 2024, to allow us sufficient time to process all requests. Offers for placement will be sent out during Week 4 (starting 4 November, 2024). Once you have confirmed the offer, you will receive an email with a link to an Enrolment Form that will need to be completed.

Our goal is to have all enrolments confirmed and Enrolment Forms completed by the end of Week 7 - Friday, 29 November 2024, so that families will know their days of care for 2025.

Anticipating a high demand with over 800 enrolments expected for the 2025 year, we kindly ask for your patience and understanding as we undertake this process. The demand for Early Education and Care services in our region continues to exceed supply, but IDFS and our dedicated team are working diligently to ensure that every child has access to early education. We have taken into account your valuable feedback on enrollment processes and aim to make this process as smooth as possible for everyone.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in 2025.

IDFS

Note: After this time, enrolments for 2025 will continue to be accepted until mid-December, and will re-open in early January, availability allowing.