Preschools

There are 17 community-managed preschools in Council-maintained facilities in Nillumbik. We operate a four-year-old central enrolment program for preschools and provide advice to you if you are seeking a preschool place. For more information on four-year-old central enrolments phone 9433 3161 or go to the preschool page of the services section on this website.

There are number of child care centres and services within Nillumbik that operate funded preschool programs. These include:

• Goodstart Early Learning Eltham
• Goodstart Early Learning Greensborough
• Eltham Child Care Cooperative
• Eltham College Early Learning Centre
• Eltham North Child Care Centre
• Eltham Woods Child Care Cooperative
• Little Scooters Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten
• Plenty Valley Montessori Primary School
• Rose Garden Childcare
• Smartie Pants Early Learning and Development Centre
• Sutherland's Childcare & Early Learning Centre

For contact details of these services, go to the child care centres page of the community directory.

Three-year-old sessions are also available at most preschools and enrolment is coordinated by the committees of management at each centre. You are encouraged to visit them to discuss their individual programs and the education of your child.