children at risk child and or parent with a life threatening or debilitating illness or disease Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent eligibility for Early Start Kindergarten eligibility for a second year of funded Kindergarten a parent or child with a diagnosed mental illness Court Orders that limit choices for Kindergarten. Melton City Council Priority of Access: Priority of Access Criterion Requirements for Eligibility Previous year Deferrals: Teacher/educator required to submit a referral outlining the child would benefit from deferring to the Children of City of Melton residents who following year. attended Kindergarten in Term 1 but withdrew. Children who do not attend the kindergarten program will not be entitled to a Deferral. Children of City of Melton residents who Children of City of Melton residents who DET have are eligible for a second year of funded approved for a second year of funded Kindergarten. Kindergarten. Children of City of Melton residents who Referral by any service working with the family that are at risk of abuse or neglect or children assess the child as vulnerable, such as: in out-of-home care. Child Protection/Child First Maternal & Child Health Nurse Out of Home Care Provider Family Services. Children of City of Melton residents who Family identifies the child as Aboriginal/Torres Strait are of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Islander. descent. Children of City of Melton residents A child who meets all of the following criteria: eligible for Aboriginal Early Start the child is three years old by 30 April in the year Kindergarten. in which they are enrolled to attend the funded kindergarten program the child has been identified as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Advice of eligibility may be either verbal (from a parent or carer) or written from a professional such as a Koorie Engagement Support Officer (KESO). Children of City of Melton residents A child who meets of the following criteria: all eligible for Early Start Kindergarten the child is three years old by 30 April in the year known to Child Protection or Child in which they are enrolled to attend the funded FIRST. kindergarten program, and the child is known to Child Protection. A child known to Child Protection means: a child who has a current, or a history of, involvement with Child Protection, including those in out-of-home care, or
children at risk child and or parent with a life threatening or debilitating illness or disease Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent eligibility for Early Start Kindergarten eligibility for a second year of funded Kindergarten a parent or child with a diagnosed mental illness Court Orders that limit choices for Kindergarten. Melton City Council Priority of Access: Priority of Access Criterion Requirements for Eligibility Previous year Deferrals: Children of City of Melton residents who attended Kindergarten in Term 1 but withdrew. Teacher/educator required to submit a referral outlining the child would benefit from deferring to the following year. Children who do not attend the kindergarten program will not be entitled to a Deferral. Children of City of Melton residents who are eligible for a second year of funded Kindergarten. Children of City of Melton residents who DET have approved for a second year of funded Kindergarten. Children of City of Melton residents who are at risk of abuse or neglect or children in out-of-home care. Referral by any service working with the family that assess the child as vulnerable, such as: Child Protection/Child First Maternal & Child Health Nurse Out of Home Care Provider Family Services. Children of City of Melton residents who are of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander descent. Family identifies the child as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander. Children of City of Melton residents eligible for Aboriginal Early Start Kindergarten. A child who meets all of the following criteria: the child is three years old by 30 April in the year in which they are enrolled to attend the funded kindergarten program the child has been identified as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Advice of eligibility may be either verbal (from a parent or carer) or written from a professional such as a Koorie Engagement Support Officer (KESO). Children of City of Melton residents eligible for Early Start Kindergarten known to Child Protection or Child FIRST. A child who meets all of the following criteria: the child is three years old by 30 April in the year in which they are enrolled to attend the funded kindergarten program, and the child is known to Child Protection. A child known to Child Protection means: a child who has a current, or a history of, involvement with Child Protection, including those in out-of-home care, or