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Early Learning Victoria Bani Walup (Murtoa)

Now open in Murtoa. Our centre offers high-quality childcare, kinder and Pre-Prep programs for children aged 0-6, with outdoor play areas and 3 purpose-built rooms. Enrol today!

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  • Address: 1 Webb Street, Murtoa, VIC 3390
  • Typical opening days: Monday to Friday
  • Typical opening hours: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm (11 hours per day)*
  • Licensed places: 57
  • Rooms: 3 rooms designed for specific age groups

*subject to change based on local need.

  • An architectural render showing an external view of the centre. It's a low-set, modern-style building surrounded by gardens and trees.
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Fees

The daily fee for long day care is $139.

Families may be eligible for government fee assistance including Child Care Subsidy and Free Kinder. Visit the paying fees page for more information.

Your new centre’s name

In consultation with local Traditional Owners, Early Learning Victoria Bani Walup (pronounced bar-ne wal-up) has been chosen as the name of the new early learning and childcare centre at Murtoa College. Bani Walup is a Wergaia word meaning little blue tongue lizard.

During the planning, design, and construction phases, the centre was known by its interim name, Murtoa College Early Learning and Childcare Centre.

About the centre

We have opened a new early learning and childcare centre at Murtoa College.

Our centre features 3 purpose-built rooms designed to cater to specific age groups, so every child has the space to learn, play, and grow.

The centre has a consulting room for child and family services, such as maternal and child health and allied health.

Programs

  • Long day care: We provide 57 places for children aged between birth and 6 years.
  • Funded kinder: The centre provides kinder for 3- and 4-year-olds.
  • Pre-Prep: Four-Year-Old Kindergarten has become Pre-Prep. This means more funded hours of kinder each week (between 16 and 30 hours). Murtoa is one of the first places in the state to introduce Pre-Prep from 2025. This new program gives 4-year-old children greater opportunities to socialise and learn through play.

Families can apply for either:

  • Integrated kinder: Kinder plus long day care, offering flexible drop-off and pick-up within an 11-hour day
  • Sessional kinder: Only attending kinder hours and days, school terms only.

Kinder hours are:

  • Three-Year-Old Kindergarten: 8:45 am - 3:15 pm. Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays.
  • Pre-Prep 8:45 am - 3:15 pm, Monday to Thursday.

Ratios

All our centres comply with national standards for educator-to-child ratios:

  • For babies and children under 3 years old, this means 1 educator for every 4 children.
  • For children aged 3 years and above, this means 1 educator for every 11 children.

Enrolment

Enrolments for this centre are now open.

Apply to enrol

To find out more about kinder in Yarriambiack Shire, please visit the Yarriambiack kindergarten page.

How to enrol

Learn how the enrolment process works at Early Learning Victoria, from applying to the waitlist to receiving confirmation.

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