All children transitioning to school must have a completed Transition Learning and Development Statement (TLDS) by Friday 20 December 2024.
Early childhood teachers in funded kindergarten programs are best placed to manage TLDS for children in their programs. However, if a child is also going to other services such as long day care, family daycare, or occasional care, the educators in those services, as well as families, may have information to contribute.
Completing a TLDS for each enrolled child is a kindergarten funding requirement.
Funding and support
A range of resources, tip sheets and on-demand professional learning is available to all kindergarten teachers completing a TLDS at Complete an online Transition Learning and Development Statement.
Kindergarten service providers also receive a funding contribution for support releasing early childhood teachers to write TLDS.
There is no application process to receive this funding. The department automatically pays the funding contribution to approved providers in Term 3, 2024. All funds should be expended annually by the end of Term 4.
Online tool is back
The online TLDS tool reopened on Monday 15 July 2024.
Services should have received new log in credentials through their registered service email address (as listed on NQAITS) through an email from: insight@linkit.com
If you have not received your new log in credentials, please contact our helpdesk partner, the State Library of Victoria (SLV), using the details below.
Find out more
For more information about the Online TLDS tool, including how to write a TLDS, refer to Complete an online Transition Learning and Development Statement.
For helpdesk support, including login information and training for how to use the tool, please contact SLV. You can contact the SLV helpdesk from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 5 pm, by:
- phone: 03 8664 7001 or toll free: 1800 629 835
- email: support@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
For other enquiries, contact the department by email: early.years.transition@education.vic.gov.au
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