▁child hood ▁and ▁no ▁institutions ▁have ▁either ▁the ▁responsibility ▁or ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁provide ▁such ▁services . ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁In ▁each ▁state ▁of ▁Australia , ▁kind erg arten ▁( fre qu ently ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" k inder " ▁or ▁" kind y ") ▁means ▁something ▁slightly ▁different . ▁In ▁Tas mania , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁primary ▁school . ▁In ▁Victoria , ▁kind erg arten ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁pr esch ool ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁inter change ably ▁as ▁pr esch ool ▁or ▁kind erg arten . ▁In ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Tas mania , ▁the ▁phrase ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁primary ▁school ▁is ▁called ▁P rep ▁( short ▁for ▁" pre par atory "), ▁which ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁grade ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁Queensland , ▁kind erg arten ▁is ▁usually ▁an ▁institution ▁for ▁children ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 ▁and ▁thus ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁pr esch ool ▁and ▁primary ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁preceding ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁primary ▁school ▁education ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁South ▁Australia ▁or ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁respectively ▁as ▁pre - primary , ▁reception ▁or ▁transition . ▁In ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁the ▁year ▁preceding ▁" pre - primary " ▁is ▁called ▁kind erg arten . ▁ ▁Bang l adesh ▁ ▁In ▁Bang l adesh , ▁the ▁term ▁" k inder g arten ", ▁or ▁" K G ▁School " ▁( K inder g