Where we are, you can't put their name down until they turn 2 but they advise you to do it asap after their second birthday. We have to put down three kinders and they don't guarantee you your first choice which is a bummer because I don't drive and there's only one I can walk to without going up a massive hill and being in pain (still have dodgy pelvis) so I'll be completely stuffed if I can't get in to the only one that's accessible for me.