Aussie preschoolers escape kindergarten and walk more than 1km in miraculous dash: Why they did it

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:41, 29 July 2026 | Updated: 23:57, 29 July 2026 Two brazen preschoolers have been captured running along a busy road unsupervised on their way home to watch cartoons after escaping from a kindergarten in inner-city Melbourne. Authorities are now investigating how the pair, aged four and five, managed to escape Isabel Henderson Kindergarten unnoticed in Fitzroy North on Monday morning. As kindergarten staff launched a frantic search, CCTV captured the boy and girl hopping and skipping along St George's Road. Multiple vehicles, including a tram and a truck, were seen travelling along the busy thoroughfare. A stunned elderly Good Samaritan walking in the opposite direction did a double take as the pair ran past her. She alerted other concerned bystanders, who contacted police and followed the pair to ensure they were safe. It is understood the children had been in the kindergarten playground when they removed brush fencing to escape. The pair ended up at one of their homes more than a kilometre away, where a confused family member found them watching the Netflix animation KPop Demon Hunters. Two children, aged just four and five, escaped from a Melbourne kindergarten and were filmed skipping along a busy road before making it more than a kilometre home to watch Netflix  The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority is now investigating how the pair escaped unnoticed The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority The kindergarten launched an internal investigation into the brazen escape while working with the relevant authorities. 'This is really devastating for the families involved and for us,' kindergarten director Anna Tibb told The Age. 'We are a very transparent and open organisation, and we take these things very seriously.' The removed fencing has since been replaced to prevent any further runaways. The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority has launched an investigation into what happened. 'VECRA won't hesitate to take strong action to protect the safety, rights and best interests of children,' a spokesperson said. 'Parents have every right to expect that their children are actively supervised at all times while in education and care services.' The runaway preschoolers walked more than one kilometre through busy Melbourne streets after escaping from kindergarten, with CCTV capturing their remarkable journey