Bass MP Jordan Crugnale welcomes the Andrews Labor Government’s efforts to curb the double drop off by offering kinder facilities on or near school grounds.
“Our landmark investments are delivering quality early childhood education for local families, building hundreds of new kinders on or near local schools and making life easier for busy parents and carers,” she said.
“Early design works are now underway which will give more families across our community easier access to quality early years education and make the transition to school easier.
“Importantly also, they will make sure that even more children in our growing communities will have access to the life-long benefits of kinder.”
Ms Crugnale announced Devon Meadows Primary School as one of 12 new or expanded kindergartens set to open in early 2025 on Monday 17 July.
The new facilities are expected to deliver “vital” new places to help ensure local children get “the best start in life” as the community continues to grow.
Clyde North’s new Alexander Boulevard Primary (interim name) will welcome a kinder opening in 2025.
The project is part of the $14 billion Best Start, Best Life reform, an effort by the Labor Government to make sure every new primary school has a kindergarten on-site or next door.
The Victorian Budget 2023/24 is investing an additional $1.2 billion by building or expanding around 145 kindergartens – supporting the delivery of 15 hours of free Three-Year-Old Kindergarten each week by 2029 and 30 hours of free Pre-Prep each week by 2032.
