A kindergarten partnership between the State Government and Merri-bek City Council has be4en praised by Pascoe Vale MLA Anthony Cianflone.
Construction works to expand Doris Blackburn Preschool in Pascoe Vale South have been completed, with a $1.35 million.
Works include the installation of a new kindergarten building and outdoor play area at the preschool, creating more than 40 extra kindergarten places for local children.
A further $2.25 million has been allocated to expand three other kindergartens in Merri-bek – Lorne Street Kindergarten in Fawkner, Turner Street Kindergarten in Pascoe Vale South, and the Pascoe Vale Community Centre kindergarten – together creating around 100 new kindergarten places for local families.
Lorne Street Kindergarten will undergo a $1.35 million expansion to install a new kindergarten building – giving children more space to learn, grow and thrive, with works commencing July and finishing by Term 1, 2024.
A grant of $500,000 will upgrade Turner Street Kindergarten through the installation of a new kitchen, lunchroom and bathroom – offering eight new places by the start of 2024.