Melton council and Building Blocks Partnership are working together to deliver more kindergarten and early learning facilities to help meet the demand of families in Melbourne’s west.
More that 500 new kindergarten places will be created for local families after Children’s Minister Lizzie Blandthorn and Kororoit MP Luba Grigorovitch announced $18 million in funding to be used to deliver two new kindergarten projects in Melton.
“Our partnership with Melton City Council will deliver these two new projects with up to 502 new kinder places, giving more families in Melbourne’s west access to great local kinders close to home,” Ms Blandthorn said.
Weir Views Community Centre and Aintree Children’s and Community Centre, scheduled to open in early 2026 and early 2027, will each provide up to 251 new kinder places.
”The west is growing which means more families need kinder places – and this partnership is giving more local children the opportunity to gain the enormous benefits of early learning,” Ms Grigorovitch said.
These two projects are part of the $37.3 million Building Blocks Partnership with Melton council, announced in 2022. The centres will each include a double maternal and child health suite and community meeting spaces.
The community centres are in addition to two projects previously announced through the partnership at Thornhill Park Children’s and Community Centre and Plumpton Community Centre and Neighbourhood House in Fraser Rise.
“We are excited to be working in partnership with the Victorian Government and investing in kindergarten programs and facilities in Melton,” council chief executive Roslyn Wai said.
