A kindergarten will be built on the site of a Catholic school in Cobblebank.
The kinder was one of three announced by the state government last week. They will be built on the sites of future Catholic schools.
The new early learning centres will delivered in partnership with Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Early Years Education (MACSEYE) will open in 2027.
The state government said that co-locating the kinders with a Catholic school would provide families with easier access to school and kindergarten.
The government and MACSEYE have already partnered to deliver 15 early learning centres across the state.
Children’s Minister Lizzie Blandthorn said the three new kinders at Cobblebank, Tarneit and Wyndham Vale, would deliver more than 500 kinder places.
MACSEYE managing director Heather Finlayson said the organisation was proud to partner with the government to expand its network of children’s hubs (kindergartens).
“Early childhood lays the foundation for lifelong learning, and every child deserves access to nurturing kindergarten and outside school hours care that connects them with their community,” she said.
MACSEYE children’s hubs are also under construction at St Padre Pio Catholic Primary School in Thornhill Park, St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School in Weir Views and St Marianne Cope School in Mount Atkinson. They are expected to open in 2026.
