The Allan Labor Government is delivering more kindergarten places with modern early learning facilities for families in Swifts Creek. 

Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh today announced $2,000,000 for Uniting Vic Tas to build a new one room modular kindergarten at Swifts Creek P-12 Flagstaff Campus – which will provide 59 more kindergarten places for local families. 

Swifts Creek will be one of the recipients to share in a statewide $24.1 million to build and expand kinders and begin planning for new kindergarten projects across the state.  

Six services will receive over $22.8 million to create 608 new kinder places through the Labor Government’s Building Blocks Capacity Grants, ensuring that more families with young children have access to up-to-date kinder services closer to home.  

The Labor Government is investing an additional $1.3 million for planning new kindergarten building projects in ten local councils and kindergarten service providers.  

Building Blocks Planning grants help councils and kindergarten providers plan the projects needed to meet future demand for three- and four-year-old kindergarten in their local area. 

Funding can support project management and pre-construction work, such as architecture and design planning, soil testing and geo-technical services. Other activities can include construction costing works, environmental sustainability assessments and feasibility studies. 

Since Building Blocks was launched in 2020, the Labor Government has invested more than $235 million in planning, building and upgrading early childhood services across the state.  

The nation-leading $14 billion Best Start, Best Life reforms are transforming early childhood education to help children thrive, save families money and support parents to return to work or study. 

For more information, go to schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/building-blocks-grants-capacity-building and https://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/building-blocks-grants-planning. 

Quotes attributable to Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn 

“We’re delivering unprecedented investment in early childhood services across Victoria to expand access to early education and help our kids learn, thrive and grow.” 

“These grants will create hundreds of new kinder places, giving more Victorian families the opportunity to access early education.” 

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh 

“We’ve delivered a number of new and expanded kindergartens in East Gippsland, and I’m so glad to see this one announced for Swifts Creek.” 

“It’ll mean 59 more families will have access to childcare that they wouldn’t have otherwise had – which means more opportunities for local parents and their children.” 

Quotes attributable to Uniting Vic.Tas Senior Manager Kindergarten Kristin Kenwell 

“The new Swifts Creek P-12 School kindergarten will deliver dedicated early education services for local families in a purpose-built space. 

“Being co-located at the school, there will also be exciting opportunities to partner with the school on learning activities.”