Dromana Preschool to expand thanks to Building Blocks funding

Dromana Preschool, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, will expand thanks to a Victorian Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant which will be used to purchase a modular expansion to cater for expected increased demand. 

The community-run, sessional kindergarten is popular with local families, and the addition of the modular space will ensure that more children have access to a high-quality kindergarten program before they start school.  

The build is expected to be completed in line with the start of the 2025 school year, and once complete the building will be handed to the Shire from the government, with the Shire pledging to “maintain it to a high standard for our junior residents to thrive for years to come.” 

“Kindergartens are a vital early learning service that create meaningful connections for our local children and families.With many families in the area, this expansion is welcome news,” Seawinds Ward Cr Antonella Celi, Council’s Health and Wellbeing Committee Chair said.

“As the reform rolls out Council will continue its advocacy to the State Government to invest in provision of local infrastructure for the Mornington Peninsula.” 

Other preschools on the Peninsula to have benefited from Building Blocks grants to upgrade their playgrounds include: 

• Beleura Hill Preschool (completed)
• Flinders Preschool (completed)
• Leslie Moorhead Preschool
• Mount Martha Preschool
• Tillerkite Preschool
• Rye Preschool (completed).

While the Shire is pleased to have secured funding for the modular expansion at Dromana Preschool, representatives say more investment is needed to deliver the Best Start Best Life Kindergarten Reform. 

Registrations for Dromana Preschool and the other 31 local kindergartens managed by the Shire are now open.