New Building Blocks partnership for Cardinia Shire Council

The Victorian Government has announced a new partnership with Cardinia Shire Council which will deliver 64 additional early learning places for local families in Lang Lang.

Victorian Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn and Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale announced the partnership last week, outlining a $3 million investment resulting in a new two-room kindergarten at Oxford Street, replacing the outdated facility on Whitstable Street. The new kindergarten will include an outdoor space and off-street parking.

The existing single-room kinder is an aged building that is at the end of useful life. The service and provider will be relocated to the new facility, along with the Maternal Child Health service that currently leases a space elsewhere.

The Labor Government has entered into 18 Building Blocks partnerships since 2021, delivering 108 new and expanded kindergartens and new kinder places when and where they’re needed most.

Victorian families can save up to $2,600 per child per year thanks to the Labor Government’s investment in Free Kinder, with three-year-olds now able to enjoy at least five hours of free kinder per week, increasing to 15 hours by 2029.

From 2025 to 2036, four-year-old kindergarten will transition to ‘Pre-Prep’ – doubling play-based learning for every four-year-old child in Victoria to 30 hours a week.

Learn more about Building Blocks Partnerships here.