More than 500 new Kinder places for Melton, Victoria

Victorian Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn and Member for Kororoit Luba Grigorovitch have announced $18 million in funding which will be used to deliver two new kindergarten projects in the Melton local government area which combined will create more than 500 new kindergarten places for local families. 

Delivered through a Building Blocks Partnership with Melton City Council Weir Views Community Centre and Aintree Children’s and Community Centre are scheduled to open in early 2026 and early 2027, and will each provide up to 251 new kinder places. 

The projects are funded with a Building Blocks Capacity Fund grant of $9 million each and 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. 

All told the Victorian Government has entered into 16 Building Blocks partnerships, delivering 101 new and expanded kindergartens and up to 13,385 new kinder places as it works to build and expand hundreds of kindergartens across the state, supporting the delivery of 15 hours of three-year-old kindergarten each week by 2029 and up to 30 hours of pre-prep each week by 2036. 

Learn more about Building Blocks partnerships here.