THE Lake Gardens based Ballarat Specialist Kinder has received a State Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant.<\/p>\n
Worth $1.3 million, the funding aims to support the kinder to increase its three-year-old program to 15 hours per week. It\u2019s currently limited to two-and-a-half hours a week.<\/p>\n
Ballarat Specialist Kinder\u2019s programs are designed for all-abilities children and Ballarat Specialist School acting principal Sam Sheppard said the State funding will broadly benefit the local community.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be able to offer families additional spaces to access funded three-year-old kindergarten, and to subsequently enhance their child’s development and readiness for school is crucial,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunity to access early education is important for all children, but particularly for children with additional needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very proud of our current kindergarten program, and these funds mean we will be able to increase our funded enrolments by 150 per cent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to further supporting the community with beginning their child’s educational journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison congratulated the kinder as one of the state\u2019s 10 successful applicants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis $1.3 million Building Blocks grant is great news for our littlest learners who will now be able to access 15 hours of three-year-old kinder at the Ballarat Specialist School,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis further investment shows the Andrews Labor Government\u2019s strong support for special needs education from the earliest age in the Ballarat community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle said the program expansion \u201cwill make a huge difference to families.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ballarat Specialist School received $10 million from the State Government last year to upgrade and modernise their campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Lake Gardens based Ballarat Specialist Kinder has received a State Government Building Blocks Capacity Grant. Worth $1.3 million, the funding aims to support the kinder to increase its three-year-old program to 15 hours per week. It\u2019s currently limited to two-and-a-half hours a week. Ballarat Specialist Kinder\u2019s programs are designed for all-abilities children and Ballarat […]<\/p>\n