- 102 Balaclava Rd Maryborough 3465
New Early Learning Victoria Centre
Start
Q4 2025Planning
Design
Construction
Finish
Q1 2028
The above dates are forecast only and subject to change.
About the project
We’re building an early learning and childcare centre at Maryborough Education Centre.
Early Learning Victoria will run the centre. It will provide long day care, Three-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Prep programs with space for up to 102 local children each day. The centre will have outdoor play areas, a maternal and child health consulting room and a carpark. It will also have a community room for meetings and playgroup.
From 2027, Four-Year-Old Kindergarten will transition to Pre-Prep in Central Goldfields Shire. This will mean children will be eligible to receive 16 to 20 hours of Pre-Prep.
Building the centre at the school will help some parents avoid the double drop-off. It makes childcare and early learning accessible and convenient for working parents and carers. It can also make the transition to school easier for some children.
Visit the Early Learning Victoria website for more information about the government-owned and operated centres.
Funding
This project was funded as part of $3.8 billion allocated for early childhood infrastructure since the 2015–16 State Budget. It supports the delivery of the Victorian Government’s Best Start, Best Life reforms.
Funding type
- Early Learning and Childcare Centre
Early Learning Victoria Maryborough (interim name) – location map
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