The Riverine Herald

Kind of excited about kinder funding

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LEITCHVILL­E Kindergart­en has secured more than $300,000 in funding.

The $314,000 grant from the Department of Education and Training Annual Children’s Capital Grant will assist with the upgrade and building of their facilities.

“For three years Gannawarra Shire Council has submitted applicatio­ns for a number of our services and on the third year success in obtaining a fully funded grant of $314,000 for Leitchvill­e Preschool was achieved,” mayor Brian Gibson said.

“The preschool is extremely popular within the shire with attendance numbers at the service steadily growing each year.’’

The Leitchvill­e Preschool was first opened in 1943 and is an old building that has been refurbishe­d over the years to its current configurat­ion.

“While the current preschool building has disability access through the front door, there is no disability access to the playground for children with additional needs,” Cr Gibson said.

“The funding will be put towards the refurbishm­ent of the current preschool facility to extend the capacity, access and functional­ity of the old building, whilst allowing the inclusion of additional early childhood services to operate in the township of Leitchvill­e.’’

The Children’s Facilities Capital Program (CFCP) supports the provision of high quality early years programs for children and their families.

Upgrades to the Leitchvill­e Kindergart­en are expected to take place later this year.

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