The government is giving 13 kindergartens in the area a share of almost $1.1 million in technology grants to help give three- and four-year-olds the skills they need.
State Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp announced the facilities would receive funding through the Building Blocks IT grants program to purchase essential IT equipment to support and improve their learning environment.
“It is crucial that early childhood education providers have the technology they need to deliver the best possible education outcomes,” he said.
“Kindergarten providers in the Campaspe Shire area are equipping the next generation of students with the skills and confidence they need to thrive in a technological age, while offering local children access to best-practice learning.”
Recipients include:● Kyabram Municipal Preschool and Unwin St Preschool (Kyabram)● Goodstart Early Learning Echuca● Shine Bright Echuca Central, Echuca South, Echuca East, Rochester, Tongala, Gunbower, Lockington and Stanhope● Girgarre Community Kindergarten● Colbinabbin Preschool
The government will fund the latest technology, from laptops and iPads to smart TVs, to deliver early childhood education curriculum and service administration.
The Building Blocks program supports early childhood providers by streamlining grants for infrastructure projects to increase capacity, modernising early learning facilities, creating inclusive kindergarten settings and delivering IT devices to eligible services — all to assist in the roll-out of funded universal Three-Year-Old Kindergarten.
Grants have been given to projects designed to improve existing early learning facilities and support early childhood education by improving the condition, suitability and IT capability of kindergarten services.