Essendon Interim Kindergarten Building Installed
The Essendon interim Kindergarten facility is in place! The two-room modular building was installed on Thursday 27 October 2022 on the Essendon Keilor College site in McCracken Street, Essendon. Remaining onsite works will take place over the next eight weeks and final landscaping will continue over the summer.
The interim kindergarten caters to the needs of local families, providing services for 2023 while a permanent kindergarten facility is redeveloped across the road at 2-4 McCracken Street. In addition to the two kindergarten rooms, the interim facility will also be home to a Maternal and Child Health room, a dedicated outdoor learning space and play areas for use by the kindergarten.
Modular buildings were chosen as an efficient solution to deliver quality facilities in a short time frame with minimal disruptions to the school and community. This gives children faster access to high quality learning environments.
Open for Term one 2023
Ben McManus, Acting Service Delivery Director is pleased to report that the project is on track and the kindergarten service will be open for children for Term one 2023. Kindergarten services will be offered five days a week during terms.
“We are especially excited to be able to share this update with the families who have enrolled at the centre and our communications with this group will increase over coming weeks in preparation for the 2023 kindergarten year,” said Ben.
Accessing the kindergarten
The kindergarten will have its own entrance, separate from Keilor College and will be maintained and operate as an entirely separate service as per the National Children’s Services Education and Care Regulations. Fencing and landscaping will provide privacy for the children so they can play outdoors in their own play area.
The carpark is at 29 Thomson St (Corner of Thomson and McCracken Streets), with entry from Thomson and exit via McCracken.
Enrolments
Families who have registered will receive an email with an enrolment form. Families are required to complete an enrolment form prior to commencing kindergarten in 2023. Enrolment forms can be completed and returned to EssendonKindergarten@mvcc.vic.gov.au
If families have not registered, kindergarten applications are allocated by Moonee Valley City Council through a Central Registration Service Portal centralregistration.mvcc.vic.gov.au/Public/Login.aspx.
For more information, please contact the Moonee Valley City Council Central Registration Team kinderenrol@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9343 8888.
The interim kindergarten facility will deliver new local capacity enabling families to access local kindergarten services from the beginning of Term 1 2023, while a permanent kindergarten facility continues to be progressed across the road at 2-4 McCracken St, Essendon.
Works commenced on site in September 2022. The two-room modular kinder building was installed on Thursday 27th October. Remaining onsite works will take place over the next 7 - 8 weeks.
Construction is due for completion late December 2022. Final landscaping works may continue through January 2023 and will be completed ready for a Term 1 opening in 2023.
The interim kindergarten facility will include two kindergarten rooms, a Maternal and Child Health room, a dedicated outdoor learning space and play areas for use by the kindergarten.
Our kindergarten service will begin operating from the interim kindergarten facility from Term 1, 2023.
Kindergartens built using modular construction are an efficient solution for delivering quality buildings in short timeframes.
They are constructed in a factory in sections known as “modules”. These modules are delivered to the kindergarten site, where builders assemble them, connect utilities and complete outdoor areas.
Constructing the modules offsite minimises disruptions to the school and community. The process also reduces the time required for a traditional build and gives children faster access to high-quality learning environments.
Kindergarten services will be offered five days a week during term times.
Families who have registered will receive an email with an enrolment form. Families are required to complete an enrolment form prior to commencing kindergarten in 2023. Completed enrolment forms can be completed and returned via email EssendonKindergarten@mvcc.vic.gov.au or returned at the orientation session (TBC).
If families have not registered, Kindergarten applications are allocated by Moonee Valley City Council through a Central Registration Service Portal https://centralregistration.mvcc.vic.gov.au/Public/Login.aspx.
For further information relating to this process, please contact the Moonee Valley City Council Central Registration Team by email kinderenrol@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9343 8888
The interim kindergarten building will remain on site for 2023, while the permanent facility at 2-4 McCracken Street is progressed.
No. The kindergarten will have a separate entrance to Essendon Keilor College. The facility has been designed to early childhood regulations and includes an engaging external learning space and boundary fencing for added privacy. The kindergarten will be maintained and operate as an entirely separate service.
No. Kindergarten children will enjoy their own dedicated play space. The entire kindergarten facility will be screened by a tall fence and landscaping for added privacy.
The carpark for the interim kindergarten is at 29 Thomson St (Corner of Thomson and McCracken Streets), with entry from Thomson and exit via McCracken. The car park will be informal parking, with works commencing shortly to level and put gravel down at the site.
No. The kindergarten will be maintained as a separate service onsite with a separate entrance to Essendon Keilor College and access managed as per the National Children’s Services Education and Care Regulations.