Ms ADDISON (Wendouree) (14:47): My constituency question is for the Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep regarding the introduction of 30 hours per week of fully funded universal pre-prep for all Victorian children from 2025. How will this transformation of Victoria’s early education system benefit parents, carers and children in Ballarat?

I am proud our government is committed to supporting families to address the cost-of-living pressures. I know firsthand from when I was working part-time the cost of kinder fees was another expense in our family budget.

That is why I am so pleased that from 2023 every Victorian child will have access to free three-year-old and four-year-old kinder. This will provide families with savings of up to $2500 per child, making a real difference for household budgets.

I thank the minister for her commitment to high-quality education and care for all Victorian children regardless of where they live or their household income.

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