一名维多利亚儿童在附近的中心关闭后,在一个遥远的幼儿园就学,突出显示早期教育日益短缺。 A Victorian child attends a distant kindergarten after nearby centers closed, highlighting a growing early education shortage.

维多利亚州格伦艾拉(Glen Eira)的一位儿童尽管住在离封闭中心仅200米的地方,却被送往6公里以外的幼儿园,这突出表明幼儿教育点日益短缺。 A child in Glen Eira, Victoria, is being sent to a kindergarten 6 kilometers away despite living just 200 meters from a closed center, underscoring a growing shortage of early childhood education spots. Glen Eira理事会由于财政问题,于2024年3月关闭了三个早期学习中心,每个中心为符合条件的三、四岁儿童提供服务。 The Glen Eira Council closed three early learning centers in March 2024 due to financial issues, each serving eligible three- and four-year-olds. 作为回应,州政府正在投资825 000美元,以扩大Murrumbeena中心,增加70个新的幼儿园名额。 In response, the state government is investing $825,000 to expand the Murrumbeena center, adding 70 new kindergarten places. 这项努力支持维多利亚州免费幼儿园政策,该政策旨在到2029年向三岁儿童提供每周15小时的服务,到2032年向四岁儿童提供每周30小时的服务,所有理事会都必须优先考虑被安置的土著、有危险和处境不利的儿童。 This effort supports Victoria’s free kindergarten policy, which aims to provide 15 hours weekly for three-year-olds by 2029 and 30 hours for four-year-olds by 2032, with all councils required to prioritize Indigenous, at-risk, and disadvantaged children in placements.