The Australian Government, in partnership with the Australian Capital Territory Government, is expanding access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Canberra.
Through the Building Early Education Fund, the Australian Government will provide $10 million to build a new early learning service at Whitlam School. The ACT Government will contribute $3 million towards the project.
Whitlam School will cater for up to 780 students from preschool to year 6 for the growing number of families in the Molonglo Valley, and will deliver 130 new ECEC places for local families in 2028.
Funding is being delivered through a Federation Funding Agreement schedule with the ACT Government. This agreement is one funding stream within the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund, part of a broader commitment to chart the course to universal ECEC.
Learn more about the Building Early Education Fund.