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Dorrington Child and Family Hub

Location
7 Dorrington Dr Mount Waverley 3150

Projects

Building Blocks Capacity Grant

  • Start

    Q1 2023

  • Planning

  • Design

  • Construction

  • Finish

    Q4 2024

The above dates are forecast only and subject to change.

About the project

We partnered with the City of Monash to build a 2-room kindergarten in Mount Waverley. The hub has a maternal and child health space and immunisation and consulting rooms. There is also a community playgroup space.

The service can offer kinder to up to 66 children at a time. It may be able to enrol more local kids by spreading sessions throughout the week.

This centre was previously known as Dorrington Early Years Hub. 

Funding

This project received $4.5 million through the Building Blocks Partnership between the Victorian Government and the City of Monash.

Funding type

  • Building Blocks Capacity Grant
  • The exterior of the kindergarten with a wide timber-clad roof and angled facade panels. There are tall vertical screens, landscaped garden beds and a car park in the foreground with large gum trees behind.
  • A close-up of the kindergarten entrance with angled timber panels and white vertical screens. There are landscaped garden beds with tall grasses and a paved path leading to the door.
  • The exterior of the kindergarten viewed from the car park, with a wide timber-clad roof and vertical screens. Large gum trees surround the building under a clear blue sky.
  • The exterior of the kindergarten viewed from the outdoor play area, with timber cladding and large windows. Shade sails cover part of the garden, which has curved paths, rocks and young trees.
  • A playroom inside the kindergarten with circular wall cut-outs in shades of blue and timber, and soft foam blocks on the floor. The ceiling has long strip lights and the carpet is pale blue.
  • A hallway inside the kindergarten with round windows set into a green wall and timber bench seating below. The ceiling is white with perforated panels and the floor is carpeted in a neutral tone.
  • A spacious kindergarten classroom with timber tables and chairs, a grey couch and play equipment on the floor. The back wall has built-in cabinetry and sinks, and the ceiling features angled timber panels with strip lighting.
  • A kindergarten classroom with a round timber feature window and a small table with alphabet letters. There are timber shelves and wicker chairs against pale green walls.
  • A small seating nook inside the kindergarten with a black armchair and side table near a full-height window.
  • A meeting or group room inside the kindergarten with white chairs arranged in rows facing a green wall. Large windows with curtains line one side and the ceiling has timber panels and a fan.

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

  • Dorrington Child and Family Hub – Building Blocks Capacity Grant

    Completed project

Building Blocks Planning Grant

About the project

We helped the City of Monash plan an integrated community centre with 2 kindergarten rooms, maternal and child health facilities, immunisation and consulting rooms and a community playgroup space. The centre will be located at the former site of the Waverly Gymnastics Centre.

Funding

In Round 2 of the 2022–23 Planning Grants, $150,000 was allocated to this project.

Funding type

  • Building Blocks Planning Grant

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