Thomastown electorate
Ms HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (14:51): (6201) My constituency question is for the Minister for Early Childhood in the other place. Minister, the electorate of Thomastown is part of the northern growth corridor and has thousands of young families and their children moving into the area every year. Our Andrews Labor government promised that all three-year-old children across the state would have access to government-funded kindergarten programs led by teachers. This year completes the rollout of at least 5 hours of funded kindergarten for all three-year-olds. Can the minister tell me how children in our area will benefit from an additional year of kinder and how it will increase access?