Dover Street Preschool
- Project typeEarly Years Infrastructure
- Project scheduleJuly 2024 - Term 1 2025
Monash Council is partnering with the Victorian Government to build a modern new facility at Dover Street Preschool in Oakleigh East.
The upgrade will allow the facility to provide two 33-place kindergarten rooms to meet the current and future needs of the community.
As part of the Victorian Government’s funded kindergarten reforms for three- and four-year-old children, Dover Street Preschool was identified as a facility that could be rebuilt to provide more kindergarten places. The project is funded through a partnership between the Victorian Government - Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) and Monash Council.
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Project details
In addition to the two kindergarten rooms, the new kindergarten will include staff working spaces and an outdoor learning environment constructed on the northern side of the site to make better use of the sloping block and the existing trees.
The project includes the demolition of the current building and construction of a modern, modular facility designed to meet all the needs of a high-quality kindergarten.
The new facility will be constructed offsite and transported to Dover Street, allowing much of the work to be done offsite beforehand and limiting the disruption to residents and families enrolled in the kindergarten.
Works start in mid-July 2024, with the Victorian Government taking temporary possession of the site throughout the build and managing demolition and construction works.
The new Dover Street Preschool is scheduled to be ready to welcome a fresh group of young faces in Term 1 2025.
What to expect during works
There will be truck movements by the Victorian Government’s contractors throughout the demolition and build and some street parking and access on adjacent streets may be affected. All attempts will be made to minimise impact on access through the adjacent roads.
Works will be in line with the EPA noise control guidelines and any existing building materials on site that are removed will be assessed prior to removal and managed in accordance with regulatory requirements.
During the works, Dover Street Preschool’s programs will relocate to the new Oakleigh South Child and Family Hub at 1228 North Road, Oakleigh South. The hub will operate as the base for Dover Street Preschool in Terms 3 and 4 in 2024.
August 2024 update
Exciting developments are shaping up at Dover Street Preschool, with the building’s modular units to be delivered on:
- Monday 26 August 2024
- Tuesday 27 August 2024
- Wednesday 28th August 2024.
There will be approximately 9-10 trucks per day arriving between the hours of 9am and 3.30pm. The building modules will be lifted off the trucks with a crane located on the kindergarten site.
Contractor Grove Capital has informed residents on Dover Street and surrounding streets, and are asking residents to please keep Dover Street clear of parked cars on the above dates so trucks can access the site.
Every effort will be made to minimise the disturbance to the local community and to deliver the building as quickly as possible.
For any enquiries about these works, please contact the VSBA by calling 1800 896 950 or emailing vsba@education.vic.gov.au
If the matter is urgent, please contact Council by calling 9518 3555 or emailing earlyyearsbuild@monash.vic.gov.au
Location
19 Dover Street, Oakleigh East 3166 View Map
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19 Dover Street ,
Oakleigh East 3166
19 Dover Street ,
Oakleigh East 3166
Dover Street Preschool