To ask the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development: In relation to the Minister’s claim that the Victorian Coalition Government has allocated more than $80 million to early childhood infrastructure as stated in a media release dated 20 August 2012, can the Minister please inform me as to how much of this $80 million figure is Federal Government funding and how much is Victorian State Government money.
ANSWER:
I am informed as follows:
Of the $80.4 million committed to early childhood infrastructure, the state has contributed $20.4 million of Victorian Government funding. The balance utlilises funds the State Government has prioritised for infrastructure from the National Partnership (NP) Agreement on Early Childhood Education.
