Tag: childcare
Childcare centre to be demolished as another sold off
The Church Street Children’s Centre in West Footscray will be demolished and rebuilt from scratch at a cost close to $4 million.
Maribyrnong council will partly offset...
Secret report behind Footscray childcare centre closure released
A Footscray childcare centre was supposedly shut due to poor patronage and low building quality, according to a confidential Maribyrnong council report.
Empire Street Early Learning...
Council opts for childcare centre rebuild
The Church Street Children’s Centre in West Footscray faces an extended closure while Maribyrnong council develops plans to demolish and rebuild the centre.
Star Weekly...
Critics slam childcare centre plan at polluted intersection
A decision to allow a childcare centre to be built at one of the city’s most polluted intersections signals a planning system failure, critics...
New childcare centre approved on Yarraville petrol station site
A 170-place childcare centre will be built on the site of a Yarraville petrol station, despite concerns about traffic and site contamination.
The state’s planning...
Church Street childcare centre seeking urgent support
A West Footscray childcare centre is seeking urgent support to survive in the face of a 12-month redevelopment blow-out predicted to create a $1 million...
Bid to stave off Footscray childcare closure dashed
Parents launching a last-ditch bid to stave off the closure of a Footscray childcare service have had their hopes dashed.
Star Weekly reported in July...
Families miss out on Footscray childcare places
The majority of families hit by the planned closure of a Footscray childcare centre have missed out on places at a nearby centre.
Only six of the...
Drug deal claims in childcare closure
Parents at a Footscray childcare centre say claims of nearby drug dealing and inappropriate music fail to justify closing the centre’s doors.
Star Weekly last...
Shock at closure of childcare centre in Footscray
Parents and staff have been stunned by the sudden decision to close a Footscray childcare centre.
Parents at Empire Street Early Learning Centre were devastated...
Parents fight Maribyrnong Occasional Care closure
Angry parents are waging a last-ditch campaign against the snap closure of Maribyrnong Community Centre Occasional Childcare.
Maribyrnong council told parents by letter last week...
Million dollar facelift for Maribyrnong childcare centre
An extra 40 childcare places will be created when Maribyrnong River Children’s Centre’s million-dollar overhaul is completed early next year.
The refurbishment will include reconstruction...
Council budgets for childcare redundancies
Hobsons Bay council has budgeted $1million for redundancies as it outsources the management of Altona Meadows and Altona North early- learning centres to a...
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