The morning run is about to get easier for families in Narre Warren South with an Early Learning Centre set to open at Heritage College in 2021.
The development extends the campus offering from three and four-year-old learning up to Year 6.
The State Government has provided $500,000 towards the project on Centre Road which will enable Heritage College to offer learning up to Year 6, and programs including kindergarten, long day care, outside school hours’ care and vacation care.
It will feature two early learning classrooms and deliver dedicated reception, kitchen and laundry facilities, landscaping works and community garden.
The first sod was turned on-site in April by college and early learning leadership, with building works having begun in mid-May by Chippa Constructions.
Heritage College principal Sonny Aiono he was thrilled to open the new centre and looked forward to welcoming the new early childhood team.
“The early childhood programs help children to develop language, social and emotional skills, while bush kinder allows them to develop confidence and curiosity,” he said.
“Our four-year-old program provides an important start for local families while preparing their child for their first year of school.”
Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas said the project was such an “important investment” in the Narre Warren South community which would provide an upgraded and functional space for use in their childcare and early learning programs.
“Early education is a vital part of a child’s development – it’s so fantastic to see the State Government investing in the facilities that our students deserve,” he said.
Funding is part of the State Government’s $33.6 million investment in the 2019-20 Budget for the Children’s Facilities Capital Program and Inclusive Kindergarten Facilities Program.
Applications for enrolment at the centre are now open.
For more information, visit: heritagecollege.vic.edu.au or call 9796 0100 or email:
enrolments@heritagecollege.vic.edu.au.
