Councillor Belinda Neal has alerted the public early on a rate rise of 10% proposed for the council’s eight child care centres on the Coast. The proposed rise is included in Council’s 2025-26 financial year budget and would take effect from July 1. The draft budget is expected to be made public tonight, with the councillors debating the issues contained in it at the March … [Read more...] about Families face 10% rise in child care cost
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Child care centre for East Gosford
Development consent has been granted in the Land and Environment Court for a childcare centre in East Gosford, opposite Gosford Fire Station and the adjacent carpark to the Elanora Hotel. The court made the decision on July 16, after a series of conciliation conferences with the applicant Access Strata Pty Ltd and Central Coast Council. The two parties agreed that the … [Read more...] about Child care centre for East Gosford
Blackwall child care centre approved
An 81 place childcare centre at 3-5 Springwood Street, Blackwall, has been approved. The decision comes after the Land and Environment Court this week endorsed the paperwork from a conciliation conference held in June between the applicant and Council. The parties reached “an in-principle agreement regarding the granting of consent to the Applicant’s amended development … [Read more...] about Blackwall child care centre approved
Hold my hand around traffic – message from Tom
Ten childcare centres on the Central Coast will take part in a pilot program to educate parents and protect children from being hit by cars - the most common cause of death of children aged 0-14. More than one child a week dies on Australian roads. Tom, pictured above, died at MacMasters Beach in 2014, the result of a collision with a car. His mother, Michelle … [Read more...] about Hold my hand around traffic – message from Tom
