Gosford Cubbyhouse Long Daycare Centre has received $121,500 from the Federal Labor Government’s Community Childcare Fund for capital upgrades and sustainability support.

The Community Childcare Fund helps early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities stay open and increase the number of children in care.

Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid MP:

“The Federal Labor Government is strengthening childcare services on the Central Coast by supporting centres to improve their sustainability and increase capacity.

“I am pleased to announce that Gosford Cubbyhouse Long Day Care Centre in Gosford has been successful in receiving significant support from the Federal Labor Government to undertake improvements to its centre and support its staff.

“This support will ensure the centre remains sustainable and retains staff.

“Our phenomenal early childhood educators do outstanding work each and every day educating our young people to ensure they grow up to live happy and fulfilling lives.

“This builds on top of the Federal Labor Government’s recent announcement to increase the wages of early childhood educators by 15 per cent”, Dr Reid said.

Quotes attributable to Ailie Thomas, Management Committee President Gosford Cubbyhouse Long Day Care Centre:

“We are very grateful to have received this grant funding at a time when the centre is facing cost of living pressures and region-wide staff shortages.

The funding will go a long way to supporting our educators to achieve their development goals and improve overall job satisfaction, as well as alleviate some of the budget barriers to attracting new recruits as a not-for-profit organisation.

A portion of the funding will also be put toward a much-needed overhaul of our outdoor play areas, to give our educators the opportunity to further encourage social connections and interest-based learning, and provide our kids and families with a new nature-based play setting that we can all be proud of”, Ms Thomas said.

Gosford Cubbyhouse Long Day Care Centre is located at 3 Henry Wheeler Place, Gosford NSW 2250.

Contact (02) 4323 1139 or email [email protected]

For more information, visit: https://www.gosfordcubbyhouse.com.au/

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