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The 50-year fight to recognise rural mums' unpaid work | Western Advocate | Bathurst, NSW
3+ week, 4+ day ago (516+ words) For Matilda Pearce, a school day might involve online classes in an outback farmhouse, doing maths in a paddock, practising spelling words in the car or reading a book on the long trip to town. "There's definitely no average day,…...
'Going to be horrendous': traffic concerns over childcare centre proposal
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (727+ words) SAFETY concerns have been raised about a proposed childcare centre in Eglinton, while Bathurst council has also come under fire for its handling of the development application (DA). The $1. 85 million DA for the childcare centre at 81 Alexander Street was lodged…...
'A multi-generational asset': two childcare centre's to receive $3. 5 million
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) Two Central West preschools will be receiving a combined $3. 48 million to rebuild and renovate their current spaces. Trundle Children's Centre with a grant of $3 million is set to build a more modern space while Peak Hill Preschool Kindergarten received $448, 529 to…...
Open invitation: your chance to walk through city's newest childcare centre
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) WITH just an education department inspection to go, it won't be long before Circle Early Learning can open for business. Construction of the new 89-place childcare centre in Keightley Avenue, Windradyne recently wrapped, putting the owners in a position to…...
'The kids love it': award-winning childcare worker shares culture with kids
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (583+ words) "I always wanted to work in education, to help kids." These days that goal is a reality for Rainbow Cottage Childcare Centre worker Breanna Pilon, who's making a huge difference by introducing more children to Indigenous culture and customs from…...
New childcare centre promises to be a place for nature-based learning
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (559+ words) A TRUSTED name in childcare in the Central West is set to expand into Bathurst before the end of 2025. Construction is well advanced on Circle Early Learning's new Bathurst premises, which will be the first building to be completed in…...