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New provider challenges persist as AWCC confirms Chiltern Kindergarten November exit
The Indigo Shire Council have provided an update in relation to ongoing challenges in securing a new provider for childcare and kindergarten services in Chiltern, following confirmation from current provider Albury Wodonga Community College (AWCC) that they intend to exit the service, as previously announced, in November 2020.
2020-06-19 10:33:56
by Freya Lucas
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NAMS chairwoman says CCS doesn’t work for rural communities
The chairwoman of the National Association of Mobile Services for Rural and Remote Families and Children (NAMS), Anne Bowler, has reportedly used a meeting about the pending closure of seven mobile services in the Albury Wodonga region to share her view that the cessation of the Budget Based Funding model for rural areas is “inadequate” and “favoured private sector operators only interested in servicing major centres”
2018-12-07 01:58:08
by Freya Lucas
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Budget Based Funding Cut Affecting Rural Australia
Families from across the Albury Wodonga region accessing “vital early education services” are being left in the lurch as a result of the pending closure of Albury Wodonga Community College (AWCC)-run mobile childcare services, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development Amanda Rishworth has said.
2018-12-05 01:42:12
by Freya Lucas
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Member for Indi questions Tehan on rural childcare closures
The potential closure of seven mobile childcare services in the Albury Wodonga region bordering Victoria and New South Wales has been given a temporary reprieve thanks to the actions of the Member for Indi Cathy McGowan, who has asked Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan to convene an urgent roundtable meeting to outline options for maintaining much needed childcare services in the region.
2018-12-04 01:24:35
by Freya Lucas