It's been some years in the making and after a successful outcome obtaining major capital works grant funding from the NSW Department of Education, Cowra Early Childhood Services, broke ground on Cowra's soon to be Community Preschool.
On Thursday, 25 September, CECS officially began the work towards bettering the early childhood education within the Cowra and broader community.
With the Department of Education providing $3.7 million in grant funding and CECS providing more than $1 million to fund the necessary pre-work, this venue will provide quality early childhood education and care to preschool children and their families for generations to come.
The site is Crown Land, transforming what was one an energy depot, into a beautiful space.
Marking commencement of construction with a traditional Wiradjuri land blessing, attendance from all levels of government and many local stakeholders, the weather turned on a beautiful sunny day in Cowra and the opportunity to celebrate this milestone.
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Libby Ewing-Jarvie, CECS General Manager commented, saying “this moment marks more than the start of a building, it reflects CECS shared belief that children thrive when their environments are shaped by kindness, creativity and belonging."
"The foundation of our vision for preschool is the idea that learning begins with relationships, with each other and with place," she said.
The preschool will provide 60 places for preschoolers and the development will generate significant benefits for the Cowra community, with 75% of contractors sourced locally and close to 100 project-related opportunities being created.
These opportunities range from on-the-ground construction work to the supply of building materials and services from local businesses.
The preschool will be operational in 2027
