Vic: Victoria's baby boom triggers funding for children centres

AAP General News (Australia)
12-19-2007
Vic: Victoria's baby boom triggers funding for children centres

Victoria's baby boom has prompted the state government to invest nearly 39 million
dollars in early childhood centre upgrades .. as well as new one-stop shop children centres
at schools.

Premier JOHN BRUMBY's called for applications to build more than 40 children centres
across Victoria.

One-stop shop children centres will be be given priority in the government's four-year
plan .. with 500 thousand dollar grants for each successful application.

There were over 70-thousand births in Victoria last financial year .. a 10 per cent
increase from 2004-05.

Mr BRUMBY says the one-stop shop centres will allow parents to drop off their children
at the one place .. including pre-school and primary school-aged children.

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KEYWORD: CENTRES (MELBOURNE)

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