Integrated Family and Children Centres

St Kilda Family and Children's Centre

The new integrated family and children's centre will provide:

up to 116 licensed children's services places - this is an increase of 63 new places on the current St Kilda Children’s Centre
maternal and child health services
spaces for playgroups
new parent groups
early childhood intervention services
family services
multi purpose use rooms

Construction began in March 2011. Basement excavation and works to be completed by September 2011. Environmental impact will be managed to minimise impact on amenity ( this means traffic and noise, and dust).

Location

public land at 171 Chapel Street, near the corner of Carlisle Street, St Kilda
St Kilda Children’s Centre has temporarily relocated to 8 York Street, St Kilda. The Maternal and Child Health service is currently operating from the St Kilda Town Hall, corner Carlisle Street and Brighton Road, St Kilda.

Design

Floorplan of new St Kilda Children's Centre

Cost: $ 12 milion

Funding:

Council's investment is a considerable $10.3million.
Australian Government funding is $1.6million (Early Learning and Care Centre capital works program under the Additional Early Learning and Care Centres Initiative)
State of Victoria's investment is 0.5million (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's capital funding initiative to promote and assist the establishment of early childhood services facilities in the community)

Building Progress

1. Getting the machinery in (April 2011)	2. Demolition in progress (May 2011)

3. Sorting the waste & taking the debris away (May 2011)	4. Preparing the site for construction (June 2011)

5. Starting Construction (July 2011)	6. Working on the Car park (July 2011)

7. Starting work on first floor (January 2012)	8. Concrete laid for carpark (January 2012)