The National-led Government is investing $9.5 million to build eight new early childhood education (ECE) services in South and East Auckland.
The services will create 440 new places for children in communities where ECE participation is lowest, and where some of our most vulnerable families live. These follow the 1198 new ECE places already created for children in Counties-Manukau under National.
The new centres in Māngere, Manurewa, Otara, and Glen Innes are part of the Government’s $91.8 million participation programme that will create 3500 extra ECE places for children from Māori, Pasifika, and lower socio-economic families. Most of the new building projects will be completed by late 2012.
ECE is a priority for National. Budget 2011 allocated $1.4 billion for ECE this year, with an extra $550 million available over four years.
More information: http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?articleId=36260
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