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  • Why Choose Karrinyup Early Learning Centre?
  • Schools, childcare need clean air zones
  • City of Melville considers banning new childcares on busy roads
  • Air Pollution concerns – Panel refuses Leach Highway childcare proposal in Willagee
  • Why are we building childcare centres on busy main roads?

Why Choose Karrinyup Early Learning Centre?

Why choose our Childcare & Kindy? At Karrinyup Early Learning Centre: we’ve provided Childcare services in WA for more than 20 years.  (Did you know that some new Childcare Centres open with agreements already in place to transfer the Centre to a new owner after a short time. or soon as the enrolments reach aRead more

Schools, childcare need clean air zones

West Australian Newspaper Emily Woods AAP 18 November 2021 Victoria should set up clean air zones around schools and childcare centres due to health risks caused by pollution in high traffic areas, a parliamentary report recommends. The state’s Environment and Planning Committee on Thursday published a 312-page report following its inquiry into the health impactsRead more

City of Melville considers banning new childcares on busy roads

City of Melville considers banning new childcares on busy roads PerthNow – August 26, 2021 New childcare centres could be banned along the busy Leach and Canning highways, and South Street, over concerns about the pollution effect of passing traffic on young lives. Melville Council has already labelled the major roads as “undesirable” locations inRead more

Air Pollution concerns – Panel refuses Leach Highway childcare proposal in Willagee

Panel refuses Leach Highway childcare proposal in Willagee Kristie Lim, Melville Gazette (PerthNow), August 19, 2021 Plans for a childcare centre on busy Leach Highway in Willagee have been rejected in part because of concerns over air pollution and children’s health and safety. The Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel unanimously refused the application onRead more

Why are we building childcare centres on busy main roads?

Why are we building childcare centres on busy main roads? The Age Newspaper, July 29, 2019 There is increasing evidence internationally and in Australia linking a higher risk of asthma and allergies with exposure to traffic-related air pollution. While there are no safe thresholds for exposure to traffic pollution, research has found that the healthRead more

Pollution double acceptable rate outside planned childcare centre

Pollution double acceptable rate outside planned childcare centre The Age Newspaper June 24, 2021 Air pollution levels are double the acceptable rate on a truck-heavy corner where a childcare centre is set to be built in Melbourne’s inner-west. The finding by the state’s environmental watchdog comes amid calls for planning rules to prohibit building childcareRead more

“How fake nature in child care centres could be damaging”

By Henrietta Cook, Education Editor The Age Newspaper “The grass is always greener when it’s real and outdoors. That’s the view of academics and teachers who have criticised the Education Department for letting inner-city child care centres operate without any outdoor space. Three Melbourne centres have recently been granted exemptions to national regulations which stateRead more

“Gut health, mental wellbeing and immunity linked to outdoor play”

Gut health, mental wellbeing and immunity linked to outdoor play By Layla Tucak A disconnection from nature can affect everything in a child from gut health and immunity, to mental health and even the way they think, recent research has revealed. Playing in nature used to be a part of everyone’s childhood but researchers say it has become anRead more

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