Coventry
From rescue to eviction
Port Phillip’s childcare overhaul was sold as a rescue. Instead, it will close two highly rated council-run centres and disrupt more than 100 families. How and why did Council get this so wrong?
Coventry wins 30 day stay of execution
Parents and children are hoping for more than a one-month reprieve after councillors paused the planned closure of Coventry Children’s Centre and ordered more data, more options and another look at a decision that has already rattled families.
Parents fear being sent away from Coventry
Families have told Port Phillip councillors that closing a trusted childcare centre to make way for a temporary decanting hub would tear apart a hard-won community. Here is there testimony.
Childcare ‘big build’ shuts down two council centres
Council is poised to sacrifice two highly rated council-run childcare centres despite receiving $16.5 million in state government grants to redevelop children’s facilities. TWiSK reports on the chaos, uncertainty and data double-speak behind the plan.
Council is a repeat offender
TWiSK can reveal that families at another council-run childcare centre were displaced without consultation last year – raising fresh questions as Coventry Children’s Centre parents prepare for a crisis meeting with council on Tuesday over their own looming eviction.
Parents blindsided by Coventry childcare closure plan
A shock email has thrown families at Coventry Children’s Centre into chaos, with parents petitioning councillors to reject the proposed closure when they vote on 19 August.