Trundle Children’s Centre is showing no signs of slowing down as it continues to enhance and expand its facility for the community.
Thanks to a NSW Government Community Building Partnership Grant the centre has received $11,770 for new shade sails that will be added to the outdoor play area.
With extreme temperatures in summer and such a large outdoor space with little shade, the sails are a welcome addition.
"The only shade we had was over the sandpit, the shade sails will give us an extra play area in the heat of summer," centre director Sarah Kilby said.
State Member for Orange Phil Donato made a return visit to the preschool and long daycare provider to see the sails in the process of being installed.
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"I officially congratulated the team on the $11,770 in grants funding they’re receiving for a new play area shade sail I supported," he said.
"This facility is so important to the community and helps prepare the kids for ‘big school’."
The shade sails are part of a raft of improvements taking place at the centre, with its biggest still to come.
The centre that boasts 42 children operates out of what was formerly Trundle's bowling club and greens, and last year it received $80,000 to build a bush kindy on an unused green, to the left of the centre building.
Bush kindy is an outdoor early learning program that encourages children to play in nature.
It's a way to take learning outside and connect children with the natural environment.
Initial funds will go towards its plans and landscaping.
Bunnings has donated a chook yard, orchard, native bush tucker plants and a fire pit.
The area will also include bike tracks and climbing trees.
"It's an additional outdoor educational space," Sarah said.
"Because we're limited here it gives us another area to teach in and spend outdoors."
Dooley Outdoors Landscaping has been tasked with the job with work beginning at the start of Term 2, around May.
This all comes on top of work to convert an unused storage shed into a fun and inclusive multipurpose room after more than $12,000 was raised and granted, news of which the Champion Post shared in November.
