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● Eildon Parade Kindergarten. Photo: Knox City Council ■ Children and families are the beneficiaries of a $1.27 million upgrade to Eildon Parade Kindergarten in Rowville. The former long day care centre was renovated to provide a new children and family centre that is better equipped to meet the current ■ Three Chill Out Spaces will be set up at needs of the community. Knox Festival for festival goers to take reHaving playgroup and kindergarten, with the spite and relax away from the crowds. ability to have babies right through to five year Knox Festival is taking place on Saturolds in the same space, means children can reday, March 4, at Wally Tew Reserve in main at the same centre through their formative Ferntree Gully. years in early childhood education. The Chill Out Spaces are magical playThe renovation includes a large veranda congrounds with quiet, sensory based activities necting indoor and outdoor play spaces and prodesigned for calming play. Activities include: vides better access for children of all abilities. ■ Visual sensory pod Many of the outdoor areas have sensory ele■ The quiet cave ments to engage children in play and help them ■ Tee pees develop confidence and independent learning. ■ Books and colouring As part of Knox Council’s commitment to ■ Tactile boards creating a sustainable municipality, solar panels ■ Large floor pillows will power the entire, all-electric site and sensor Knox Festival is an all abilities event with lights have been fitted throughout to further reaccessible parking, a Changing Places facilduce energy use. Water tanks will recycle ity, sealed paths, visual communications stormwater for the toilets and the children’s outboards and service animals permitted. door water play activities.
Knox Festival on March 4
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