May 19, 2016

Merrifield, Mickleham has secured its first childcare centre with Kool Kidz Childcare and Kindergarten establishing a state-of-the-art, purpose-built early learning facility in a thriving new community. Gibson Property Corporation purchased this site after having previously developed a Kool Kidz situated in Mill Park earlier this year.

“We are very excited to be able to deliver Merrifield’s first childcare centre. This is the second childcare centre we are developing for Kool Kidz and we look forward to developing many more in the coming years.” Charles Gibson, Director of GPC shared.

The new childcare and kindergarten designed by Co-lab Architecture will be located on the corner of Errol Boulevard and Bendigo Street, in the heart of the living precinct at Merrifield.
Construction will commence mid-2016 and the centre will be operational by mid-2017. Kool Kidz Merrifield will cater for 168 children from 8 weeks of age through to preschool.

Kool Kidz is a privately owned, family run business that offers a premium experience for families, featuring higher than required staff-to-children ratios, an in-house chef preparing fresh nutritious meals, specially designed playrooms and playground areas and carefully selected passionate, highly-trained educators.

This is the first early educational facility to be confirmed for Merrifield, to be joined by three schools and a tertiary institution.
The Hume City Council places strong importance on educational infrastructure in the region and is pleased with the securement of the first childcare centre at Merrifield.

“With significant population growth within the Hume region expected over the next 10 years, schools and childcare facilities are extremely necessary in any new development,” stated the Hume Mayor, Cr Helen Patsikatheodorou.

“The vision for Merrifield was always to create a sustainable way of life for our customers, complete with a living and employment precinct, lifelong education options and a thriving city centre. Three schools are earmarked for the site along with another childcare centre once the population reaches certain thresholds,” said Matthew Planner, Director of Merrifield.

For more information about Kool Kidz Merrifield please call 1800 KOOL KIDZ (566 554)

 

 

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