❓ Ms. Freeman questions the Minister for Community Services regarding the closure of the Mirrabooka Multicultural Child Care Centre, alleging the department's refusal to assist led to the closure. The Minister acknowledges the question and promises to provide an answer later.
AnsweredQoN 204Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
MIRRABOOKA MULTICULTURAL CHILD CARE CENTRE
204. Ms J.M. FREEMAN to the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the closure of the Department for Communities'
facility that houses the Mirrabooka Multicultural Child Care Centre, the
Premier's statement that this would be a caring and compassionate
government and the minister's role in delivering that.
(1) Given the
Premier's statements during the election campaign, can the minister
confirm that the centre was forced to close yesterday because the department
refused to give assistance?
(2) Given that
the department was fully aware that the management committee was not
functioning, what did it do to ensure that the service could meet its workers'
wages and entitlements?
(3) Why has
the government failed to provide assistance to ensure that this decades-old,
community-based childcare centre—the Mirrabooka Multicultural Child
Care Centre—could continue to serve the community and so that its
workers and children could continue to work at and attend that centre?
204. Ms J.M. FREEMAN to the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the closure of the Department for Communities'
facility that houses the Mirrabooka Multicultural Child Care Centre, the
Premier's statement that this would be a caring and compassionate
government and the minister's role in delivering that.
(1) Given the
Premier's statements during the election campaign, can the minister
confirm that the centre was forced to close yesterday because the department
refused to give assistance?
(2) Given that
the department was fully aware that the management committee was not
functioning, what did it do to ensure that the service could meet its workers'
wages and entitlements?
(3) Why has
the government failed to provide assistance to ensure that this decades-old,
community-based childcare centre—the Mirrabooka Multicultural Child
Care Centre—could continue to serve the community and so that its
workers and children could continue to work at and attend that centre?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question. I do not have any
information. I will come back to the member because I do not have any notes on
that at all from my department. Community kindergartens are an important part
of our community. I was a former president of my community kindergarten, so I
understand the great work they do in our community. I give the member a
commitment that I will come to her with an answer before the end of the day.
information. I will come back to the member because I do not have any notes on
that at all from my department. Community kindergartens are an important part
of our community. I was a former president of my community kindergarten, so I
understand the great work they do in our community. I give the member a
commitment that I will come to her with an answer before the end of the day.
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