It’s only two years old but the Early Start folks at University of Wollongong had plenty of reasons to celebrate the milestone on Tuesday.
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Early Start chief operating officer Anita Kumar was quite chuffed that since first opening its doors in May 2015, more than 200,000 children, families and carers have crawled through the Discovery Space’s giant inflatable intestine and experienced the many delights of this hands-on learning space.
She was even more proud of the fact in 2016 Early Start provided support to 1347 children and their families in 41 early education and care centres in regional and remote Australia through face-to-face and virtual programs.
‘’Early Start is delighted to contribute to children’s development and their love for learning. This celebration continues to focus on that commitment and helps us reflect on our journey,’’ Ms Kumar said.
Birthday celebrations have seen a week of music-inspired games, workshops, special guests, activities and giveaways at the Early Start Discovery Space. The Little Ngargens Dance Troupe also performed.
Ms Kumar also took heart from the fact 39 per cent of visitors to the Early Start Discovery Space were first-time visitors to a university campus. She also was pleased 2933 primary school children last year participated in curriculum-based learning through school excursions.
