PHOTO: Like many Western Plains Shires, Gilgandra needs more childcare options to help retain workers within the region. (Picture: Aussie Kindies)
A Childcare Forum took place in Gilgandra recently to tackle the shortage of available childcare in the area and the related challenges of retaining workers in the region.
Gilgandra Shire Council representatives and staff from NSW Health, local schools, Ambulance Service and the Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) discussed impacts that lack of childcare has in the Shire with regard to a caregiver’s ability to return to the workforce.
Gilgandra shire currently has one long day care centre, two accredited Family Day Care providers and two Preschools – one in Gilgandra the other in Tooraweenah…