18 Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst Year in Review 2022 Members of the SCECE&C Ltd Board work in partnership with the Catholic Diocese Sandhurst, CatholicCare Victoria and Catholic Education Sandhurst, to ensure the professional oversight and governance of early childhood education and care within the Diocese. The Board is supported by the Child Safe and the Audit and Risk CSA&R Committee, which has oversight of Child Safe Standards, Occupational Health and Safety, Finances and Risk Management. Much has been achieved since the inception of SCECEC&C Ltd, including the formation of Board Directors and the endorsement of a number of important documents, including the SCECE&C Ltd Constitution, Child Safety Framework, Emergency Management Plans, and a Quality Framework for Early Childhood Provision. A Board evaluation was conducted in October of 2021 leading to the development of an Improvement Plan and a draft Growth Strategy was presented to the Board in April 2021, outlining potential areas for growth and development of early childhood services in the Diocese. In line with the Growth Strategy, SCECE&C Ltd applied to the Victoria Building Blocks Capacity Building Grant Stream in 2021 for provision in Nagambie, Kialla and Echuca and an expansion grant for St Mel’s Kindergarten in Shepparton. The Echuca, St Mel’s and Nagambie applications were successful with grants allocated as follows: • Echuca – Integrated Children’s Centre Grant for the Echuca Early Childhood Community Hub $3.1 Million • Shepparton – St Mel’s Kindergarten Expansion Grant $372, 133 • Nagambie – Building Blocks Capacity Modular Grant to construct the Nagambie Community Early Learning Centre $1.8 Million In addition, SCECE&C Ltd was notified of the following grants provided through the Early Childhood Building JULIE COBBLEDICK From Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education & Care Ltd Sandhurst Catholic Early Childhood Education and Care Limited (SCECE&C Ltd) was established as a subsidiary company to Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited (CES Ltd) in September 2020 and became the approved provider for Early Childhood Services within the Diocese of Sandhurst. “The central objective of SCECE&C is to operate settings for early childhood education and care that pursue this twofold mission of evangelisation and education, embodying and fostering the Christian understanding of the human person. Everything about these settings contributes to their mission of evangelising and educating in the Christian tradition.” Initial Directions Statement by Bishop Shane Mackinlay
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