Take a look at the Northcote Early Parenting Centre

Designs for the Northcote Early Parenting Centre were led by architecture firm, Brand Architects. Brand Architects consulted childcare experts and traditional owners as part of the design process.

Main construction is starting soon 

We’re getting ready for main construction to start on the Northcote Early Parenting Centre. 

Contractor City Circle demolished existing buildings on the 30 Green Street, Northcote site, paving the way for main construction to start. 

Main construction works will ramp up over the coming months. It takes around 12 months to construct an Early Parenting Centre.

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At peak construction, there will be around 50 construction workers and trades working hard to build the Northcote Early Parenting Centre and providing a boost to local businesses.

What is an Early Parenting Centre? 

Early Parenting Centres support parents or carers with children up to four years old. They help build parenting skills and confidence by providing help with: 

• sleep and settling 
• parent-child bonding and attachment 
• child behaviour and development 
• strengthening parenting capacity 
• building community connections. 

The Northcote Early Parenting Centre will be managed by the Tweddle Child and Family Health Service who has provided essential support for babies, toddlers, and families across Victoria for more than 100 years.

About the Early Parenting Centres expansion and upgrade program

The Northcote Early Parenting Centre is one of eleven new or upgraded facilities being delivered through the Victorian Government's Early Parenting Centres (EPC) expansion and upgrade program.

The program is delivering:

• upgrades to two existing EPCs in Footscray (complete) and Noble Park (complete)
• nine new EPCs in growing areas across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Seven of the new centres are complete.

Find out more about the early parenting centres expansion and upgrade program.