Residents in the brick pit development at Kirrawee won’t have far to go for child care.
A long day care centre with 174 places is proposed for the opposite corner of Princes Highway and Oak Road, where Dominelli Ford is situated at present.
The car firm is moving to new premises a short distance to the north along the highway, where Coates Hire once operated.
A development application for the child care centre has been submitted to Sutherland Shire Council.
The project, costing $1.9 million, would involve alterations and additions to the existing building, with facilities spread over two levels.
Vehicles would continue to enter from Oak Road, and there would be 44 on-site parking spaces.
The DA said the centre would cater for children aged from birth up to six years, and operate from 6.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
It was proposed that at any one time that there would be a maximum of 174 children on-site .
They would comprise: 0 to two years – up to a maximum of 44 children; two to three years – up to a maximum of 60 children; three to six years – up to a maximum of 70 children.
The DA said there would be 30 educational staff and three support staff.
Being next to Princes Highway did not present an air quality risk, the DA said.
Indicative background levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, airborne particulate matter (PM10), airborne particulate matter (PM2.5), lead and benzene had been assessed as being substantially lower than relevant health requirements.
