Early childhood education
Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (10:11): I am delighted today to acknowledge the recent Early Learning Matters Week and particularly to thank the early learning educating workforce. It was particularly wonderful to meet the early childhood educators, including Hisanthe and Tess at the Green Gully Kindergarten. Thank you for the painting. I actually have the wonderful painting and gave one as well to my mother, who is 92 and really appreciated it. So thanks to Hisanthe and Tess and also to Prabh, Archi, Syed and Hayley at Aspire in Cranbourne West. It was really wonderful to spend time there. Their commitment to fostering an inclusive and nurturing learning environment is inspiring. I would also like to thank Julie, who is an educator at the Judy Clarkson Cranbourne Day Care and Kindergarten Centre, and two of their young learners. We have the Minister for Transport Infrastructure at the table, and both of us were lucky enough to meet Catherine and Alaska. They are topnotch children, and I have got their artwork as well on my fridge. This just shows that the future is indeed bright.