| Situated
close to the town centre and Recreation Centre in Tandragee,
the double unit nursery will have 78 available places (52
part time and 26 full time) and is due to be operational for
the 2003/04 school year. The total cost is in the region of
£350,000. Work started on site in November 2002. The
new school will be easily accessible by road and have fully
equipped internal and external play areas. Staffing arrangements
for the school will consist of 1 Principal, 1 Assistant Teacher
and 2 Classroom Assistants.
The Mayor, Councillor Brolly commented, “On behalf of
the Council I welcome this development in education and nursery
provision in Tandragee in the form of a state-of-the-art school
development for the local community. This project has been
a long time in the planning and has involved close working
between the Council and the SELB. It is a tremendous boost
for the area to see further substantial public sector investment
such as this and it clearly demonstrates the confidence that
the Council and the SELB have in the growth of Tandragee.”
Children from St James Primary School Tandragee and Tandragee
Primary School presented Mrs Alexander and the Mayor with
a basket of flowers each to mark the occasion.
Helen McClenaghan SELB Chief Executive made the concluding
remarks, she said, “The Nursery School will add to the
already high quality education provision in Tandragee and
we hope to continue to work in partnership with existing pre-school
providers in the area. Finally, I would thank everyone for
coming here today and look forward to the day when the children
come through the doors of the new school building for the
first time.”
Tandragee Nursery School is a successful outcome of the SELB’s
Pre-School Education Expansion Programme. The main objective
of this programme is that a preschool education place is provided
for every child whose parents want a place, in the child’s
final year of pre-compulsory education.
The main contractor on site is local contractor JJ Rice &
Co, Armagh. |
