The purpose-built facility is to become a Wee Nippers early childhood education centre, owned and operated by Queenstown-based husband and wife team George Crossan and Simone Flight.
It will be the second centre to be opened by the couple, who opened their first Wee Nippers centre in Invercargill in November 2012.
''We took a chance and opened the centre in Invercargill, which has turned out very well,'' Ms Flight said.
''We have just loved it.
''So, developing this new centre in Mosgiel is very exciting for us,'' she said.
Mr Crossan told the Taieri Times construction work on the centre, being built by contractor Stevenson and Williams Ltd in Ayeshire Dr, started just before Christmas and was well on track, thanks to good summer weather.
''We are planning to be able to open the centre in early spring - so we are looking good for that,'' he said.
While reluctant to reveal the budget for construction of the centre, Mr Crossan said the high-spec facility would include four rooms for children of different ages, along with a large outdoor play area.
''We put a big emphasis on outdoor play for the children, so the play area is very important,'' he said.
Ms Flight said the centre would be able to cater for up to 75 children, aged from 3 months to 5 years, and at full capacity would be staffed by up to 20 full-time and five part-time teachers.
''We will be starting with a manager and a smaller team of teachers, and plan to build up from there,'' Ms Flight said.
''We have had a lot of response from parents, and our first enrolments have come in already.
''It all adds to the excitement,'' she said.
Mr Crossan believed the centre would be a great fit in the Highland Park development, which had a ''fantastic vision'' and would be very family friendly.
Highland Park developer Syd Brown said, when contacted, that work on the subdivision was going ''particularly well ... way beyond our expectations''.
A proposal was being explored to construct a health-care centre near the early childhood centre, and other facilities were also planned for the area.
''It is part of our vision to have a community hub, and that is starting to take shape,'' Mr Brown said.
''We hope to provide for the needs of the people who live in the area, as much as we can.''
