Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Penticton getting closer to daycare spot goals
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (255+ words) Penticton has added more than 520 licensed child-care spaces since 2021, reaching about 70 per cent of its goal to create 722 new spaces by 2030. City council will receive an update on the Child Care Action Plan during its regular meeting on Aug. 4, outlining…...
Winlaw Elementary School welcomes new child care provider
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (92+ words) Castanet School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) has partnered with Berry Patch Daycare to provide child care services at Winlaw Elementary School starting Sept. 8. Berry Patch Daycare is owned and operated by Megan Hadikin of Creston, and will offer licensed child care…...
Osoyoos councillor says new childcare spaces will help attract young families
1+ week, 5+ day ago (347+ words) An Osoyoos councillor says a newly announced childcare space will help attract young families and resources to the town. Last week, Dharma Kids Centre announced it will be opening a second infant and toddler facility along Highway 3 in the South…...
Ottawa adding $5.4B for child care; provinces, advocates had warned progress at risk
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (551+ words) The federal government is giving provinces and territories an additional $5.4 billion over two years for the national $10-a-day child-care program, money the minister is framing as stabilizing the program. The program that started rolling out across the country in 2021 set…...
Shaw: B.C. weighs social services super-ministry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (573+ words) The B.C. government has launched talks with social service providers on how to better integrate its programs—a move that could end up leading to the merger of the ministries of social development and children and youth. “As you all know,…...
Finding the right child care fit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (516+ words) Bloom & Play Early Learning Centre is opening its second Kelowna location at Academy Way and is inviting families to get a first look at the new centre during its upcoming Open House. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the…...
Survey asks families for input about future of child care in B.C.
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (134+ words) The provincial government has launched a survey to hear directly from families, early childhood educators and child care operators about their experiences with childcare in B.C. Currently in English only, the survey will be available in French, Punjabi, simplified Chinese and…...
More than 100 Kelowna families left scrambling after sudden daycare closure
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (681+ words) More than 100 Kelowna families are scrambling for childcare after ProducKIDvity's Bernard facility in downtown Kelowna was abruptly closed. The childcare centre, located at The Block development at St. Paul Street and Bernard Avenue, was licensed to care for up to…...
CBT grants help to ensure daycare centres remain functional for years to come
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (515+ words) The Appledale Daycare Society is upgrading for future generations. To help ensure they remain safe, functional and sustainable for years to come, the Appledale Children’s Centre is replacing windows and its hot water heater, sealing foundation cracks and other exterior…...
YMCA daycare at Kelowna airport expands
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) The Kelowna Airport YMCA Child Care Centre only opened three years ago, but it has already grown. Mayor Tom Dyas, Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr and airport CEO Sam Samaddar cut the ribbon on a 24 space expansion on Wednesday. “With this…...