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Kamloops daycare with hundreds on waitlist plans expansion
A Kamloops daycare planning an expansion has a waitlist nearing 1,000. Children's Circle Childcare Centre…
Majority of BC residents support $10 a day childcare, but more spaces needed: poll
BC residents overwhelmingly support $10 a day daycare although less than 10% of all licensed…
$2 million for new school-based daycare slots in Penticton
There are new childcare spaces at a daycare on elementary school grounds in Penticton. The…
Kelowna’s Childhood Connections fighting to keep its doors open
Childhood Connections, a not-for-profit organization in Kelowna that offers several childcare resources, has lost its…
The BC experiment that could transform child-care work
In 2021, the federal government promised $30 billion over five years to create tens of…
‘MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE:’ Kelowna daycare boosted rates to $1,700 per month
Parents at a Kelowna day care are looking for answers after fees were raised $800…
Why an Okanagan family is moving back to Vancouver to find childcare
The state of childcare in the Okanagan seems to have reached a crisis point and…
Parents fight back against B.C. defunding Kelowna child development centre
There’s an old adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Parents with children at…
Kelowna child development centre fighting closure by provincial government
Kelowna’s Starbright Children’s Development Centre has been helping preschool children with special needs for 57…
Little recourse for B.C. parents overcharged for daycare
Parents who believe they're getting overcharged by their daycare are worried about losing their kid’s…
Why you probably can’t find $10-a-day day care in Kamloops, Okanagan
As B.C. tries to expand its affordable day care program, parents are still trying to…
B.C. looking for daycares to join $10 a day childcare plan
The B.C. government is taking applications from child care providers as it expands the $10…
B.C. government creating 240 childcare spaces in Okanagan
The province is creating 240 new childcare spaces in throughout the Okanagan. Four child care…
Addressing chronic childcare challenges is a big job in the Okanagan
Many parents are faced with years-long waitlists for childcare centres in the Okanagan but most…
‘Crisis situation’: New Kamloops daycare fills quickly, underlines childcare crunch
A new childcare centre is opening in Kamloops after one and a half years of…