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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…
Kelowna child care fees grew during pandemic: Study
A new study found that child care costs grew in Kelowna during the pandemic while…
‘Huge need’ remains for childcare in the Central Okanagan
With the recent announcement of new childcare spaces across the province, the executive director of…
New childcare spaces set to open in Kamloops, Okanagan
Okanagan and Kamloops families will soon have access to more childcare spaces. The province announced…
More than 200 new child care spaces coming to Vernon
The City of Vernon has announced that more than 200 much-needed new childcare spaces are…
Working from home during COVID-19 just might free up childcare spaces as lockdown eases
Opening up the economy in the coming weeks will depend, in part, on having functioning…
84 new childcare spaces for Kamloops, but first help goes to frontline workers
During a pandemic might not be the best time to start a new business, but…
YMCA will have licensed out of school care for children essential service workers in Kelowna
The YMCA will be offering licensed out of school care for children of essential service…
B.C. creates referral service for essential workers struggling to find child care
A central referral system was launched today for essential services workers in B.C. who need…
The cost of inaccessible childcare in B.C. is higher than we might think
When Jaycee Elsby moved to Kamloops this year, she naturally pursued her chosen career as…