After-school Care

• Penticton daycare centre closes to make room for larger child-care facility

  An early learning education program in Penticton has officially closed down in order to make room for a larger child-care facility.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
  
• B.C. unveils new $145-per-month child-care subsidy for school-aged kids

  Starting Sept. 1, the province is rolling out a new subsidy program that will reduce the cost of such programs by up to $145 per child per month.

  Education

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• ‘We are stuck’: After-school care an extra worry for B.C. parents amid COVID-19

  The B.C. government is still grappling with what to do about child-care before and after school.

  Education

  Aug 5, 2020
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• Providers have mixed reaction to Alberta’s $25-a-day child care plan

  Some early childhood educators believe the Notley government's new $25-a-day public daycare plan will improve access and affordability, others believe too many families will be left out.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2016
• ‘Not enough spaces’: Families share child care wait-list nightmares

  "Basically you need to put your name down [on the wait list] as soon as you see a little pink line on the pregnancy test," one mom warned.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2016
• Education minister puts kibosh on Edmonton Catholic’s childcare space plan

  Alberta's education minister has told the Edmonton Catholic School District it cannot use certain funds to pay for portables that could be used for daycare or after-school care.

  Education

  Jan 23, 2015
• After-school care groups in Edmonton struggle to find space

  As Edmonton parents face waiting lists hundreds-long for child care, the groups providing many kinds of care are also waiting - for space.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2014