Tag: childcare

Lhtako Dene Nation's historic child welfare agreement with the Province of British Columbia on takes effect today, January 6.

The Tŝilhqot'in Nation Nitsilʔin-Qi (Council of Chiefs), with the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Jodie Wilkens, the B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development announced that the three governments have extended their coordination agreement to advance First Nations-led child and family services.

The Ministry of Education and Childcare announced 640 new childcare spaces on school grounds will be up and running come the start of this new school year in September. Williams Lake's Chilcotin Road Elementary School was allocated funds for 20 new spaces. In addition to the new spaces, the Ministry announced changes to its childcare affordability programs to make them more accessible and cheaper on parents.

The Cariboo Regional District is contributing funding to support the construction of a childcare centre with Interior Health. Finding a childcare and daycare centre in the Cariboo-Chilcotin is one of the main reasons bringing in long-term healthcare professionals to the region has been difficult, says Al Richmond, Chair of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board (CCRHD).