VERNON – Almost $60,000 in provincial funding will help create 28 new licensed child-care spaces in Vernon, Minister of Children and Family Development and Okanagan-Vernon MLA Tom Christensen announced today.“We are committed to creating new child-care spaces to help meet the needs of Vernon families,” said Christensen. “These projects – and others getting underway across the province – will help us reach our goal of creating 2,000 additional, licensed child-care spaces in British Columbia.” The North Okanagan Child Care Society is receiving close to $50,000 to open 12 new infant and toddler spaces and retain 132 spaces at the West Vernon Children’s Centre. “We are pleased to receive this capital grant that will enable us to address the high need for toddler child care,” said Lynne Reside, executive director of the North Okanagan Child Care Society. “We will be able to open new spaces and increase access to safe, healthy and nurturing learning environments for children as well as supporting families and communities.”P.W. Diamond Drilling is also receiving more than $9,400 to support the creation of 16 new licensed child-care spaces at the House of Dwarves Daycare. The new child-care spaces for children 30 months and older will bring the total number of spaces at the centre to 86.
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