Childcare

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Local business ProducKIDvity produces donations for Kelowna children

Fundraising efforts from a multi-day garage sale resulted in $30,000 in donations and equipment

 

The brand-new Coldstream Community Hall was unveiled to the public Friday, May 26, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

‘It’s incredible’: Coldstream Community Hall, child care centre opens doors

The new hall has a capacity of up to 300 people and comes with a childcare centre with 84 seats

 

ProducKIDvity has signed a 15-year lease with Mission Group and Nicola Wealth to provide childcare and co-work spaces in the Bernard Block. (ProducKIDvity)

Building blocks for new childcare spaces in downtown Kelowna

The company third downtown location will provide more than 100 childcare spaces

 

Oliver Elementary was the first school in B.C. to trial the Seamless Day Kindergarten. (Google Maps)

B.C. pilot that turns Kindergarten classrooms into daycare spaces deemed huge success

The program integrates before- and after-school care into the kindergarten classroom

Oliver Elementary was the first school in B.C. to trial the Seamless Day Kindergarten. (Google Maps)
Robert De Niro performing stand up.

Robert De Niro, at 79, becomes a father for the 7th time

Robert De Niro has welcomed another child. The 79-year-old is now the…

Robert De Niro performing stand up.
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Ground breaks on student housing and childcare facility at Vernon’s Okanagan College campus

The project will provide 100 beds for students and 44 childcare spaces

(Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
BC United leader Kevin Falcon (centre) speaks to staff during a visit to Starbright Childcare Centre flanked by local MLAs (l-r) Renee Merrifield, Norm Letnick and Ben Stewart. (Photo/Gary Barnes Capital News)

BC United leader Falcon urges NDP to keep Kelowna’s Starbright open

‘It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing’

BC United leader Kevin Falcon (centre) speaks to staff during a visit to Starbright Childcare Centre flanked by local MLAs (l-r) Renee Merrifield, Norm Letnick and Ben Stewart. (Photo/Gary Barnes Capital News)
Westyn Hoffman-Gagne and Tristan Perry share in a tea party at the Kids Kingdom Childcare Society open house Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Rebecca Willson/ Eagle Valley News)

PHOTOS: Sicamous childcare facility hosts open house to welcome families

Kids Kingdom Childcare Society to offer expanded infant, school-aged care and focus on education

Westyn Hoffman-Gagne and Tristan Perry share in a tea party at the Kids Kingdom Childcare Society open house Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Rebecca Willson/ Eagle Valley News)
Kelowna Mission MLA Renee Merrifield delivered the ‘feelings banner’ from the Starbright Children’s Development Centre rally to the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 14. (Contributed)

Strong feelings for Kelowna’s Starbright Child Centre delivered to Legislature

Starbright Children’s Development Centre was given a two-year extension on Friday, Feb. 3

Kelowna Mission MLA Renee Merrifield delivered the ‘feelings banner’ from the Starbright Children’s Development Centre rally to the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 14. (Contributed)
A crowd of around 150 people gathered at Starbright child development care centre to celebrate their new two-year extension but also to continue their fight to keep the centre alive. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Kelowna childcare facility given two-year extension, supporters shine at rally

“The Starbright parents have been absolute and committed advocates for their children”

A crowd of around 150 people gathered at Starbright child development care centre to celebrate their new two-year extension but also to continue their fight to keep the centre alive. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Photo/Starbright)

Takin’ it to the streets: Rally for Kelowna’s Starbright this weekend

Rally will be held in front of Starbright, 1546 Bernard Avenue, Feb. 4, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Photo/Starbright)
Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Contributed)

NDP ‘tone-deaf’ to families with children that have developmental needs: Kelowna MLA

‘They are not consulting with families…they are not actually listening’

Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Contributed)
Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Photo/Starbright)

Kelowna child development centre continues to shine in face of closure

‘Our agency has been a hub of services for decades’

Starbright Child Development Centre is set to close at the end of June. (Photo/Starbright)
Children’s backpacks and shoes are seen at a CEFA (Core Education and Fine Arts) Early Learning daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. Families in Nunavut are now paying an average of $10 a day for child care, the first jurisdiction to achieve the goal under a Canada-wide plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?

Shortage of early childhood educators has been an ongoing issue

Children’s backpacks and shoes are seen at a CEFA (Core Education and Fine Arts) Early Learning daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. Families in Nunavut are now paying an average of $10 a day for child care, the first jurisdiction to achieve the goal under a Canada-wide plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Liberals aim to secure long-term role for feds in national child-care system

New legislation introduced, does not make any specific financial promises

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Sarah Fennell, along with several Greater Victoria parents, is speaking out after paying a $1,100 deposit for a daycare spot. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Saanich daycare kerfuffle reveals dire state of childcare in Greater Victoria

Non-refundable deposit not returned once parents learned of provider’s criminal history

Sarah Fennell, along with several Greater Victoria parents, is speaking out after paying a $1,100 deposit for a daycare spot. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
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Central Okanagan childcare spaces expanding

Schools to offer before- and after-school daycare sites

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Applications for B.C.’s $10-a-day child care program opened June 20. (Black Press Media file photo)

Applications open for $10-a-day child care as B.C. doubles number of spaces available

Spaces to expand from 6,500 to 12,500 by December, province says

Applications for B.C.’s $10-a-day child care program opened June 20. (Black Press Media file photo)
Like many infants, Carolyn Foggo’s son Cobe needs a hypallergenic formula. (Photo credit/Taylor Kizyma)

West Kelowna mom wrestles with baby formula shortage

Baby formula shortage in the U.S. being felt in the Okanagan

Like many infants, Carolyn Foggo’s son Cobe needs a hypallergenic formula. (Photo credit/Taylor Kizyma)
The Little Phoenix Daycare officially opened in Victoria Thursday. The centre is the first trauma-informed daycare in B.C. and only the second in Canada. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

B.C.’s first trauma-informed daycare opens in Victoria

Little Phoenix aims to inform policy and inspire similar approaches to childcare

The Little Phoenix Daycare officially opened in Victoria Thursday. The centre is the first trauma-informed daycare in B.C. and only the second in Canada. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)