Kelowna approves zoning changes to expand child care access
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The City of Kelowna has approved two separate rezoning applications that will allow for new licensed child care centres in neighbourhoods seeing growing demand for services.
The approved changes apply to properties at 3466 Hall Road in southeast Kelowna and 4578 Raymer Road near École Bellevue Creek Elementary School. Each site will now permit the operation of a child care centre classified as “major,” meaning they can serve more than eight children.
City planning staff say the move aligns with Kelowna’s Official Community Plan, which encourages the development of small-scale, accessible child care options across both rural and suburban areas.
“These centres will help address the increasing need for child care in Kelowna, especially in neighbourhoods where families often face limited options,” staff said in a report to council.
