Child care spaces coming to Lumby, Armstrong, and other Interior communities

Nov 11, 2021 | 9:00 AM

A new provincial investment in child care will create more spaces in Interior communities, including Armstrong and Lumby.

A total of 163 spaces are being funded in the Interior, with 54 of them opening at the Early Years Centre in Lumby in March of 2022, and 25 opening in early December at the Kindale Child Care Centre in Armstrong.

Other spaces will open in Penticton, Fernie and Osoyoos.

The spaces are funded through the Province’s Child Care Rapid Renovation Fund.

“The past 20 months have made it very clear that child care is more important than ever,” said Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care.

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“On top of the uncertainty of the pandemic, parents had to juggle the stress of working from home while also caring for their kids or needing to make new child care arrangements. Our Child Care Rapid Renovation Fund is one way we’re quickly addressing the need for more affordable, quality child care spaces, while also funding long-term child care projects that will benefit families and communities for generations to come,” Chen added.

To date, the Child Care Rapid Renovation Fund has supported the creation of 912 new licensed child care spaces throughout B.C.

by Liam Verster

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