A Windermere based daycare centre is now a $10-a-day ChildcareBC Centre.

As of February 1, Little Badger Early Leaning Program in ?akisqnuk/Windermere, Blossom & Bud Childcare in Creston, Stepp Stones Children’s Centre in Nakusp, Kootenay Kids Society in Nelson, Corner Stones Childcare Centre in Revelstoke all became $10-a-day ChildCareBC sites. This will lower costs for the parents of the 158 children currently learning in these spaces.

Little Badger Early Leaning Program is located in the Eva Joseph Family Centre at 3046 Highway 93/95.

Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson announced Feb. 3 that families in the Kootenays will save money on childcare bills as local childcare centres continue to become $10-a-Day ChildcareBC Centres, where fees are capped at a maximum of $200 a month.

“More and more families are able to get their kids into safe, nurturing childcare spaces here in the Kootenays,” said MLA Anderson. “And we know those spaces also need to be affordable. We’re expanding our $10-a-day childcare options across the province and here at home, making sure that everyone who needs childcare can access it, and that kids have a good start to their educational journey.”

For families earning $111,000 or less, savings can be stacked with the BC Affordable Child Care Benefit to cut fees even further, meaning some parents are able to access childcare at no cost, Anderson pointed out.

More $10-a-day spaces throughout the province will be announced in the coming months as childcare providers are confirmed to participate.

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