District of Squamish has received a grant to built a municipally-owned childcare facility at Valleycliffe Elementary School. Construction is expected to begin this summer, and it is is expected to be open by next fall.
The District received $2,000,100 from the B.C. ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund to build a municipally-owned childcare facility at Valleycliffe Elementary School. This facility will located in a 250 square metre stand-alone building at the school.
It will be supported by a long-term lease agreement between School District 48 and District of Squamish, and operated long-term by Sea to Sky Community Services Society.
“We are grateful to the Province for these funds that will support the expansion of childcare facilities in our community,” said Mayor Karen Elliott. “Access to quality, affordable childcare is essential to community health and vitality, early childhood development and a family’s ability to earn an income, especially mothers. We have long advocated for increased childcare spaces, affordability, better wages and local educational opportunities for Early Childhood Educators in Squamish and this initiative represents the efforts of much collaboration and dedication as part of our continued and ongoing work of removing barriers to help all families access quality childcare.”
