A Richmond elementary school will soon have room for 150 more students, as part of the provincial government’s plan to expand schools quicker in growing communities.

Families in West Kelowna will have more than 165 more student spaces as part of the government’s plan to expand schools faster.

Additional funding for early childhood educators (ECE) is helping recruit and retain staff in the child care sector, leading to a more supported workforce and better outcomes for children and families.

Families and children living in the Vancouver Marpole neighbourhood will benefit from 69 new child care spaces integrated into the newly rebuilt David Lloyd George Elementary school.

Students and families are one step closer to having a new elementary school with construction starting in the Township of Langley’s Willoughby Heights area.

Thirty-six children and their families in Lake Errock now have access to the new Sq’ewlets Child Care Centre.

The 2024-25 intake of the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund is open for applications until Aug. 2, 2024.

Penticton children and their families are benefiting from 34 new before- and after-school child care spaces at the Leapin Lizard’s Daycare Centre located on the grounds of Columbia Elementary school.