Media Contacts

Ministry of Education and Child Care

Media Relations
esme.mills@gov.bc.ca
250 896-4891

Genevieve Lemaire

Press Secretary to Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development
Genevieve.lemaire@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Backgrounders

New Métis child care centres information

This backgrounder contains additional information on anticipated opening dates of the six projects that will create 209 new licensed child care spaces in Fort St. John, Kelowna, Mission, Port Alberni, Terrace and Vernon.

FORT ST. JOHN:  49 spaces; opening fall 2025

KELOWNA: 24 spaces; opening fall 2024

MISSION: 24 spaces; opening fall 2024

PORT ALBERNI: 34 spaces; opening spring 2025

TERRACE:  44 spaces; opening spring 2025

VERNON: 34 spaces; opening spring 2025