News Items tag as: daycare services

'MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE:' Kelowna daycare boosted rates to $1,700 per month
December 11, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Parents at a Kelowna day care are looking for answers after fees were raised $800 for many kids in the program to $1,700 per child, per month — after a $900 government rebate.
Why an Okanagan family is moving back to Vancouver to find childcare
December 01, 2023 - 7:30 AM

The state of childcare in the Okanagan seems to have reached a crisis point and parents are being put in near-impossible situations.
Central Okanagan parents scrambling to find daycare after centre loses 24 spots
November 05, 2021 - 3:18 PM

Central Okanagan parents are urgently trying to find a new daycare for their children after one is closing a classroom due to licensing issues and staffing shortages.
Child care appeals rising in Kamloops again
March 28, 2021 - 8:30 AM

While many of us are hoping for a return to normalcy following the pandemic, when it comes to finding child care in Kamloops "normal" isn't necessarily a good thing.
New childcare spaces set to open in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 02, 2021 - 11:18 AM

Okanagan and Kamloops families will soon have access to more childcare spaces.
Little Miracles Big On Life Skills and Fun for Vernon Children
March 30, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Children are often considered little miracles. Teachers are often credited with working little miracles.
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Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

'MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE:' Kelowna daycare boosted rates to $1,700 per month