North Shore families with young children will soon have access to more programs and services aimed at helping their kids learn and grow.
Properties Family Hub in West Vancouver and the Bowen Children’s Centre, along with North Vancouver’s Cleveland Kids Club, Ridgeway Kids Club, and Parkgate Community Centre, have all been selected to host B.C. Early Years Centres serving the North Shore community.
The five locations were proposed in an application by North Shore Community Resources. As a successful applicant, the Provincial Office for the Early Years will provide $52,000 in annual funding. Properties Family Hub plans to hire one co-ordinator to manage and link all five locations.
The new centres were officially announced Friday, April 29 at an open house event at Properties Family Hub, which is located at Chartwell elementary.
B.C. Early Years Centres are tailored to meet the needs of local communities and allow parents with children up to age six to access services such as child drop-in playgroup programs, StrongStart BC programs, public health clinics, advice and referrals, and parent education workshops all under one roof, according to a press release from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
There are now 26 community organizations across the province hosting B.C. Early Years Centres.
