Parents in the Nass Valley will have more child care options by the fall of 2019.
The B.C. government is providing $492,585 to create what it says is the first fully licensed child care centre inGitlaxt’aamiks (New Aiyansh).
The Nass Child Care Centre will operated by School District 92 provide 12 infant-toddler spaces and 20 for children aged 30 months to school age.
The province says Nisga’a culture will be built into every aspect of early learning and Elders will regularly visit the centre to share oral history with the children and provide teachings to preserve language and culture.
Children will also have a free hot meal program.
“The new Nass Child Care Centre will certainly be beneficial for many young Nisga’a families in the Nass Valley who are seeking to further their education or enter the workforce,” said Eva Clayton, president of the Nisga’a Lisims Government, in a news release. “The close proximity to the schools and the Nation’s institutions will also prove beneficial to our young families.”
Construction is underway to convert former student residences into the new child care centre which is expected to be ready by September.
