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Little Oysters in Fanny Bay celebrates expansion of 44 new child care spaces
The expansion, backed by the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund, will triple Little Oysters’ capacity and bring nearly 100 children and students to the academy.
- On Thursday, September 10, Beachcombers Academy and Little Oysters Child Care held a ceremonial ribbon cutting in Fanny Bay, celebrating the opening of 44 new licensed child care spaces.
- The expansion is supported by The ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund, a joint provincial and federal effort under the Canada-British Columbia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
- President Zoe Lambert of the Beachcombers Education Society credited community support for the school's transformation from an old shingle processing facility; the academy now serves almost 100 students.
- Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne and CVRD Area A Director Daniel Arbour attended the event, where Arbour stated, "We need good education in the rural areas. It's an unbelievable achievement."
- Qualicum-Based MKM Projects managed the renovation, which tripled capacity at Little Oysters, enabling students from Campbell River and Bowser to access the school's nature-based curriculum.
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Little Oysters in Fanny Bay celebrates expansion of 44 new child care spaces
Beachcombers Academy & Little Oysters Child Care announced the opening of 44 new licensed child care spaces with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Sept. 10. Beachcombers Academy is a B.C. independent school and child care facility that offers care for children aged 30 months to school age and academics for students in kindergarten to grade 7. The academy is a registered non-profit operated by the Beachcombers Education Society. The ChildCareBC New …
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