Revelstoke child care operators, school district unveil new infant-toddler spaces

Revelstoke child care operators, school district unveil new infant-toddler spaces

Community members celebrated the expansion of one of Revelstoke’s child-care centres last Wednesday, as local operators work to serve a long waitlist of families. The Revelstoke Child Care Society (RCCS) and School District 19 (SD19) held an opening ceremony July 15 in the Farwell building to cut the ribbon on 12 new infant-toddler spaces at the expanded Stepping Stones Child Care Centre. This expansion project received more than $1.1 million fr…

More childcare spaces needed as families face estimated $35,000 income impact annually

Tracy Spanier, co-executive director of Revelstoke Child Care Society and Amanda Maltais, Stepping Stones lead infant toddler educator show off the newest infant and toddler space in Revelstoke. Photo by Lys Morton/Revelstoke Mountaineer Growth in local childcare remains slow for the 160 families still waiting for a space with Revelstoke Child Care Society or other childcare options in town. In a recent Childcare Needs Assessment report conducte…