Qualicum Beach Families Will Benefit From New Child Care Centre

Three dozen children and their families in Qualicum Beach now have access to the recently opened Into the Woods Early Learning Child Care Studio.

“Qualicum is seeing more and more young families choosing to call this town home. This beautiful new child care studio will benefit families and the community for years to come and will be a place for young children to thrive,” said Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum.

“Into the Woods is a great example of how we are working with community partners and the Town of Qualicum Beach to build new child care centres where people need them most throughout B.C.”

Into the Woods is centrally located in a forested setting near the town-owned Community Park, close to the intersection of Park and Dorset roads. It will provide plenty of opportunities for children to learn, play and engage with nature.

The Town of Qualicum received nearly $1.5 million through the Province’s ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund and nearly $1 million through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities’ Community Child Care Space Creation Program.

The Town of Qualicum Beach contributed more than $218,000 to build this new child care centre that can accommodate 37 infants and children up to five years old.

Since 2018, the Province has invested $3.9 billion in the 10-year ChildCareBC plan to build access to affordable, quality inclusive child care as a core service that families can rely on.

This includes funding the creation of more than 31,800 new child care spaces.