Child, Youth and Family Services
Executive Council
July 26, 2013
Wabush Child Care Centre Receives Funding Support
To further support the development of regulated child care services
throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Government is making an
additional investment of $107,000 to the Building Blocks Child Care Centre
in Wabush. Children, families and staff of Building Blocks, as well as
representatives of Labrador West Child Care Incorporated, joined the
Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services,
at the child care centre today for this funding announcement.
“I am delighted to announce an additional investment of $107,000 in
operational funding for the Building Blocks Child Care Centre in Wabush,”
said Minister Johnson. “This brings our government’s total investment in the
centre to over $699,100 in developmental and operational funding since 2011.
This funding provides the necessary support that allows Building Blocks to
continue offering quality and affordable child care to families with young
children enrolled in the centre’s child care program.”
The Building Blocks Child Care Centre, which is licensed for 60 regulated
child care spaces, has a current enrollment of 40 children in three
homerooms. As a result of recently hiring additional staff, the centre will
be opening a fourth homeroom in September creating 15 more spaces.
“This investment will help meet a real need by providing safe and reliable
child care for Labradorian families,” said the Honourable Nick McGrath,
Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs. “Initiatives such as this help to
enrich our communities, and I am pleased to support the additional child
care resources for the Labrador West region.”
The Child Care Capacity Initiative which is a key component of the 10-Year
Child Care Strategy,
Caring For Our Future, provides start-up and
operational funding to non-profit organizations for the development of
regulated child care spaces in communities throughout the province. Since it
was first launched in 2006, this initiative has created over 420 additional
spaces as a result of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s support
of capacity building projects, such as the Building Blocks Child Care
Centre.
“Without the help from our staff, volunteers, community partners, and the
Provincial Government, we would not have two very successful centres in
Labrador West today,” said Tanya Hatch, Board Chairperson of Labrador West
Child Care Inc. “We are pleased to provide affordable and quality child care
services to families through our centres, Building Blocks and the After
School Zone. Child care services in Labrador West have been in great demand
for some time now and we are very pleased with all the support that has been
given to make child care services a reality.”
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future allocates an investment of $31.1
million for child care in Newfoundland and Labrador with a focus on
continuing the implementation of
Caring For Our Future.
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Photo:
The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services makes funding announcement while visiting the Building Blocks Child Care Centre in Wabush - July 26, 2013.
Media contacts:
Michelle Hunt
Director of Communications
Department of Child, Youth and Family Services
709-729-5148, 725-1593
michellehunt@gov.nl.ca |
Roger Scaplen
Director of Communications
Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
Labrador Affairs Office
709-729-1674
rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca |
Tanya Hatch
Chairperson
Labrador West Child Care Incorporated
709-944-8400, Ext. 6166
tanya.hatch@live.ca |
2013 07 26
11:50 a.m.