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HAMMONDS PLAINS:<\/strong> Families in Hammonds Plains will see more early learning and child-care spaces opening in their community this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It Takes a Village Child Care Centre on Parkland Drive in Halifax is opening a second location at 1432 Hammonds Plains Road. The new centre is expected to create about 75 new child-care spaces for toddlers and preschool-aged children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNova Scotians have told us they need better access to child care, and that\u2019s exactly what we are providing,\u201d said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese new spaces are part of our updated expansion plan to increase access to child care across the province.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=’192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the first project approved under the Province\u2019s new Minor Infrastructure Program for New Early Learning and Child Care Space Creation that offers funding to licensed not-for-profit child-care providers to quickly renovate and expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is part of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, which supports the child-care system so all families have access to affordable, high-quality and inclusive care when and where they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It Takes a Village received $275,000 for renovations to the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe expansion of the It Takes a Village Child Care Centre to Hammonds Plains will make life easier for families in this wonderful community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will continue doing the necessary work to meet our goal of creating 9,500 new child-care spaces by March 2026.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”210″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are overjoyed to share the wonderful news of the opening of our newest location for It Takes A Village Daycare Society. This milestone represents not only our commitment to providing exceptional care and education but also our dedication to fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity and celebration of every child’s unique background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At It Takes A Village, we firmly believe that it takes a village to nurture and empower our children. This expansion allows us to extend our village’s reach, welcoming even more families from diverse backgrounds into our warm and supportive community.\u201d – existing or new licensed not-for-profit child-care providers can receive up to $250,000 for minor renovations that will increase child-care spaces and up to another $25,000 for administrative expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Nova Scotia, in partnership with the federal government, now invests $333 million annually in early learning and child care<\/p>\n\n\n\n – through the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement 2021-2026, the Government of Canada is contributing $605 million over five years for early learning and child care in the province<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”209″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”169″] [adrotate banner=”148″] HAMMONDS PLAINS: Families in Hammonds Plains will see more early learning and child-care spaces opening in their community this summer. It Takes a Village Child Care Centre on Parkland Drive in Halifax is opening a second location at 1432 Hammonds Plains Road. The new centre is expected to create about 75 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[2802,2201,6622,2,50,80,48],"class_list":["post-44733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-becky-druhan","tag-child-care","tag-child-care-expansion","tag-fall-river","tag-halifax","tag-hammonds-plains","tag-n-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Quotes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Jenna Sudds, federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Mehrad Mohammadkhani, operator, It Takes a Village Child Care Centre<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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