By CKPG Today

Childcare

Work begins this week on new Lheidli T’enneh childcare centre

Jul 18, 2023 | 12:29 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation announced Tuesday that site preparation work for its new childcare centre will begin Wednesday.

Funding for the new childcare centre was announced by the provincial government in May 2021. It will be located at the entrance to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park near The Exploration Place.

The new facility will include space for 24 infants and toddlers, 25 for children aged three years to kindergarten and 26 for school-aged children. Programming will emphasize the Dakelh language and culture and include Elder involvement, storytelling, songs, dancing and land-based learning.

“Our nation has waited a longtime to begin work on a childcare centre that incorporates Lheidli T’enneh and Dakelh values and principles,” says LTFN Councillor Kyle McIntosh.

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“Our intital priority project was out new health centre which opened last year in the Northside subdivision. We can now focus on construction of our childcare centre. We have known for several years that Prince George requires more childcare spaces and we wanted to create an Indigenous focused childcare centre that welcomes all children.”

The project is expected to be completed late next year.