The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are announcing the addition of 1,202 new licensed not-for-profit child care facility spaces in 21 Saskatchewan communities as they continue to support families by providing better access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive child care. These additional spaces are part of a shared goal to create 28,000 new child care spaces in the province by the end of March 2026. The announcement follows the December 2021 expansion of 601 new spaces.
The Village of Bredenbury will receive funding for 20 child care spaces under the category of New Development.
The Village of Grayson Community Daycare will receive funding for 20 child care spaces as well under the category of New Development.
The Bredenbury Daycare Board was very excited to hear that they have been approved for 20 daycare spots. The group stated, “The idea started about 2 years ago with a huge baby boom in our town. Bredenbury has many young families living in our town and we are excited to be able to provide this service to keep people living in our community. The entire community is very supportive of a daycare in our community.”
The location of the daycare will be the old Bredenbury School. The renovation has already been preliminary started with renovations ongoing in various classrooms. The group is excited to be able to utilize the space fully and are working closely with engineers, building inspectors and contractors.
The daycare will create many jobs in the community. They hope to hire a director as soon as they can so they can take some of the planning responsibility from the board members.
There is a waiting list with very few spots left. If you have an infant, child or school age child email bredenbury@sasktel.net to get on the list.
The daycare is hoping to offer before and after school services as well but that will be dependent on staffing.
Watch for newsletters and posters on how you can donate items or cash to the new daycare and the renovation. Any and all help will be appreciated as it is a very large undertaking for the betterment of the community of Bredenbury. The group wanted to thanks everyone for continued support.
The Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, signed in August 2021, provides a federal investment of nearly $1.1 billion over five years for child care in Saskatchewan. With an average of 50 per cent child care fee reductions already announced in the province, the goal is to bring down average fees for regulated child care to $10-a-day by the end of March 2026.
The 1,202 new spaces will be integrated into communities either through new child care facilities or added into existing facilities. Some existing facilities may also choose to add additional sites.
The communities that will benefit from the spaces announced today are Asquith, Bethune, Bredenbury, Grayson, Gull Lake, Hague, Humboldt, Kindersley, Lloydminster, Martensville, Milestone, Moose Jaw, Montmartre, Pilot Butte, Outlook, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Warman and Zenon Park.