On Monday, the provincial Ministry of Children and Family Development announced that $33 million in child care capital funding across the province, including $6,465 for the Bowen Children’s Centre (BCC).
BCC’s Executive Director Ann Silberman says this was the third year in a row she has applied for this funding. She says the money is a critical contribution towards the Infant-Toddler Wing that is currently under construction.
“It covers about a quarter of that cost,” she says. “But also, it is significant because it means the government recognizes Bowen Island has a need. I intend to leverage that to get more funding in the future.”
Silberman says her goal is to ensure that parents of young children are not burdened with the cost of the addition’s mortgage as part of their daycare fees.
She would like to thank: the BCC board, Joseph Cook for his leadership and business acumen, and Maureen Whitney for her support in a crucial hour.
“It takes a village,” says Silberman.
