Council to receive presentation on Child Care Survey findings tonight

Prince Rupert City Council members will get a chance to review a presentation on the recently completed Community Child Care Survey,  offering the  opportunity for councillors to ask questions related to a range of recommendations that will come as part of the 50 page report.

Set to present their findings to Council are, Alison Watson, Kate Toye and Liliana Gragowska of Watson Projects

The document which is available as part of the Council Agenda for tonight (pages 7 to 53 ) consists of four parts.

The First an introduction to the topic and the overview that the Survey team took to their work.

Part Two features the Needs assessment and a range of findings from their survey period.

Part Three identifies the Child Care Gaps and Targets

The Final segment of the report explores the City strategies for the future as well as the recommendation of Actions.

Residents of the city had an opportunity to review the project's findings last month at an Open House that was hosted by the City at the Lester Centre.

Planning for the Child Care study was launched in August of 2019, that after the City of Prince Rupert received funding from the Provincial government.

Some of our past notes on the Child Care Study process can be reviewed below:

2020

February 20 -- City hosts Child Care Action Plan Open House tonight at Lester Centre
February 3 -- City of Prince Rupert seeks public input from Draft Study on Childcare

2019

December 12 -- City of Prince Rupert releases preliminary findings from Child Care study
September 12 -- Child Care 101: After A Monday Council Presentation Prince Rupert City Council is ready for the test on Child Care
August 21 -- Child care the theme for latest City of Prince Rupert consultation
May 27 -- Council members to hear recommendation for Child Care Assessment Study at tonight's Council Session
April 4 -- City issues call for consultants for Child Day Care Study
March 22 -- 25K for Prince Rupert as Child Care assessments to be focus for provincial funding announced for Northwest today


2018

December 14 -- City to make application for UBCM grant to explore daycare options in Prince Rupert

More notes on tonight's City Council meeting can be explored through our Council Preview.

A wider overview of City Council discussion themes can be reviewed from our Council Discussion Archive page.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.