New Child-Care Centre for Acadia University Campus
A new daycare at Acadia university is in the planning stages. (Province of Nova Scotia / File)
Families in the Wolfville area will benefit from more access to child care with plans underway to build a new 104-space early learning and child-care centre on the Acadia University campus.
The centre, a partnership between the Province and Acadia, will be built on university property. It will offer spaces and programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
“This partnership between Acadia University and the Province means that more families will have access to child care,” said Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. “Our government is collaborating with partners like Acadia so that finding child care is not a barrier for Nova Scotian families to work.”
The centre is part of the Province’s broader efforts to expand access to child care, supported through the Canada–Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
Quotes:
“Today’s announcement is great news for families in Wolfville. Adding to the over 7,000 child-care spots already announced in the province, these new spaces will further help reduce costs for parents. These are generational investments in families, our economy and the future of our children.”
— Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, on behalf of Anna Gainey, Canada’s Secretary of State for Children and Youth
“Adding this facility to our campus, being able to respond to the needs of our families and students and community, is a significant milestone for Acadia and Wolfville. And, of course, the biggest beneficiaries of the new child-care centre are going to be the children who get to attend. We’re most excited for them!”
— Jeff Hennessy, President, Acadia University
Quick Facts:
- since 2021, more than 7,300 new child-care spaces have been announced across the province
- Nova Scotia has signed a five-year extension to the Canada–Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement and the Canada-Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, worth more than $1 billion total
- the extended agreements will be in place until March 31, 2031, ensuring continued funding to sustain and build upon the transformative progress to date
Additional Resources:
More information about child-care in Nova Scotia and creating new spaces is at: https://www.childcarenovascotia.ca/
Canada–Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement: https://www.canada.ca/en/early-learning-child-care-agreement/agreements-provinces-territories/nova-scotia-canada-wide-2021.html