More than 170 childcare spaces in Kelowna are converting to the provincial government’s $10-a-day program. The BC government announced 1,370 new spaces across the province on Tuesday, including a combined 92 spaces at two BGC Okanagan facilities and another 79 spaces at the Dilworth Mountain YMCA centre. “Quality childcare is a necessity for families. The $10-a-day childcare spaces will help ease the financial burden families face,” said Kirstie Blanleil, director of operations, BGC Okanagan. Placements in the $10-a-day program reduce the average cost of child care from $1,000 a month at participating facilities to $200 a month, per child. The government is gradually expanding the program and says more places will be created in the “coming months”. By the end of the year, there will be 12,500 positions in BC, up from 6,500 in April.
