New child-care spaces planned for Colchester, Inverness counties
The Lower Onslow Preschool Association in Masstown, Colchester County, is creating 52 spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
The East Coast Early Learning Association in Margaree, Inverness County, is adding 14 toddler and preschool spaces.
The Lower Onslow Preschool Association received $771,000 and expects to open the new spaces next spring. The East Coast Early Learning Association received $393,000, with spaces expected to open this fall.
According to the release, Nova Scotia has secured a five-year extension to its child-care agreements with the federal government, worth more than $1 billion.
The funding will continue until March 31, 2031.
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