Check out our home away from home for the summer! Although we are still based and licensed at the school, we plan on spending lots of time at our new home at the community centre. We've even pitched a nifty new nap tent complete with shade sails and a handwashing sink! Our daily field trip will help us celebrate our future family place building, as well as fulfill our COVID-19 safety plan by spreading out and being in the fresh air.
Major thanks to those who helped make it happen! We are an awesome community.
Major thanks to those who helped make it happen! We are an awesome community.
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May 21, 2020 Announcement
The Mayne Island Early Childhood Society (MIECS) has received a grant from the Provincial Government’s Childcare BC New Spaces fund to build a new community facility on Mayne Island. The MI Community Centre Society has leased out a parcel of land on the Centre grounds behind the tennis courts for the construction of a multi-purpose building. The new space will host an expanding number of childcare spaces, including an infant/toddler program and an after-school program for school-aged kids, as well as the existing multi-age program currently housed at the Mayne Island school. Programming for children and families of Mayne Island will also be possible through the Family Place facility, which will be legacy amenity for the community for generations to come.
Architects Sean McEwen and Mark Hamilton and General Contractor Chris Wolfs have been retained to provide design and construction of the site. The Early Childhood Society is convening a committee of community representatives to provide guidance to carry out the build, and is committed to providing as much local labour and trades opportunities as possible for the completion of the project. This project will include many opportunities for community partnerships, and many individuals and groups have already lent their support to make this grant possible.
The Childcare BC New Spaces fund provides funding to create new licensed child care, helping families access affordable, quality child care and strengthening communities across British Columbia. Through the fund, the Province is providing 90% of the total project costs to the MIECS. The CRD has generously provided Community Works funding for much of the remaining costs of the new facility.
Given the current pandemic and related circumstances, all parties are engaged in developing plans that meet the most recent health orders and keep Mayne Islanders safe. More details of the project and its development will be released in the coming weeks.
The Mayne Island Early Childhood Society (MIECS) has received a grant from the Provincial Government’s Childcare BC New Spaces fund to build a new community facility on Mayne Island. The MI Community Centre Society has leased out a parcel of land on the Centre grounds behind the tennis courts for the construction of a multi-purpose building. The new space will host an expanding number of childcare spaces, including an infant/toddler program and an after-school program for school-aged kids, as well as the existing multi-age program currently housed at the Mayne Island school. Programming for children and families of Mayne Island will also be possible through the Family Place facility, which will be legacy amenity for the community for generations to come.
Architects Sean McEwen and Mark Hamilton and General Contractor Chris Wolfs have been retained to provide design and construction of the site. The Early Childhood Society is convening a committee of community representatives to provide guidance to carry out the build, and is committed to providing as much local labour and trades opportunities as possible for the completion of the project. This project will include many opportunities for community partnerships, and many individuals and groups have already lent their support to make this grant possible.
The Childcare BC New Spaces fund provides funding to create new licensed child care, helping families access affordable, quality child care and strengthening communities across British Columbia. Through the fund, the Province is providing 90% of the total project costs to the MIECS. The CRD has generously provided Community Works funding for much of the remaining costs of the new facility.
Given the current pandemic and related circumstances, all parties are engaged in developing plans that meet the most recent health orders and keep Mayne Islanders safe. More details of the project and its development will be released in the coming weeks.
