Parents struggling to find childcare will have a new resource soon. The Victoria Early Years Centre, run out of the Saanich Neighbourhood place, has launched a new website called to connect parents to caregivers and service providers on Southern Vancouver Island.
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Over 200 centres, drop-in programs and resources are listed on the website, as well as a detailed events calendar specifically catered to kids aging from prenatal to six years old.
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Gordon also said that many parents assume services and information through the Early Years Centre are only available to more vulnerable populations, but in actuality they are available to everyone.
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While the site officially launches on Monday, it is already up and running and has received good reviews from parents asked to test it out.
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Gordon said the most popular features of the site include a B次元官网网址減rint functionB次元官网网址� that acts like an online shopping cart so you can find your information later, and the drop-in calendar that allows parents to find open spaces on short notice.
On Monday June 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Saanich Neighbourhood Place at 3100 Tillicum Road, the Early Years Centre will host a celebratory walk-through of the website.
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