New Child Care Spaces in SD73

We are excited to partner with Inquiring Little Minds to offer child care to SD73 families.
The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education looks forward to announcing the opening of the child care centre at Ralph Bell Elementary School, operated by Inquiring Little Minds (ILM), soon. Parents/Guardians who are interested in accessing child care may submit their child’s information to the ILM online waitlist form. More information is available on the ILM website: ilmeducationcenter.com. If you have questions about current space availability, please send an email to Inquiring Little Minds here. Read more.
At the Twin Rivers Education Centre site, the portable structures have been delivered. The next step in the process involves commencing utility preparation work during the week of September 4, 2023.
We will continue to share progress on this page under Milestones 2023.

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Oct. 26, 2023 |
Parents/Guardians who are interested in accessing child care may submit their child’s information to the ILM online waitlist form. More information is available on the ILM website: ilmeducationcenter.com. Read the "Inquiring Little Minds Child Care Centre at Ralph Bell Elementary School Open Soon" web release here. |
Oct. 24, 2023 | |
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On October 24, 2023, Inquiring Little Minds (ILM) was granted the license to operate the Child Care centre located at Ralph Bell Elementary School. On November 6, we expect that there will be a phased approach to having families bring their children into child care. This approach is commonly used to help children gain a sense of comfort with before and after school care as well as day care. ILM has been collecting families’ names and communicating with families directly. |
Sept. 1, 2023 | |
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Ralph Bell
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Twin Rivers Education Centre (Happyvale)
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Aug. 24, 2023 |
Ralph Bell
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Aug. 1, 2023 |
Ralph Bell
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July 7, 2023 | |
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On July 7, 2023, Board Chair Heather Grieve shared on behalf of the Board of Education that 72 child care spaces will open up when Inquiring Little Minds communicates a start date for intake of applications, which is expected to be in August. Read more. |
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