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StrongStart BC

A free early learning program for preschoolers, together with their parent/caregiver.

North Vancouver School District

Boundary Elementary: 750 East 26th Street North Vancouver 604-903-3260 Program Mon-Fri: 9:00-12:00

Eastview Elementary: 1801 Mountain Highway North Vancouver 604-903-3520 Program Hours: Mon, Wed: 12:00-3:00 Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:45-11:45

Lynnmour Elementary: 800 Forsman Avenue North Vancouver 604-903-3590 Program Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:45-11:45

Westview Elementary: 641 West 17th Street North Vancouver 604-903-3840 Program Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00-12:00 Tues, Thurs: 12:30-3:00

Mountroyal Elementary: 5310 Sonora Drive, North Vancouver 604-903-3650 Program Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:45-11:45

Seymour Heights Elementary: 2640 Carnation Street, North Vancouver 604-903-3760 Program Hours: Mon Fri: 9:00 12:00

Norgate Elementary: 1295 Sowden Street, North Vancouver, 604-903-3680 Program Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00-12:00

West Vancouver School District

Hollyburn Elementary : 1329 Duchess Avenue West Vancouver 604-981-1389 Program Hours: Mon-Fri: 12:00-3:00

Eagle Harbour Primary: 5515 Marine Drive West Vancouver 604-981-1387 Program Hours: Mon-Fri:8:45-11:30

News

Bad deal for ‘Generation Squeeze’

For a couple of years, I’ve been using some of my research time at the University of B.C. to provide evidence that the squeeze on the generation raising young kids costs the Canadian business community billions. After giving a number of presentations where business colleagues smiled, nodded gently, but resisted engaging, I approached Warren Beach at Sierra Systems, asking whether he believed my findings?” A no BS kind of guy, Warren replied “As a CA, I’ve seen many people inflate estimates, so I’m skeptical.” But as a stalwart citizen, remaining skeptical wasn’t an option for Warren. Instead, he agreed to devote some of his time, and the time of two CA colleagues, to support my team in refining the estimates.

UNICEF Report Card: Children Left Behind

A landmark report by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Report Card 9: The Children Left Behind, has found that children in many rich nations suffer greater inequality than children in other industrialized nations. Canada performs at a mediocre level overall, but lags far behind in equality of children’s material well-being which includes family income and other basic resources and conditions necessary for child development — placing 17th of 24 countries.