You can now register for StrongStart BC online!
StrongStart BC is a free early learning program, funded by the Ministry of Education and Child Care, for pre-school children aged 0–5 years old… and their parents, grandparents, and/or caregivers. Come out to enjoy play time, free play, circle time with songs, stories, crafts, and more provided during each session!
StrongStart is a program that offers today's families an opportunity to provide their young children with problem-solving and social skills that will help them successfully manage the school years and beyond. Time spent participating in a StrongStart program is a wonderful way to begin introducing your child to your neighborhood school community.
StrongStart runs on Mondays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the GYM at REDFISH Elementary School.
It is also offered at the following SD8 elementary schools…
South Nelson Elementary on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Blewett Elementary on Wednesdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rosemont Elementary on Thursdays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hume Elementary on Fridays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
For more information, please visit the Nelson StrongStart Facebook group HERE.
If you have difficulties registering your child, please email Liane STUDER at Rosemont Elementary at clerical.roe@sd8.bc.ca.
For questions about the program, please feel free to email Jen POPOFF, StrongStart Program Facilitator, directly at nelsonstrongstart@kootenaykids.ca.
Parent and Child Time (PACT) is a free program for parents/caregivers of children aged birth to 5 years old. Feel free to drop in for crafts, activities, circle time, snacks, and fun!
REDFISH Parent and Child Time is offered on Friday mornings from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the GYM at REDFISH Elementary School.
For more information, contact Julie at 250-229-2167 or jpoetsch@cbal.org.
PACT is provided, in collaboration with REDFISH Elementary, by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) with support from the Kootenay Lake Family Network (KLFN).
Like us on Facebook at 'Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Kaslo/Balfour'.
