{"id":185103,"date":"2025-01-23T20:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=185103"},"modified":"2025-01-23T20:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:39:50","slug":"district-selects-program-provider-for-64-childcare-spaces-at-fairvern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/district-selects-program-provider-for-64-childcare-spaces-at-fairvern\/","title":{"rendered":"District selects program provider for 64 childcare spaces at Fairvern"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The District of Muskoka has selected Muskoka Family Focus out of two qualifying bidders to run the Fairvern Early Learning and Child Care Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Centre will provide 64 new licensed childcare spaces for children up to the age of four. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a report provided to the District last year, staff was directed to proceed to secure the design and construction of the Fairvern Early Learning and Child Care Centre at a total cost of $5,566,805, of which $576,000 was provided through a Ministry of Education grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Town of Huntsville, the largest municipality in the District, benefits from less than 25% of the licensed spaces despite having almost 37% of Muskoka\u2019s day care aged children. Additional supply is required in the community to offset this disparity and address growing demand,” states a report provided to the District’s Community and Planning Services Committee by Heather Elliott, Director of Human Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is part of the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care system. The report states that to increase the access rate in Huntsville, the Directed Growth Strategy includes 142 centre-based spaces targeted to Huntsville (not including Home Child Care), comprised of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n