The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board now has the approval to go ahead with a new childcare centre at one of its schools in Amherstburg.
The $2.1 million centre at Stella Marais Catholic School will include 73 child care spaces, an infant room, a toddler room, and two preschool classrooms.
"This investment will provide flexibility for families and opportunity for the children of Amherstburg," said Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls.
Superintendent Melissa Farrand, who oversees child care services for the Catholic school board, agreed it "will make for a seamless transition for students when they enroll in our kindergarten at Stella Maris."
Creative Child Learning Centre will operate it. It already runs a centre on Murray Street and will move into the new centre once construction is complete.
