First-of-its-kind daycare comes to the Northeast
Northern Health and the YMCA BC have partnered to announce the opening of a new pilot project daycare in Fort St. John. The YMCA Robert Ogilvie Care and Learning Centre is designed to address the c...
Child care
Feelings First: Social and emotional development starts early
Our family communicates through ‘love languages’, one way to understand each other’s unique needs. Responding to love languages help us nurture and strengthen our relationships, especially in th...
Breastfeeding is easier with support: What child care providers can do
We’ve all heard the saying: “It takes a village to raise a child.” What could this mean for breastfeeding? Since breastfeeding is specific to a parent and their child, you might wonder what role...
Northern Health’s VP of Indigenous Health to sit on Expert Panel on Early Learning and Child Care Data and Research
Dr. Margo Greenwood, Northern Health’s VP of Indigenous Health, has been appointed to the federal Expert Panel on Early Learning and Child Care by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Devel...
Staff profile: Licensing officer Lisa Rice shares her thoughts on quality child care
Lisa Rice is a licensing officer, early childhood educator and former child care provider. She has seen all sides of the child care world and shared this knowledge with me! With lots of families looki...
10 tips for a happy and healthy first five years
How can we ensure that our children, families, and communities are as healthy as possible? I had the chance to ask some Northern Health experts for their thoughts and here are ten tips (in no particul...