Kelowna Airport YMCA Child Care Centre

The City of Kelowna, Kelowna International Airport (YLW), KF Aerospace and the YMCA of Southern BC are partnered to provide this child care centre on the YLW campus. The Kelowna Airport YMCA Child Care Centre enables the creation of new licensed childcare, helping families access quality, affordable and inclusive child care while strengthening the local community. 

This project serves the community in alignment with the City of Kelowna’s OCP 2040 by supporting the development of child care spaces including accessible, affordable and inclusive spaces that meet the needs of citizens living or working in the Gateway.

The Province provided approximately $3.8 million toward the Kelowna Airport YMCA Child Care centre from the ChildCare BC New Spaces Fund.

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Child Care Expansion

The Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Kelowna Airport YMCA Child Care Centre, a significant step towards addressing the critical need for affordable, inclusive, and high-quality child care in the Kelowna area.  

This expansion is a collaborative effort between the Province, City of Kelowna, YLW, KF Aerospace, and the YMCA of Southern Interior BC. The new spaces are made possible through the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund, which provided $2,536,800. The fund is jointly supported by provincial investments and federal funding under the 2021-22 to 2025-26 Canada-British Columbia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. 

The expansion is currently in the design phase and anticipated to be complete in late 2025.