Bean Sprouts Learning Center

It is with a heavy heart I announce the closing of BSLC for the next chapter of my life, retirement!! I am pleased to say that Jodi from Magic Beings will be opening their location at Frederick and my families have a choice to remain under her care ;)

BSLC will be hosting summer camps and have spaces. July 4 to 8th and July 11 to 15th. Camps will be Mon to Friday from 8qm to 4pm.

Contact Paula at
902 443 4327 or pm me.

We have made the decision to close tomorrow Friday February 18th due to the storm coming and the high chance of losing power. Stay safe everyone

Sign the Petition Save Nova Scotia Childcare Centres and Educators

$10/day childcare what you don't know....
Below is the reality.....
As many may have heard the government is offering parents a refund on child care fees of 25%, which is between $25.00 and $128.75 per month for my center. Once we receive the funds we will pass it along to the families. On another note, Yesterday private centre owners/directors attended a zoom meeting with the department. The department is trying to get private centres to join their Canada National Child Care Program (also know as 10 per day child care). What many do not know is that in order for us to join in we will be forced to choose one of four options, each option basically puts us as employees of the department and takes away our business, we will be forced to hand over our business and the department will take over all administration of the centres. Owners and directors will work on the floor directly with the children in order to keep their job, but have not been given a job description or a salary scale. ECE Staff will be given a new salary scale as well however, we don't have that information either. Option 2 is to hand over administration to the department and transition to a non profit centre. Option 3 is to hand over administration to the department and go under an existing non profit centre. Option 4 is to stay the same keep your business however you lose funding (that helps pay staff salaries) and parents lose subsidy (which would put us out of business).
So I am very upset to lose my business that we worked so hard to create. In the near future I will be drafting a letter for parents to sign to help us stay in business, not sure if it will work or not but we have to fight for our centre, and I hope you will join in to fight with us.

Dear families,

If you would like to fill out this survey for school age care, its regarding the universal childcare system 🙂

If your child is enrolled in Before, Lunch and After they are considered full time, if they are enrolled in Before and After, just Before or just After they would be considered before or after care.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=eClPXWK-wEunvOC7lY_Gb7K1t8xhDTBInV9EsUS05BBURUpMOElLTFZVVDFZQjFTSU1VUTZTWkg2WC4u

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The CRCB provides $500 ($450 after taxes withheld) for up to 42 weeks per household for workers:

unable to work for at least 50% of the week because they must care for a child under the age of 12 or family member because schools, day-cares or care facilities are closed due to COVID-19
because the child or family member is sick and/or required to quarantine or is at high risk of serious health implications because of COVID-19.

Bean Sprouts has camp spaces
July 12 - 16, and July 26- 30. Call 902 443 4327 for more information

What better thing do to on a sunny day but to plasma car race.. kids and I had an awesome time