What is a StrongStart Centre?

A StrongStart Centre is a school-based, early learning parent participation program and provides a new gateway to lifelong learning. On your first visit to any StrongStart Centre, please bring your child’s Birth Certificate and Care Card to register into the program.

It offers a high quality early learning opportunity to families with young children that encourages problem-solving skills, self-esteem building practices, and the social skills that will help them successfully manage in school and lay a foundation for life-long learning.

This program recognizes that the parent is the first and most important teacher in a child’s life. Increased involvement in their child’s education contributes to success and teaches family literacy and the importance of a family-involved education.

The StrongStart Early Learning Centres are funded and supported by the Ministry of Education and School District No. 27.

StrongStart Centres follow the School District No. 27 School Calendar, and close for holidays, Professional Development Days, and Not-In Session days.  StrongStart is offered at the following Locations (click on the school to find more information):

Please note, for all 100 Mile and Region StrongStarts:

• All StrongStart programs run on the School District schedule starting one week later in September (all opening week of September 10^th, 2018) and closing 1 week earlier in June (closed after June 21^st, 2019) – they are also usually closed when schools are closed.
• Kindergym is a year-round program offered out of the 100 Mile House Community Centre from September-June and outside during July & August.
• Kindergym may be closed on holidays that fall on Thursdays – please, call Elke.

Please, call Shelly Joyner, Early Years Coordinator for School District 27 for 100 Mile and Region, at 250-395-9303 if you have any questions.