Coast Community Connections have terminated our long day care services with no warning or explanation…

Parents and centre educators were notified of the sudden closure at 4pm on Friday, October 18 through a confusing email from Coast Community Connections Executive Officer stating immediate “changes” to the service, leaving parents in a state of bewilderment, distress, and panic. The closure was effective immediately, with parents, children, and staff given no opportunity to prepare, make arrangements, collect valuable medications, or even say proper goodbyes to beloved educators and peers.

Parents now face an immediate crisis of finding childcare in a region already experiencing a well-documented shortage, with waitlists of up to 2 years. Enrolments for 2025 are already closed so this sudden termination has left our kids with no prospects for future childcare. Many families, particularly single-parent households, are now at risk of losing their employment and homes due to their inability to work without childcare. Families experiencing family violence are at increased risk of harm. The stress and hardship this abrupt closure has placed on families are severe and far-reaching.

This closure was given with only two hours notice to families, without clear explanation, and without provisions for children and staff. Coast Community Connections Executive and Board must provide an explanation for this conduct. 

We need to send a strong and swift message to our elected local, state, and federal representatives that we need their support to find an immediate alternative for our children, their educators, and our community.

Sign and share our petition today to help keep our kids and community together! 💖