Watson Lake's only daycare is the subject of a COVID-19 public exposure notice. Although the daycare remains open, the town's mayor says many parents are staying home with their children this week.
Yukon officials said 6 new cases were discovered in the territory since Monday, and have issued a public exposure notice for Watson Lake Daycare on Sept. 8 and 9.
Posted: May 09, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 9
The playground at the Little Blue Early Care & Learning Centre in Dawson City, one of many daycare facilities in the territory that are at maximum capacity.(Little Blue Daycare) comments
Parents in Yukon now have subsidized daycare, but in some communities there is a shortage of space.
Heather Menzies is a parent in Dawson City who is on that community s waiting list. It s great that it s been subsidized and it s an affordable place to send your child. It s just a matter of having the space to send them, she said.
We need a new building desperately. Local women cannot get back into the workforce, it s hugely problematic. Eventually the [parental leave] runs out.
Posted: Feb 08, 2021 4:39 PM CT | Last Updated: February 8
Children at the Watson Lake Daycare. The manager of the daycare is skeptical of the Yukon government s plan to introduce an early kindergarten program at the local school this fall.(Watson Lake Daycare)