StrongStart

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):

PDF: Parent StrongStart Handbook

Beulah Smith
Early Learning Coordinator

E: beulah.smith@sd27.bc.ca
T: (250) 398.3867

Williams Lake and Region

Cataline Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: Norma Schindle
(250) 392-7154
Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm

Marie Sharpe Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: Megan Tanner
(250) 392-4104
Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm

Mountview Elementary

Early Childhood Educator:  Trish Morey
(250) 392-7344
Monday to Friday 8:15am - 11:15am

150 Mile Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: Tara Flanagan
(250) 296-3356
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:15am - 11:15am

Horsefly Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: Tara Flanagan
(250) 620-3438
Monday & Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am

100 Mile House and Region

100 Mile Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: Elke Baechmann
(250) 395-2258
Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm

Forest Grove Elementary

Early Childhood Educator: 
(250) 397-2962
Tuesday & Thursday 8:30am - 11:30am

Horse Lake Elementary

Early Childhood Educator:  Jennifer Jones
(250) 395-4577
Tuesday & Friday 9am - 12pm

Lac La Hache Elementary

Early Childhood Educator:  Jennifer Jones
(250) 396-7230
Wednesday 9am - 12pm

Mile 108 Elementary

Early Childhood Educator:  Jennifer Jones
(250) 791-5221
Monday & Thursday 9am - 12pm