Families search for child care after BrightPath in West Kelowna announces closure [Video]

Families in West Kelowna, B.C., are facing uncertainty as BrightPath Childcare Centre on Brown Road announced its closure this June, leaving 64 families scrambling to find alternative care options.

“I spent all day yesterday calling around to other facilities, and the phone lines were busy the whole time. It was crazy,” said a parent of a child at BrightPath, Nicole Clifton.

BrightPath said, “This decision follows the recent sale of the building in which our centre operates, and we have been informed that our lease will not be renewed.”

This decision has left numerous families without the child care they rely on.

“We live in Shannon Lake but we chose Glenrosa Elementary because they do the before- and after-school care and they drive them every day and pick them up, now we have to do some shifting around with the way we work,” said another parent, Bobbi Vojtko.

Parents are being directed to BrightPath’s other …