WEYBURN - The Prairie Playhouse Early Learning Centre in Sedley held a ground-breaking ceremony on Sept. 19, with sponsors, board members and community members in attendance.
Construction was set to officially begin right away to build the 30-space licensed child care centre.
The board and community has been working tirelessly to bring a licensed child care centre to Sedley, and in November 2023, the community was granted 30 licensed child care spaces.
The location of the child care centre is a 0.55-acre lot which was purchased and subdivided from Prairie Valley School Division. Further, the group contracted ARC Modular from Estevan to build and move on-site a 2,400 sq.ft. custom RTM.
With construction started and plans for the building to be tentatively moved on-site by the end of October 2024, it is anticipated that the licensed child care centre could be open and providing child care to local families by early 2025.
“As a community, we have worked so hard to bring a child care centre to Sedley. After being granted spaces and now finally breaking ground, we can see our dreams finally become reality”, said Kelsey Morrison, board chair.
“Our hope as a board is that this centre will provide opportunities to our community and those surrounding it for years to come. Not only will it provide accessible and affordable child care, it will provide local jobs, educational opportunities and has potential to attract more young families and business to the community.”
