Huckleberry Childcare is fundraising. Can you help us out?
Of course you can!
Label your kid's shoes, coats, water bottles, gym strip and lunch containers with Mabel's Labels. They don't fall off, so you won't lose those new back-to-school purchases. 
Clothing labels for assisted living laundry service too. You can even label horse blankets.
Find "Huckleberry Childcare" under the list of schools & organizations.
http://mabelslabels.com/support-a-fundraiser
Huckleberry gets 20% of what you spend, so thanks in advance! 
​​Oh, and if you don't need any labels but you think Huckleberry is a worthwhile cause to support, please look for our "donate" button on our WISH LIST page. 

Huckleberry Childcare is opening its doors at the Arts Building in September, which means that over the next four weeks all of us volunteers on the Board plus some generous friends will be readying the space for your children. That's right, if you have a child 3 years old to school age who needs part-time childcare, they can join us at Huckleberry.

​Email huckleberrycoast@gmail.com to put your child's name on our list.

We accept children for up to 40 hours of care/month. The centre offers care Monday to Thursday, 11am-4:30pm. A day is $45.
It is recommended that a child be registered either M/W or T/Th, which matches the schedule at Jack & Jill Preschool. If two families wish to share a space, and each send their child only 1 day/week, that is feasible. Please contact us for more information or to register.

Huckleberry Childcare is looking for a caregiver to lead our Occasional care licensed program for 3-5 year olds, starting at The Arts Building in September. Part-time position, approx. 28 hours/week M-Th; competitive wages. ECE certificate preferred but not required.
Creative, gentle, playful and outdoorsy individuals with experience in early years education and who are keen to help launch a new non-profit centre should reply to: huckleberrycoast@gmail.com by August 2nd

We are excited to announce that there is a new plan for realizing our dream of a real Huckleberry Daycare! In partnership with The Arts Building and Jack and Jill Preschool, Huckleberry aims to open a licensed part-time daycare for 3-5 year olds in the Spring of 2016. We will be located at 464 South Fletcher, in the Arts Building.

The first step is to complete some minor improvements to the physical space, and we are asking the community to help out. Our "Chili for Childcare" fundraiser is designed to gather donations of building supplies, furniture and toys as well as skilled labour. We know the Sunshine Coast has a big heart and talented people who may not be able to support our initiative financially (although if you can offer us a monetary donation, we would be thrilled). Donate a few hours of your time, or gently used toys and household goods, to make our daycare come to life. 

Come out for a bowl of chili cooked by Smitty's chef Conor Lowe, listen to some tunes by Sweet Cascadia, and find out how you can help build more quality childcare in Gibsons. Tickets available at Nineteen-02 Tea Bar and Giggle 'n Bloom, cash only please.

Last May, the legendary instructor behind the Gibsons Arts Building's infant/toddler art drop-in "Little Hands" retired. Laurel Sukkau was such a gentle force of early years art education, it is hard to think of Monday mornings without her. However, Huckleberry is proud to be taking over the reins as creative leader of this remarkable program. Come join the fun, the frey, the glee of making with very little hands.

The Final Report of Huckleberry's Childcare Needs Assessment Survey is available to download.

Join Huckleberry Coast for our first Annual General Meeting:
10-11am, Saturday, January 24th 2015
The Arts Building in Lower Gibsons (464 S. Fletcher, by the Library)

Clothing swap to follow, 11am-1pm
Bring clean baby & children's clothes to swap.
Light snacks and kids' creative play corner provided.

Huckleberry Coast was awarded an Enterprising Non-profits BC grant last spring, to conduct a childcare needs assessment for the Lower Sunshine Coast. We are happy to announce that it is now ready for release! Please use the button above to respond to our survey. Your name will be entered in a prize draw for a $50 gift card to IGA.
Forward the survey to your friends, family and neighbours with children under 12 years. You do not have to have a child receiving childcare to participate; we are interested in responses from any Sunshine Coast families with children from 0-12 years.