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We are providing services and programs designed to help parents give their children the best start possible.

We are a community based non-profit society focusing on the early years, with programs serving the needs of children, parents and caregivers through education, support and childcare centres.

STATEMENT OF DIVERSITY We are children, youth, adults and seniors. We are of all races, all religions, all cultures, all abilities, all sexual orientation, and all economic levels. We speak many languages. We value diversity. We endeavour to reflect this diversity in our volunteers, board and staff. We respect all our neighbours and clients and extend our respect to them in all that we do. We embrace all types of families. Therefore, we will act to promote inclusion of all in our agency and in our community.

Mary Walters honored with Community Sport Hero Award

Kootenay Kids' very own Mary Walters, the Interior Regional CCRR Coordinator located in Nelson, was honored by Sport BC as a Community Sport Hero for her involvement in Dragon Boating. Mary has been involved with the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons for many years as a coach, coordinator, director, and paddler, and received an award for this community involvement on April 18th at the Prestige.

Congratulations Mary - well deserved - we are all proud of you!

Kootenay Kids Calendar is now Online!

The Kootenay Kids Calendar is now online! View all of the activities that Kootenay Kids Society is a part of -- Family Place playgroups, CCRR workshops, Strong Start sessions, and more! See what's happening for kids 0-6 in Nelson any day of the week.

For more information on any program, click on the title to get the details. Click the link below to see what's going on today!

Kootenay Kids Calendar

Congratulations Kootenay Kids!

As of December 2010, Kootenay Kids has achieved three year accreditation for our Child, Youth and Family Services under the survey body called CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). CARF accreditation focuses on quality and results and we are proud to have achieved this standard. Meeting CARF accreditation standards means that our programs and our organization has demonstrated our commitment to being amongst the best available.
http://www.carf.org/home/

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

Newsletters and Strong Start schedules

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Employment Opportunities

JOB TITLE: School-aged Summer Program Coordinator
RATE: $14.00/hr
LOCATION: The Family Place, 312 Silica Street, Nelson BC
START DATE: June 1st, 2012

Please click here for the full job description.