yeh “Tetaspeg Ph pte. . A a

a About 20 local residents sup-
ported a move towards licensed

° gesidential daycare during a public
~~ hearing in council chambers Mon-

day-night. Behind that support was

gq theme of more. convenient
daycare within neighbourhoods, .

daycare that is close to schools and
"safer because it is not located on a
main thoroughfare.

This trend toward residential
daycare was triggered by a recent

rezoning application by Helene
Harris, who operates Helen's Play

and Learn Centre in the 4900

block Gair Ave. The problem
facing Harris was the fact she was
operating a daycare facility in her
own home that was.fully licensed
under the B.C. Community Care
Facility Act to care for up to 20
Children, but a city bylaw tegulat-
ing home business didn’t allow her
to employ the staff required to care

for that many children.

‘Soon, however, ‘all-.this - may -
change. The tone. of the public,
hearing was positive and city
council will consider the discussion
at their Sept. 23 meeting before
proceeding with a bylaw amend-

“ment containing the necessary

changes.

If the amending bylaw proceeds
in its present form, there’ could
soon be child care facilities with

Terrace Review —— Wednesday, September 11, 1991 A9

City may clear way for neighbourhood daycare

up to 20 spaces in A1 Rural, R2
_and R3 Residential, Medium Den-
sity Residential, Medium High
Density Residential and High
Density Residential. Centres with
up to cight spaces would be per-
mitted in R1 residential and Low
Density Residential. ;

City approval for specific day
care centres may be conditional,
however. Considerations might
include traffic generation, parking

and drop-off zones, accessibility to
amenities and facilities frequented
by children, privacy for facility
users and adjacent neighbours,

design compatibility with neigh-

bours, economic feasibility of child

care Space, and the need to pro- | 2 A

mote overall safety, health and
well-being of children in care.

By hiring one employee, Harris
told city council last month, ‘she
would be able to add five after-
school children to her day care
roster, making her operation more
valuable to the neighbourhood , —

ere are the 1991

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