Child-care providers from around New Westminster and Burnaby will be recognized during a special event next week in honour of Child-Care Month.
Sponsored by the Burnaby and New Westminster Early Childhood Development Committees, the event is aimed at celebrating local child-care providers and will be held at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on May 3.
Participants will enjoy a light meal, a chance to network with one another and door prizes.
Speaker Melanie Ray - a professional storyteller - will present Fishing For Stories.
The talk and interactive workshop will explore how personal stories and folktales can be developed to create and tell stories to children.
During the month of May, the province's child-care excellence award winners will also be announced.
Every year, the Ministry of Children and Family Development celebrates outstanding individuals, local governments, facilities and organizations delivering exceptional service to B.C.'s children and families.
To find out more, see the Burnaby Early Childhood Development website at www. kidsinburnaby.ca.
cmyers@burnabynow.com
