Child care shortage growing: A lack of affordable child care in Langley is causing many young families to turn to more expensive options, such as nannies
Advance news (Langley)
August 22, 2006
By: Angela Wiebe

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An influx of young families into Langley neighbourhoods is putting pressure on provincially-funded child care, says a Langley Family Services manager, leaving the community "desperate for child care."

"We don't have the same rate of openings than we do have children coming into the area," said Janet Shaw, program manager of LFS's Child Care Resource and Referral Program.

The program, run by the Langley family agency and funded by the provincial government, is intended to help families find affordable child care for their children and also offer supplemental income to adults providing the care.

But with only a couple of new child care providers coming forward recently, Langley is facing a huge child care shortage, Shaw said....