Theresa McFadden, Childcare Services Supervisor, CLASS Shared School Services; Sue Jennings, Ridge K.I.D.S. Daycare Director; and Lisa Demers, Superintendent of Education, St. Clair Catholic District School Board (Image courtesy of the St. Clair Catholic District School Board)Theresa McFadden, Childcare Services Supervisor, CLASS Shared School Services; Sue Jennings, Ridge K.I.D.S. Daycare Director; and Lisa Demers, Superintendent of Education, St. Clair Catholic District School Board (Image courtesy of the St. Clair Catholic District School Board)
Chatham

Childcare provider selected for new Chatham school

A trusted childcare provider will be operating in the new St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School.

Ridge K.I.D.S. Daycare has been selected by the St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) as the new primary school's partner.

"Ridge K.I.D.S. is a valued childcare partner, and we are pleased to expand our association with them," said Director of Education Scott Johnson.

Ridge K.I.D.S. currently offers a before and after school program at St. Michael in Ridgetown; and a fully licenced childcare centre at St. Angela Merici in Chatham, in addition to a before and after school program.

The daycare at St. Teresa of Calcutta will have 49 spaces and will offer a fully licensed childcare program for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, along with an Extended Day program for kindergarten children and a Before and After program for students in Grade 1 and higher.

"We are pleased to have been selected as the childcare provider for this beautiful new school," said Sue Jennings, Director of Ridge K.I.D.S. Daycare. "We have an excellent partnership with St. Clair Catholic and are looking forward to serving the childcare needs of this new community."

Construction of the new school is expected to be completed by the end of March, and it is scheduled to open in September 2024.

The school, located on Tweedsmuir Avenue West in Chatham, has space for 564 students and is in the area currently served by St. Ursula and Georges P. Vanier Catholic schools.

Parents can register online to be added to the waitlist for the new daycare at chathamkent.onehsn.com. Parents who want to register their children for JK at the new St. Teresa of Calcutta for classes beginning in September can sign up by contacting either St. Ursula or Georges P. Vanier Catholic schools.

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