Our Projects
Our Projects
The Family Action Network is dedicated to making this region the best place to raise a family. We support organizations that help families, we encourage organizations to invest in families, and help link families to resources and community-based initiatives
With funding from the community initiative fund, and in collaboration with Castlegar and Area early years service provides, there will be four places in the community that will be available for early developmental check ups. These four are as follows:
- Robson StrongStart
- Silly Monkeys Childcare Centre
- Kootenay Family Place, Bright Beginnings
- C.O.I.N.S
Robson StrongStart
Robson StrongStart is a certified Castlegar and Area Check-Up Centre Location. To participate in an early child development check up please contact them for an appointment.
Hours (by appointment only):
- M 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- T-F 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Contact Information
Contact: Robson StrongStart
Phone: 250-365-6838
Email: alaurie@cbal.org
Address: Robson Community School
3151 Waldie Ave
Robson, BC
Silly Monkeys Childcare Centre
Silly Monkeys is a certified Castlegar and Area Check-Up Centre Location. To participate in an early child development check up please contact them for an appointment.
Hours (by appointment only):
- M-F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact Information
Contact: Silly Monkeys Childcare Centre
Phone: 250-687-0198
Email: silly.monkey.childcare@gmail.com
Address: 1250 26 Street
Castlegar, BC
Website: www.sillymonkeyschildcare.ca
C.O.I.N.S.
Circle of Indigenous Nations Society is a certified Castlegar and Area Check-Up Centre Location. To participate in an early child development check up please contact them for an appointment.
Hours (by appointment only):
- M-F 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Contact Information
Phone: 250-231-4968
Email: crystal.coinations@gmail.com
Address: 1801 Connors Rd
Castlegar, BC
Neighbourhood House – KFP
Kootenay Family Place Family Programs is a certified Castlegar and Area Check-Up Centre Location. To participate in an early child development check up please contact them for an appointment.
Hours (by appointment only):
- M-F 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Contact Information
Phone: 250-365-8448
Email: cpnp@kootenayfamilyplace.org
Address: 767 11 Avenue
Castlegar, BC
FAN, with UBC, has increased opportunities for families with pre-school aged children to check their children’s development through community events and by partnering with other early years providers.
FAN and UBC continue to share emerging information with local early childhood service providers and collectively, make decisions around investments and programming that work to address areas of vulnerability.
With these conversations we hope to understand and address the obstacles and successes experienced by children and youth with disabilities in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB). The sessions will celebrate effective support strategies and work towards solutions for identified issues. The input from families will be central in these discussions, which will take place in Trail and Grand Forks. Service providers will also join to discuss organizational and institutional challenges.
We also encourage families and youth to share their experiences and feedback via our survey, which can be completed anonymously. Our collective aim is to enhance services and improve the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities in our local communities. Our collective aim is to enhance services and improve the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities in our local communities.
We extend our gratitude to Inclusion BC for their support in making this initiative possible.
