Laying the Foundation for the Future with Construction Progress - Burnaby Schools

Two more construction milestones have been reached with the start of work at Nelson Elementary and the completion of the newly constructed child care facility on Twelfth Avenue Elementary’s property.

Nelson Elementary

Through provincial funding, construction is underway on an addition at Nelson Elementary. The school is getting a four-classroom prefabricated addition that will add 100 student seats. The educational zone in which Nelson is located is expected to have a 17.5% increase in the number of students over the next ten years.

Learn more about the project in the news release from the Government of BC .

Child Care Construction

The newly constructed facility on Twelfth Avenue Elementary’s property is complete and has received its occupancy permit. This brings the total to three new provincially funded child care centres in recent months, with facilities at��Stoney Creek and Kitchener Elementary schools having received their occupancy permits at the end of 2025. All of the child care providers are engaged with licensing in order to begin the work of welcoming children as soon as possible. Collectively, the three facilities will add 60 new preschool spaces and 72 before-and-after school care spots.

Information about how to contact child care providers that are operating facilities on District property, about wait lists, programs and more can be found on our website��here.

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