Before and After Program
The Nova Scotia Before and After Program (NS BAP) is available to families of children ages 4 to 12, who are enrolled in the Nova Scotia Pre-primary Program or the public education system. This fee-based program is delivered by approved child care, municipal recreation or recognized non-profit recreation providers. It is delivered on-site at the school, so children and students have a seamless day. The program promotes health, well-being and a physically active lifestyle by focusing on physical literacy, movement and outdoor play.
The Key Pillars of NS BAP are:
- Outdoor Play
- Physical Literacy
- 24 Hour Movement Guidelines
- Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Practice
If your child is enrolled in a Nova Scotia Before and After Program, you may also be eligible to receive child care subsidy. For more information on child care subsidy visit: https://novascotia.ca/childcaresubsidy/
Registration/Waitlist Information:
To find out more information, register your child for the program or to be added to the waitlist, please find your child’s school on the list below:
Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School
Contact: Mary Ellen Shatford at Through the Years Early Learning Centre
Email: throughtheyears-director@hotmail.com
Bluenose Academy
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Bridgewater Elementary School
Contact: Donna Stapleton at Small World Learning Centre
Email: admin@swlcns.ca
Chester District School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy
Contact: Amanda Whynot at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: amanda.whynot@ns.ymca.ca
Greenfield Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Hebbville Academy
Contact: Natalie Measey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: Natalie.Measey@ns.ymca.ca
New Germany Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
New Ross Consolidated School
Contact: Janice Cornelius at New Ross Family Resource Centre
Email: NRFRCJanice@gmail.com
Newcombville Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
North Queens Community School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Pentz Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Petite Rivière Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
West Northfield Elementary School
Contact: Karen Jodrey at YMCA of Southwest NS
Email: karen.jodrey@ns.ymca.ca
Questions or Concerns:
For questions or concerns about the NSBAP programs in the SSRCE, please contact:
Geneviève Rhyno, SSRCE Before and After Program Facilitator
Phone: 902-521-0887
Email: grhyno@ssrce.ca