Plymouth Community Centre receiving $3M to add more early learning, child-care spaces

The Plymouth Community Centre in Plymouth, N.S., is pictured in this file photo. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Families living near Plymouth, N.S., will soon have more access to early learning and child-care spaces.

The provincial government is providing the Plymouth Community and Recreation Association with $3.1 million in infrastructure funding for a renovation and addition to the Plymouth Community Centre. The upgrades are expected to create 58 new early learning spaces, including 16 spaces for infants.

“This is a game-changer for our rural communities. Our building was purposely built as a school and is centrally located for young families to access. This is a community-based response to the pressing need for affordable and accessible child care,” said Janet MacDonald, board chair with the Plymouth Community and Recreation Association.

The building has a long history of educating and caring for young people in the community.

The province says it was first built as a school in 1865 and was converted to a community centre in the 1970s.

The community centre will continue to offer community gathering and recreational space once the child-care centre opens in February 2026.

Since 2021, the province says nearly 7,000 new child-care spaces have been created across the province.

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