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Two of three Calgary daycare programs that were shut down last summer by the government due to safety concerns are planning to reopen after a successful appeal of the closures.
The licences of Little Scholars Daycare ECS Ltd., Little Scholars Daycare Inc., and Little Scholars Greenview in northeast and northwest Calgary were revoked by the province on Aug. 12, 2024.
At the time, concerns were cited describing an “imminent danger” to children in the programs.
The closures impacted nearly 300 children and 70 staff.
Little Scholars appealed the cancellations for two programs on Sept. 11, 2024, and a five-day hearing was held by a Citizens Appeal Panel in March 2025.
According to a letter from JSS Barristers on behalf of Little Scholars, the panel rescinded the licence cancellation on two of the programs on June 12, allowing Little Scholars Daycare ECS Ltd. and Little Scholars Daycare Inc. to reopen.
According to the letter, the panel found “there was no imminent danger to the health, safety or well-being of a child, and therefore no legal basis for the licence revocation or closure of these two facilities.”
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Families waiting on refunds and answers
Little Scholars plans to welcome staff and children back in the coming months, but some parents are still waiting on refunds from last summer.
After the closure, mother Danielle Delano was owed roughly $600 for her two children but said her emails and phone calls to Little Scholars went unanswered.
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