Baker Lake daycare secures $6.35M for new facility – Nunatsiaq News

Mar 26, 2025

Separate classrooms to accommodate 56 children

The Baker Lake Daycare has secured $6.35 million to build a new facility with construction expected to begin this summer.

The new building, expected to open by 2026, will nearly double the daycare’s current capacity and will accommodate 56 children across three separate classrooms for preschoolers, toddlers and infants, Kivalliq Inuit Association announced March 11 in a news release.

“We tried to choose a central location, close to the downtown core area, so it’s not out of the way for parents,” said Ami Tootoo, chairperson of the Baker Lake Daycare board of directors, in an interview.