College Hill DayCare Co-Operative
Building Name: College Hill Daycare Co-operative
Other Names: College Hill Daycare
Civic Address: 850 Montgomery St.
Sod Turning: March 1994
Cornerstone Laying: 1994
Opened for Use: 6 September 1994
Official Opening: Unknown
Architect: Architect Design Group
Named for: The College Hill Day Care Co-operative, Limited
Renovations/changes/additions: Unknown
Notes: The Status of Women at UNB (1979) identified the need for child care services operated or subsidized by the university. It was believed that affordable and convenient daycare facilities would allow more women students to continue their education. It wasn't until fifteen years later that UNB made a significant financial contribution and College Hill Daycare was created to handle the needs of UNB and STU students and faculty with children. The 4,000 square foot building was six years in the making, having originally been proposed in 1988.
Source(s):
- Leroux, John. Building A University: The Architecture of UNB. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 117-118.
- University of New Brunswick. Task Force on the Status of Women at U.N.B. The Status of Women at U.N.B.: Task Force Report to the President. Fredericton: UNB, 1979: p. 18-19.
- UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 1; College Hill Daycare Co-operative.
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