Families will benefit from 770 new $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces at 22 child care centres in March and April 2025, bringing the total number to approximately 16,000 spaces throughout BC. Expansion of the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program helps families access quality, affordable and inclusive child care through the Canada-British Columbia Early Learning and …
Safer Schools Together (SST) and the Ministry of Education and Child Care are hosting a Community of Practice session on April 14, 2025, from 8:30 – 9:45 am PDT. This session will provide an overview of key components to navigate critical incidents with intentional care, consistent practices, and through a trauma-informed approach. Register through the …
Information regarding district allocations is now available for 2024/25 National School Food Program funding and 2025/26 Feeding Futures funding. Spending criteria and a question and answer document are also available to guide funding use. Please email ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. Also, a reminder that the School Food Programs team will be hosting a …
In response to feedback from the field, the deadline to review the draft K-4 Foundational Learning Progressions and Proficiency Profiles through the BC Learning Pathways project has been extended to April 18, 2025. Please email learningpathways@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research will be hosting an online webinar to present the refresh of iMinds, a collection of resources for educators related to substance use and gambling, as well as a way of teaching and thinking about health education. Please register in advance to attend the webinar on April 3, 2025, …
In response to sector feedback, the launch of the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Communities of Practice (CoPs) will be delayed until October 2025. This will allow CoPs to align with the sector calendar, with sessions from October to June annually. District teams who registered for the 2025 CoP offerings will be contacted in September …
On March 6, the Government of Canada announced agreements with 11 of 13 provinces and territories to extend current early learning and child care agreements until March 31, 2031. This extension provides an additional $36.8 billion over five years and a 3% funding increase every year for four years, starting in 2027-28, to help provinces and …
Districts are advised that the final draw dates for 2024/25 Certificates of Approval that expire on March 31 will be March 19 and 27. Please contact your respective Planning Officer if you are unable to draw down all 2024/25 funds by March 27, 2025.
An updated Feeding Futures website has been launched to help schools, districts and families find important information about Feeding Futures funding and how schools and districts are creating and expanding school food programs in B.C. The website includes information on:
The 2025/26 preliminary operating grants have been completed for all 60 boards of education. Total district allocations are based on estimated 2025/26 enrolments provided by boards of education and generate a provincial preliminary total of $7.251 billion. Detailed information on the Funding Allocation System is included in the Operating Grants Manual, which is available on …
