As of February 21, Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) Agreements for 2024/25 are available for providers to review. To ensure full approval, providers must agree to the terms and conditions of the 2024/25 Funding Agreement by completing the declaration section of their program confirmation form.
As in previous years, providers with fee increases requested for April 2024 that are above the 3% fee increase limit cannot be offered temporary approval. However, providers in this scenario can defer their scheduled increase to May 2024 or later or change their proposed increase to under 3%, to ensure families can continue to receive fee reduction savings.
To resubmit a revised fee increase request, contact the CCOF Program Contact Centre at 1-888-338-6622 (Option 2).
As a reminder, providers who have requested a fee increase at 3% of the regional median or under and who submit complete applications and signed funding agreements will receive an automatic approval notification for the 2024/25 year within a few business days.
Providers who have submitted their signed funding agreement and have pre-claimed for April 2024 will start to receive program funding on April 1, 2024 – the start of the 2024/25 funding term.
Providers will have until April 30, 2024, to renew their funding and receive payments for April.
Providers can check for the most up-to-date status of their Child Care Operating Funding renewal using My ChildCareBC Services.
As a reminder, participating child care providers can no longer charge waitlist and waitlist-related fees starting April 1, 2024.