The Province continues to remove barriers for qualified, internationally certified early childhood educators from more than 30 countries, so that they can continue their careers in B.C. and start working sooner. Those who are certified as an early childhood educator in another country might be able to apply for a Five Year Early Childhood Educator …
The Safe Access to Schools Act came into force in May 2024, enabling government to establish access zones around K-12 public and independent schools. The Act included a sunset clause to repeal the legislation at the end of the 2025-26 school year. While protests and disruptions at schools have decreased, they continue to occur and …
The Changing Results for Young Children Project Working Guide and Strengthening Early Years to Kindergarten Transitions Project Working Guide are now available. These guides are designed to support districts that are beginning or continuing professional development work with these early learning project approaches. They draw on insights and experiences from past project teams across the …
The School Aged Child Care Association of BC is offering Nurturing Play and Beyond: Middle Years Child Care Fundamentals, Principles & Practices, an online, hybrid course created to address the gap in accessible, high-quality, holistic training for early childhood educators, early childhood educator assistants and school-age educators working with school-aged children. Course Details For questions …
As of January 7, 2026, child care providers can renew their Child Care Operating Funding agreements and opt into the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement programs for the 2026-2027 funding year. Over 2,000 child care facilities are already pre-approved to participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative for 2026-2027. Child …
As of January 7, 2026, child care providers can renew their Child Care Operating Funding and opt into the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement programs for 2026-27. As in previous years, providers joining the fee reduction program for the first time must start with fees that reflect typical rates in their …
To celebrate service excellence, the Province is inviting the public to nominate outstanding individuals for the Province’s two highest honours: the Order of British Columbia and the Medal of Good Citizenship. The Order of British Columbia is the highest honour awarded by the Province and recognizes outstanding achievement, excellence or distinction by a former or …
A new resource is now available to assist families and child care providers in understanding the Affordable Child Care Benefit (ACCB) and access funding. This printable brochure includes: Pleas share this new resource widely to ensure more families and community members benefit from the ACCB when accessing child care. For further assistance, ministry call centre …
Starting January 2026, child care providers may renew their Child Care Operating Funding and opt into the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement programs for 2026-27. For further details refer to the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative funding guidelines, the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement funding guidelines and additional upcoming …
The 2024-2025 Early Learning and Child Care Act Annual Report can now be found on the Our Plan: ChildCareBC web page. The report shares actions taken to support the design and delivery of affordable, inclusive, accessible and quality child care in B.C. The report highlights successes between 2024 and 2025 including: This is the first …
