ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund Opened May 15, 2024
The 2024/25 ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund intake is now open. Applications will be accepted until August 2.
Reminder to Submit 2024/25 Child Care Capital Funding Requests
School districts started preparing their 2024/25 and 2025/26 capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS) on April 8, 2024. As a reminder, submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, 2024, and submissions for 2025/26 will align with the capital planning cycle for K–12. For more information, refer …
Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement
Child care providers approved to participate in the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement (ECE-WE) may now submit monthly ECE enrolment reports using the ECE Reporting Tool for April 2024 hours worked. Payments are calculated based on the total number of hours worked each month, which is why ECE-WE is reported and paid after the end …
Changing Results for Young Children: Provincial Network Session
Changing Results for Young Children (CR4YC) is a collaborative inquiry project that strengthens learning networks between community and school educators to support social and emotional well-being in young children. Registration is now open for a virtual Provincial Networking Session on May 15 from 9 am to 12 pm PDT. Hosted by the Ministry of Education and Child Care, …
Reminder: Submit 2024/25 Child Care Capital Funding Requests Until May 15
School districts started preparing their 2024/25 and 2025/26 capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS) on April 8, 2024. A reminder that submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, and submissions for 2025/26 will align with the capital planning cycle for K–12. For more information, refer to …
Child Care Operating Funding Renewal and ECE Wage Enhancement
As of February, the 2024/25 Funding Agreement is available for eligible child care providers to review and agree to the terms. 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. Providers who pre-claimed for April 2024 started …
School District Capital Plans for Child Care
School districts started preparing their 2024/25 and 2025/26 capital plans for child care using the expanded Capital Asset Planning System (CAPS) on April 8. Submissions for 2024/25 will be accepted until May 15, and submissions for 2025/26 will close in alignment with the K–12 capital planning cycle, available in the Capital Planning instructions.
Changes to the Regional Coordinator Position at Child Care Resource and Referral Centres
The Regional Coordinator service roles have been redefined and renamed Service Area Coordinators as of April 1, to align with the new service areas identified in the recent CCRR solicitation. Child Care Resources and Referral Centre (CCRR) regional supports will continue to be provided by CCRR host agencies who have provided these services in the …
Reminder: Waitlist Fees No Longer Permitted at Government-funded Child Care Centres
Earlier this week, Minister of State for Child Care Mitzi Dean reminded the sector that effective April 1, families looking for licensed child care can no longer be charged a fee to put their children’s names on waitlists. Eliminating waitlist and waitlist-related fees at government-funded child care centres makes access to child care more equitable …
New $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres Opening
More B.C. families will save thousands of dollars every year as over 930 child care spaces moved into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program during March and April. This brings the total number of $10 a Day child care spaces in B.C. to over 15,000. With these newly converted spaces, offered at 27 additional child …