Together, Government and child care providers are reducing fees for families and sustaining child care services in communities throughout British Columbia. Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) assists providers with the day-to-day costs of running a licensed child care facility.

Applications for the 2025/26 CCOF renewal are now open through My ChildCareBC Services. To ensure providers have time to plan, the 2025-26 CCFRI funding guidelines were shared ahead of time.

A list of key CCOF renewal dates for 2025/26 is available on the Apply for or renew Child Care Operating Funding web page. As a reminder, 2025-26 CCOF Funding Agreements are sent to providers to sign on February 25. March 10 is the last day to sign 2025-26 CCOF Funding Agreements to ensure funding is in place for April 1, 2025, and providers can start to pre-claim starting March 15.

For 2025/26, fee increase limits remain at 3% of the regional median fee. These limits support families to access affordable child care. In addition to the 3% fee increase, providers are supported through base funding, fee reductions for families, provider payments and the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement.

The CCOF program contact centre is open to provide support to child care providers from 8:30 am-4:30 pm PST, Monday to Friday, at 1 888 338‑6622 (Option 2).

$10 a Day ChildCareBC applicants: Child care providers who recently applied to the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program will be notified directly about the status of their application. Successful applicants sign a new $10 a Day ChildCareBC funding agreement will receive funding through the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program rather than the CCOF program.