{"id":39367,"date":"2024-03-21T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=39367"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:13:46","slug":"important-timelines-2024-25-child-care-operating-funding-renewal","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/important-timelines-2024-25-child-care-operating-funding-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Timelines \u2013 2024\/25 Child Care Operating Funding Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n<!--noteaser-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2024-03-22\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday March 22 2024<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Important Timelines \u2013 2024\/25 Child Care Operating Funding Renewal<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To resubmit a revised fee increase request, contact the CCOF Program Contact Centre at 1-888-338-6622 (Option 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8211; the start of the 2024\/25 funding term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Providers will have until April 30, 2024, to renew their funding and receive payments for April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Providers can check for the most up-to-date status of their Child Care Operating Funding renewal using <a href=\"https:\/\/mychildcareservices.gov.bc.ca\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My ChildCareBC Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, participating child care providers can no longer charge waitlist and waitlist-related fees starting April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of February 21, Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) Agreements for 2024\/25 are available for providers to review. 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