{"id":54492,"date":"2025-04-04T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=54492"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T00:17:39","slug":"new-10-a-day-childcarebc-centres-open","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/new-10-a-day-childcarebc-centres-open\/","title":{"rendered":"New $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Families will benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2025ECC0015-000242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">770 new $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces<\/a> at 22 child care centres in March and April 2025, bringing the total number to approximately 16,000 spaces throughout BC. Expansion of the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program helps families access quality, affordable and inclusive child care through the Canada-British Columbia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.\u00a0<\/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\/2025-04-04\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday April 04 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">New $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres Open<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Families will benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2025ECC0015-000242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">770 new $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces<\/a> at 22 child care centres in March and April 2025, bringing the total number to approximately 16,000 spaces throughout BC Expansion of the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program helps families access quality, affordable and inclusive child care through the Canada-British Columbia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry is informing applicants of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content?id=F0D0FD2A00064CDDBF634CF83E4E2599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$10 a Day ChildCareBC program<\/a> in stages. Applicants have been selected and those who are ineligible have been contacted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Centres receive funding to offer families reduced-cost child care up to a maximum of $200 per month for regular full-time care, regardless of family income.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Centres receive stable funding through long-term funding agreements.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Families save $800 a month, on average, per child.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A $10-a-day space reduces the average cost of child care from $1,000 a month (for full-time centre-based care) to $200 a month.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The minister\u2019s mandate letter includes the ongoing implementation of the ChildCareBC plan to improve access to accessible, affordable care.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Updates are shared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content?id=F0D0FD2A00064CDDBF634CF83E4E2599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$10 a Day ChildCareBC website<\/a> and through the ChildCareBC Bulletin when available.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families will benefit from 770 new $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces at 22 child care centres in March and April 2025, bringing the total number to approximately 16,000 spaces throughout BC. 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