Funding for Child Care Programs

Operations
Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) assists with the day-to-day costs of running a licensed child care facility.

• Child Care Operating Funding - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

The Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI) lowers the cost of child care for parents each month. Parents do not need to apply for the fee reduction.

• Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Community Gaming Grants support eligible not-for-profit organizations that deliver community programs that benefit the citizens of British Columbia. 

• Community Gaming Grants - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Staff wages
As part of Government's Early Care and Learning Recruitment and Retention Strategy, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) working in licensed child care facilities are eligible to receive a $4 per hour wage enhancement.

• Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

​Projects – capital or maintenance
The Childcare BC Maintenance Fund helps licensed child care facilities address maintenance issues that may impact children’s health, safety, or well-being, or cause a facility to close.

• Maintenance Fund - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Start up
The ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund provides funding to create new licensed child care, helping families access, affordable, quality, and inclusive child care as a core service they can depend on, while strengthening communities throughout British Columbia.

• ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

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