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ChildcareBCSOLVINGTHECHILDCARECRUNCHTOGETHER
PresentationtoUnionofB.C.MunicipalitiesConventionDelegatesSeptember11,2018
WeacknowledgethatthelandonwhichwegatheristhetraditionalterritoryoftheSquamishandLil’watNations,
andthattheirhistoricconnectionstotheselandscontinuetothisday.
AcknowledgementofTraditionalLands
SolvingtheChildCareCrunchTogether
1. Minister of State for Child Care2. Childcare BC Plan3. Overview: Child Care in BC4. Creating and Sustaining New
Spaces5. Successful Projects6. Leading Local Governments7. Questions & Discussion
Minister’sMandate
HonourableKatrinaChen,MinisterofStateforChildCare
ChildCareBC-Vision
• ChildCareB.C.Plan:thepathtouniversalchildcareØ Vision:Affordable,qualitychildcarethatisavailabletoeveryfamily
thatwantsorneedsit• A10-yearplan• Budget2018allocated$1billionoverthreeyears• Federalgovernmentcontributed$153Moverthreeyears• Threepillars:
Ø AffordabilityØ AccessibilityØ Quality
ChildCareGovernanceinB.C.
ChildCareB.C.
MCFDChildCarePolicyandPrograms
ChildCareOperatingFundingAffordableChildCareBenefit
EarlyChildhoodEducatorRegistry
ChildcareNewSpacesFund,MaintenanceFund,StartUpGrants
MinistryofHealthCommunityCareLicensing
LicensingChildCareFacilities
MinistryofEducationEarlyLearningFrameworkand
ProgramsStrongStart
TypesofChildCare
• Non-parentalcareforchildren0-12years• Canbehome-based,orcentre-based• Canbenon-profit,orprivate(forprofit)• Canbelicensed,orunlicensed– Licensed–mustmeettherequirementsoftheChildCareLicensingRegulation,includingstaff-childratios,staffeducation,groupsize,etc.
– Unlicensed–canonlyprovidecareforupto2childrenorasiblinggroup
DemandforChildCare
• Demandoutstripssupplyinalmostallcommunities• Greatestdemandforlicensed,Group(centre-based)infant/toddlercare–particularlyinNorthFraser,Vancouver/Richmond,South/NorthIsland,andtheNorthwest
• Secondgreatestdemandisforlicensed,Group3-5yearscare–particularlyinNorthFraserandVancouver/Richmond
AvailableSupplyofLicensedSpaces
• Approximately106,000licensedspaces,including:– 11,600(11%)inhome-basedsettings;and– 94,200(89%)incentre-basedsettings(withroughlya50/50splitbetweennon-profitandprivateorganizations
• Spacesavailablefor18%ofchildrenaged0-12• Majorityofavailablespacesareforschool-agechildren,andonly10%areforinfant/toddlers
AFFORDABILITY$630MILLIONOVERTHREEYEARS
AFFORDABILITY:TwoNewMeasures
ParentAffordability
AffordableChildCareBenefit
ParentFeeReductionInitiative
Twonewmeasuresthatworktogethertoreducefeesforparents:
1. ChildCareFeeReductionInitiative;
2. AffordableChildCareBenefit
ChildCareFeeReduction
• ChildCareFeeReductionInitiative(CCFRI)startedApril1,2018:
upto$350/monthfor
groupinfant/toddlercare
upto$200/monthfor
familyinfant/toddlercare
upto$100/monthforgroupcareforchildrenaged3-5
upto$60/monthforfamilycareforchildrenaged3-5
• Expectedtobenefitupto50,000families• SavingstoparentsstartedinApril2018• AsofSeptember6th,almost50,000spacesapprovedfortheprogram
AffordableChildCareBenefit
• Newbenefittohelpbringmorerelieftoparents,beginninginSeptember2018
• Benefitisscaled,accordingtogrossfamilyincomefromprevioustaxyear• Onlineapplicationandeasytounderstandeligibility(onlinebenefitcalculator)• Willhelpupto86,000familiesbytheendof2020-21
• Availabletomorefamiliesathigherannualpre-taxincomes–upto$111,000
• Familiesearningbetween$60,000and$80,000payingonaverage$10perday
• Familiesearninglessthan$45,000inmostcasesreceivingcareforfree
HigherPayments:
QUALITY$136MILLIONOVERTHREEYEARS
EarlyChildhoodEducators(ECEs)
ProfessionalDevelopment EducationandTraining
Compensation Data&Research
RecruitmentandRetentionStrategy
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ACCESSIBILITY$237MILLIONOVERTHREEYEARS
ChildCarePlanningandSpaceCreation
• UBCMCommunityChildCarePlanningProgram• UBCMCommunityChildCareSpaceCreationFunding
Program• ChildcareBC:– NewSpacesFund– StartUpGrants– BCMaintenanceFund– ChildCareOperatingFunding
UBCMChildCareFundingSpaceCreation&PlanningGrants
• $13Minfunding(throughEarlyLearningandChildCarefundingfromGovernmentofCanada)in2018/19
• Createapproximately1,370licensedchildcarespaces• Onlylocalgovernmentsareeligibletoapply• Forchildrenages0-5yearswithpriorityoninfanttoddlerspaces• Upto$1Mavailableperapplicationtocreatenewspacesonlocal
governmentproperty• Priorityforprojectscreatingspaces:
– benefitingunderservedpopulations,– operatingoutsideofbusinesshours,and– operatingthoughapublicbodyornon-profit
UBCMCommunityChildCareSpaceCreationProgram
• UBCMCommunityChildCarePlanningProgram–toeligiblelocalgovernmentstocreatechildcarespacecreationactionplans
• Upto$25,000availableperlocalgovernmentbody• Collaborationbetweenlocalgovernmentsisencouraged.Fundingrequestsfrommultiplelocalgovernmentscanbesubmittedasasingleapplication
• Prioritizescommunity-driven,coordinated,sustainableprojectsthatwillserveascatalystsforaction
UBCMCommunityChildCarePlanningProgram
ChildcareBCNewSpacesFund:What’sinitforyou?
• Unprecedented100%provincialfundingprogramnowavailable
• Upto$1millionperfacilityforpublic-sectorapplicants• ApplicationprocessfortheChildcareBCNewSpacesFundisopencontinuously-noarbitrarydeadline
BlueberryCreekCommunitySchool-$109,647• Created12InfantToddlerspacesbeing
sharedby16families• LocatednexttotheStrongStartBC,3-5
yearolddaycare,andpreschool,out-of-schoolcareandyouthprogramsinasharedformerelementaryschool
• Created3full-timeemploymentpositionstoaddto18othersthecentreemploys
• LetterofsupportfromtheMayorofCastlegarforgrantapplication
• CityofCastlegarleasesformerFireHalltotheSocietyfor$1forout-of-schoolcare,fundstheyouthprogram,andassistedwith$10Kgrantforfinalphaseofroofreplacement
PortAlberniFriendshipCentre-$491,595• Design-buildofʔiiḥmisuk
t̓aatn̓aʔis–TreasureOurYoungOnesChildcareCentre
• 50childcarespacescreatedforages0-12
• 8fulltimeemploymentpositionsand2EldersteachNuuChahNulthlanguage
• CityofPortAlbernidonatedandrezoned2vacantlotsnexttotheFriendshipCentre
LeadingLocalGovernmentsDistrictofOakBay• 25fulltimechildcarespacesfor3-5yearolds• 16preschoolspacesforages3-4years• 178out-of-schoolcarespacesfortwonearbyelementaryschools• 4fulltimeand85auxiliarystaff
LeadingLocalGovernmentsDistrictofTofino• 18fulltimechildcarespacesfor3-5yearolds• 6out-of-schoolcarespaces• Serving37workingparentfamiliesinTofino• 3fulltimeEarlyChildhoodEducatoremploymentpositions,andoneparttimeposition
BenefitsofLocalGovernmentChildCareCompleteCommunities• Ensureshigherquality,accessible,affordablechildcare,providingnumeroussocialand
economicbenefitstothecommunitynow,andintothefuture• Allowsmunicipalplannerstobeabletodirectwherechildcarecentresarebuilt,rather
thanrelyingontheprivatesectorwhomaychoosealessdesirablelocationEconomicdevelopment• Workingparentsstimulatethelocaleconomy,andtheyneedchildcaretowork• Childcareisanessentialservice,likeschoolsforolderchildren,theyaretheheartofa
community• RelyingonprivateoperatorsleavesriskofunexpectedclosureofchildcarespacesEfficientRecreationCentres• Childcarecentresbringmorefamiliestorecreationcentres,andfillprogramsoffered• ARecreationCentrethatoffersservicestoallagesismoresustainable,diversified
NewSpacesFundEligibilityandCommitmentApplicantType
OrganizationContribution
ProvincialContribution
MaximumProvincialFundingContribution
FundingAwardCommitment
Publicsectororganizations,local/municipalgovernments,band/tribalcouncilsand/orFirstNationsgovernmentspartneringwithanon-profitchildcareprovider
0% 100% Upto$1,000,000 Upto15years
Questions?