Child Care

The City of Richmond recognizes that child care is an important service for its residents, is an essential need for working parents and supports parents who are pursuing their education. A key goal of the City’s commitment to child care is to promote the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive child care system.

Child Care Needs Assessment and Strategy
Finding Child Care in Richmond - Information on the Affordable Child Care Benefit, types of licensed child care, resources for parents searching for quality child care in Richmond and resources for finding licensed child care programs
Creating Child Care Space - Basic steps for creating licensed child care spaces in Richmond and resources for operators
Child Care Grant Program - Information about annual Child Care Capital Grants and Child care Professional and Program Development Grants
Child Care Development Advisory Committee - Responds to child care issues in the community and provides advice to Richmond City Council

Draft Child Care Strategy 2024-2034

The City of Richmond is developing a new 10-year Child Care Strategy to identify current and future child care needs, and develop a set of strategic directions and actions to be undertaken over the next 10 years. By incorporating valuable insights and feedback gathered from Richmond residents, parents, guardians, caregivers, and child care providers, we are developing the final Child Care Strategy 2024-2034. We are aiming to take the final Child Care Strategy to Council in Fall 2024.

Municipal Jurisdiction

The City of Richmond demonstrates its commitment to child care by partnering with other levels of government and the private and non-profit sectors to create child care spaces, and through the following initiatives:

Child Care Development Policy

Provincial Jurisdiction

The Provincial Government is responsible for child care legislation, policy, facility licensing, fee subsidies to low-income families, and program support. Visit the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care for information on the child care subsidy, principles of child care in British Columbia and guidelines for municipalities to support local child care needs.

Visit the BC Government’s Choosing Child Care in BC for for information on selecting child care in BC.

Federal Jurisdiction

Education and child care fall primarily under provincial jurisdiction, and the federal role is limited largely to the transfer of funds to provincial and territorial governments for early childhood programs and services. The federal government also provides the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) to families with children under the age of 18 years.

Contact

Chris Duggan
Manager, Community Social Development Chris.Duggan@richmond.ca 604-204-8621

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