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Child Care Resource & Referral Program
The Child Care Resource & Referral
Program is committed to a working partnership with the community and
government to enhance the availability and accessibility of a range of
flexible, responsive and inclusive child care options and services that
support the needs of children, empower families and child care providers.
Contact Information
 | Unit B - 20758 Lougheed Hwy
Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 2R3 |
| Phone: 604.467.2273 |
| Fax: 604.467.2264 |
| Email:
ccrrp@comservice.bc.ca |
Who We Are & What We Do
| Assist parents seeking child care |
| Provide support services
to child care providers |
| Recognize the contribution to quality child care that care providers
are committed to offering children in the community |
| The program has been in operation since 1991 |
| Our office hours are 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday and the 4th
Thursday until 7pm |
Mission Statement & Program Expectations
| Enhance quality, accessible, inclusive and affordable child care |
| Empower parents to make informed choices regarding the child care
options that meet the needs of their families |
| Support parents' abilities to take advantage of educational or work
opportunities by providing referrals to registered child care providers |
| Provide support, education and resources to registered child care
providers |
| Members must remain a "Member in Good Standing" to continue with the
program |
| Knowledgeable staff |
| Referrals |
| are FREE of charge and confidential |
| are to child care providers who have met the program's eligibility
criteria for membership |
| provide parents with child care options for children, infant to 12
years of age, in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows |
| Information on |
| child care related topics |
| Child Care Subsidy |
| how to select quality child care |
| referrals to community agencies |
| types of child care |
| Assistance with child care subsidy application |
| Referrals |
| registered LNR and Licensed child care providers are placed on a monthly updated
child care referral list available to parents seeking child care |
| Networking opportunities |
| monthly play groups |
| monthly workshops |
| seasonal & social events |
| Support |
| activity theme boxes |
| prop/character boxes |
| resource library books, toys and videos |
| bi-monthly newsletters |
| infant/toddler lending equipment |
| business start-up information |
| information on child care related issues |
| list of registered substitutes |
| licensing information |
| referrals to community agencies |
| supportive visits |
| telephone consultation |
| Minimal annual membership fee |
Registered Child Care Provider Eligibility Criteria
| 19 years of age |
| Character references |
| Criminal record checks |
| Doctor's reference |
| First-aid certificate |
| Home/safety review |
| Intake assessment |
| Proof of commercial business liability & accident insurance
(recommended) |
| 20 hours at child care training before or within one year of
membership |
| Minimum of two child care related workshops during each year of
membership |
Licensed or License-not-required?
In British Columbia, there are two basic child care categories: licensed
and license-no-required (LNR), also known as informal child care.
Whether or not a child care program needs a license depends primarily on how
many children a care provider is looking after. BC law says that care
providers who look after more than two children, not related to them, must
have a license.
All Licensed child care providers must comply with the Community Care And
Assisted Living Act, Child Care Licensing Regulations. Please refer to the
Act for more information,
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/C/02075_01.htm
List of Types of Child Care
• Group Child Care (Under 36 months)
• Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age)
• Preschool (30 months to School Age)
• Group Child Care (School Age)
• Family Child Care (0-12 years)
• Occasional Child Care (0-12 years)
• In-Home Multi-Age Child Care (0-12 years)
• Multi-Age Child Care (0-12 years)
• License-not-Required Child Care (0-12 years)
Funding
The B.C. government has funded the Child Care Resource & Referral
program since 1991. The Ministry of Children & Family
Development currently provides the funding for services available within this
program.
Links
Click here to go to our links
page where you will find other related resources.
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