Programs & Services
:
Program Name
Child Care Resource & Referral Program
Hours of Service
Monday – Friday
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Open every 4th Thursday of the month until 7:00 pm
Purpose Statement
Enhancing quality, accessible, inclusive and affordable child care
About Program
Assisting parents seeking childcare and providing support services to child care providers.
Services to Parents
Referrals are to child care providers who have met the program's eligibility criteria. We provide parents with child care options for children, infant to 12 years of age.
Services to Child Care Providers
Registered LNR and Licensed child care providers are placed on a monthly updated child care referral list available to parents seeking child care.
Who Qualifies/Eligibility
Services to Parents
Parents/guardians seeking childcare in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows
Service to Child Care Providers
Providing child care in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows
License-not-Required members: Must have clear criminal record check & clear criminal record check for those over 12 in the home, character references, doctor’s reference, first-aid certificate, 19 years of age or older, intake assessment, home safety review, 20 hours of child care training before or within one year of membership, proof of commercial business liability and accident insurance (recommended), minimum of two child care related workshops during each year of membership
Licensed child care provider members: hold a current child care permit issued by Fraser Health to provide Licensed child care
Other Info
Informal child care providers, substitutes, child care providers, community partners and parents may purchase membership to the lending library. Child care providers also receive our newsletter.
Cost
FREE/minimal membership fee
Community Partners/Funders
The BC government has funded the Child Care Resource & Referral Program since 1991. The Ministry of Children and Family Development currently provides the funding for services available within this program.
Contact Info:
Phone
604.467.2273
Fax
604-467-2264
Email
ccrrp@comservice.bc.ca
Location
Unit B 20578 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 2R3
