ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund

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.

New Spaces Fund (Primary stream)

This funding is available to support the creation, expansion and relocation of child care facilities proposing to create new, licensed child care spaces. The following applicants are eligible to apply:

• Public sector organizations including local governments, school districts, health authorities, Crown corporations, and public post-secondary institutions
• Indigenous governments
• Not-for-profit organizations (societies) including not-for-profit child care providers, child development centres, and Indigenous not-for-profit organizations

The complete list of eligibility requirements can be found in the guidelines.

To apply for this funding stream, please see the New Spaces Fund (Primary stream) application page for funding guidelines, application information and resource documents.

School Age Care on School Grounds Stream

The School Age Care on School Grounds funding stream is only available to:

• B.C. school districts
• First Nation schools
• First Nation independent schools
• Not-for-Profit independent schools

That are creating or expanding access to new School Age Care on School Grounds licence type through ground-up builds, renovations, and/or the purchase of equipment.

To apply for this funding stream, please see the School Age Care on School Grounds Stream application page for funding guidelines, application information and resource documents.

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