{"id":15956,"date":"2020-07-16T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T22:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burnabyschools.ca\/?page_id=15956"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:02:35","slug":"childcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/burnabyschools.ca\/services\/childcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Care in the ΞΆΓάΘ¦ School District"},"content":{"rendered":"
As a district, we have made space available in our schools and on our properties for service providers to offer high quality child care programs for over 35 years.<\/p>\n
A list of licensed child care providers on school district property can be found by clicking on the link below.\u00a0 Please contact the child care or preschool providers directly for information about their programs, registration and wait lists.<\/p>\n
Licensed Preschool and Child Care in ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Schools<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(updated March 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n To find child care or preschools in your community, please visit this website: In September 2019, in its strategic plan, the ΞΆΓάΘ¦ deepened its long-standing commitment to supporting families with child care when Trustees set an objective to increase the number of spaces available on our properties. After a period of extensive consultation with parent groups, child care providers, and other stakeholders, the School District released its Project Definition Report for Child Care <\/span><\/a>t<\/span>o continue to partner with the Province of BC and City of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ to increase child care spaces on school properties.<\/p>\n New child care spaces were funded at these schools:<\/p>\n 2020<\/u><\/p>\n Montecito Elementary \u2013 25 spaces (ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Family Life) (September)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n 2021<\/u><\/p>\n 2022<\/u><\/p>\n 2023<\/u><\/p>\n Funding for an additional 160 spaces was announced by the Ministry of Children and Family Development in May 2021.\u00a0 Read the press release from the Government of BC \u2013 May 21, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n With management by the District, the Ministry is investing $4.74 million into the construction of child care buildings on site at 5 elementary schools for the 160 spaces.\u00a0 Construction is still in progress with completion and opening expected to occur in late 2024.<\/p>\n Are you a provider interested in licensed child care in ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Schools?\u00a0 The District will post a Request for Proposal (RFP) on the BC Bid website if there are any opportunities for new child care spaces in our schools.<\/p>\n Active Request for Proposals (RFP) are posted on www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n For more information about the RFP process, please email inquiries@burnabyschools.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Goodbye and Hello ΞΆΓάΘ¦ North Secondary<\/b><\/a><\/span> (Feb 2024) <\/p>\n Updated April 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a district, we have made space available in our schools and on our properties for service providers to offer high quality child care programs for over 35 years. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2437,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\nFinding Child Care and Preschools
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\nChild Care Resource and Referral<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nStrategic Direction: Increasing Child Care Spaces in the District<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Child Care Request for Proposal Process<\/b><\/h5>\n
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News Stories<\/b><\/h5>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>Two Elementary School Expansions Coming to North ΞΆΓάΘ¦<\/b><\/a><\/span> (Dec 2023)
\n<\/b><\/span>Students Build ECE Career Paths While Meeting Community Need<\/b><\/a><\/span> (Nov 2023)
\n<\/b><\/span>City and School District determine site for new school in Brentwood<\/b><\/a><\/span> <\/b>(Feb 2023)
\n<\/b>District co-hosts Major Child Care Announcement<\/b><\/span><\/a> <\/span>(Sept 2022)
\nNew Child Care Spaces in ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Schools<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(June 2021)
\nProvince Commits $4.74M for 160 New Child Care spaces at ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Schools \u2013 ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Now<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(May 2021)
\nLearn About How a School Expansion Also Supports Child Care<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(January 2020)
\nSupporting Families: Report Proposes Adding Child Care Spots in the District<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(October 2019)
\nProject Definition Report: Before and After School Child Care<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(October 2019)
\nRead our frequently asked questions about the report and child care in the District<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(October 2019)<\/span><\/p>\n