Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

Inspiring & Promoting Excellence in Child Care & Early Learning

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Our Commitment 

 

Mission

We strengthen relationships between children and families and between families and their communities.

Vision 

All families reach their full potential.

Values

Dignity

We care about people. We meet families, youth, children, and other professionals where they’re at, and we treat all people with respect, compassion, and with open hearts.

Collaboration

We can’t do this work in isolation. We go out of our way to work with our colleagues, families, community members, and peers in the sector to ensure the people we serve have every opportunity to reach their potential.

Inclusivity

We believe that communities are stronger when everyone is welcome. We actively listen, we celebrate others’ successes, and we hold one another accountable.

Curiosity

We are progressive, flexible, and committed to continuous learning. In crises, we act swiftly to remove barriers and find solutions.

Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time to time.

Answering important questions for more than 20,000 parents and caregivers each year.

Referrals in several languages to over 5,000 parents each year.

WCCRC provides consultation and guidance to government, researchers and other organizations to promote and support excellence in early care and learning in BC.

Many different courses, workshops and seminars for professionals, parents and caregivers.

Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) is a publicly accessible collection of more than 12,000 loanable early learning resources. Our collection includes books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, toys and kits. We also stock resources in different languages.

In 2023, Westcoast Family Centres Society (WFC) and Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (WCCRC) amalgamated creating a new organization, keeping the name Westcoast Family Centres.


Operating side by side in East Vancouver, both organizations have worked closely for several years, sharing similar missions, visions, values, and intentions. This union amplifies our impact on families in the community.



Board of Directors

Westcoast Family Centres is a charitable non-profit society. Westcoast Board members support the organization, its vision and its work by lending their expertise to provide governance and direction to the society overall.  Board members are elected at the annual general meeting (usually held in September) for a two-year term.

Learn more about the Westcoast Family Centres Board of Directors 

CCRC Staff

Administration

  • Crystal Janes 
    Director, CCRC
  • Nora Mejia
    Manager of Programs & Services
  • Annette Matthew

    Finance & Administrative Assistant

  • Heidi Ziegler
    Executive Assistant

Child Care Services Consultants

  • Kirin Sandhu
    Team Lead, Child Care & Parent Services
  • Grace Pan
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Kimberly Wong
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Sandra Rivera                                          
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Siranoush Moradmand
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL)

  • Novem Fung
    ECE Library Advisor
  • Josemine Singson 
    ECE Library Advisor
  • Katie Lee
    ECE Library Advisor

Parent Services Consultants

  • Angel Li
    Parent Services Advisor
  • Grace Pan
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Kimberly Wong
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Sandra Rivera                                        
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant
  • Siranoush Moradmand
    Child Care & Parent Services Consultant

Professional Development & Training

  • Nataša Guzina
    Team Lead, AMCC  & Pro-D Programs
  • Vesna Krcmar
    Outreach Pro-D Coordinator
  • Rosa Ng
    Pro-D Registration Coordinator
  • Katherine Machel
    AMCC Program Assistant

Job Postings

  • Annette Matthew

    Administrative Assistant