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OTHER CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS

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National Organizations

Canadian Association for Young Children
The CAYC exists to provide a voice on critical issues related to the quality of life for all young children and families.
Email: caycmeb@cayc.ca | Phone: 604-984-2361

Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs
FRP Canada promotes the well-being of families by providing national leadership, consultation and resources to those who care for children and support families.
Email: info@frp.ca | Phone: 613-237-7667

Canadian Child Care Federation
The CCCF is a bilingual, non-profit, member based organization committed to excellence in early learning and child care through partnerships, projects and resources.
Email: info@cccf-fcsge.ca | Phone: 613-729-5289

Child & Family Canada
Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children and families. Managed by the Canadian Child Care Federation.
Email: info@cfc-efc.ca

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
The CCAAC is a non-profit, membership based organization dedicated to promoting quality, publicly funded child care accessible to all.
Email: info@childcareadvocacy.ca | Phone: 613-594-3196

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
The CCSC is dedicated to moving forward on the human resource issues in child care to develop a confident, skilled and respected workforce valued for its contribution to early childhood care and education.
Email: info@ccsc-cssge.ca | Phone: 1-866-411-6960

Childcare Resource and Research Unit.
The CRRU focuses on research and policy resources, advancing a universal, high quality, publicly-funded, not-for-profit, inclusive system of early childhood education and care in Canada.
Email: crru@chass.utoronto.ca | Phone: 416-978-6895

Code Blue for Child Care.
Code Blue is a Canada-wide campaign to build a real pan-Canadian child care system. The campaign brings together national, provincial and territorial child care organizations, labour, women's and social justice groups along with Canadians from all walks of life.

Making The Connections
MTC is a project of the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada focusing on the child care related Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) agreements – the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Agreement, the Multilateral Framework Agreement and any new child care agreements reached between the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

Provincial Organizations (BC)

BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society is a provincial organization serving Aboriginal early childhood programs throughout British Columbia.
Email: lynda@acc-society.bc.ca | Phone: 604-913-9128

BC Association of Child Care Employers
Supports and gives voice to employers in BC's licensed child care sector, by acting as a conduit of information, an identifier of issues and an agent of change.
Phone: 604-709-0481

BC Association of Family Resource Programs
The FRP of BC supports community based family resource programs in BC to foster the healthy development of children within the context of the family.
Email: info@frpbc.ca | Phone: 604-738-0068

Child Care Advocacy Forum
The Forum is an alliance of the following organizations: BC Association of Child Care Employers, Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, Early Childhood Educators of BC, School Age Child Care Association of BC, Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre, and Western Canada Family Child Care Association of BC.
The Forum believes in the vision of a comprehensive child care system including a wide range of quality, affordable and accessible programs and services that facilitate the growth and development of all children.
Phone: 604-515-6257 or toll free 1-877-361-1116

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
The CCCABC is a voluntary organization working to promote the development of a comprehensive, accessible and affordable non-profit child care system in B.C. and across Canada.
Email: info@cccabc.bc.ca | Phone: 604-709-5661

Council of Parent Participation Preschools in BC
The CPPP in BC unites and assists member preschools in providing a high standard of preschool education involving both parents and teachers.
Email: office@cpppreschools.bc.ca | Phone: 604-435-4430 or toll free 1-800-488-0660

Early Childhood Educators of BC
ECEBC is the professional association for early childhood educators in BC, providing professional development, publications promoting high standards of practice and related resources.
Email: ecebc@direct.ca | Phone: 604-709-6063 or toll free: 1-800-797-5602

First Call (BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition)
First Call is a coalition of organizations and community groups and individuals who believe that children and youth need first call on society’s resources.
Email: info@firstcallbc.org | Phone: 604-875-3629 or toll free: 1-800-307-1212

Provincial Child Care Council
The Provincial Child Care Council, representing a wide range of child care sectors across the province, advises the Minister Responsible for child care on policies and programs that affect the quality, stability and affordability of child care in BC.
Phone: 250-356-6001 (250-387-5049)

School Age Child Care Association of B.C. (SACCA)
A province wide, nonprofit organization open to both professionals and students working or studying in the school age child care field. Our goal is to improve the availability of quality, affordable school age child care by providing programs and services to professionals in this field.
Email: info@saccabc.org | Phone: 604-709-5661

Society for Children and Youth of BC
The Society for Children and Youth of BC (SCY) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of all children and youth in British Columbia.
Email: info@scyofbc.org | Phone: 604-433-4180

Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association (VICPA)
VICPA members include 14 parent participation preschools on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. The VICPA is an advocate for high quality early childhood education for children and professional standards for adults who work with them.
Email: vicpa@vicpa.org | Phone: 250-598-2667

Western Canada Family Child Care Association of BC
A professional organization of family child care providers that believes in accessible, quality, inclusive child care services that support the needs of children, families and child care providers. Our goal is to promote, support and advocate for quality, inclusive family child care.
Email: familychildcare@wcfcca.ca | Phone: 604-590-1497 or toll-free: 1-800-686-6685

Regional & Local Organizations (BC)

Child Care Resource & Referral
Contact info for CCRR programs around the province and in your community. Alternative link: ccrr.bc.ca

 

Southern Vancouver Island Family Child Care Association
Promotes high quality family child care that nurtures the whole child, provides ongoing support and training opportunities for members, and improve the public image and understanding of FCC.

Provincial Government

Ministry for Children and Family Development (MCFD)
MCFD holds responsibility for the government's child care programs and services including the Child Care Grants and policy development relating to child care in BC.
This site has links to related child care resources the government has responsibility for.

Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) - Children with Special Needs
Raising a child or youth with special needs brings joys and challenges. In order to assist and support families and children and youth with special needs from birth up to age 19, the Ministry of Children and Family Development offers a range of services.

The Community Care Facilities Branch
The Community Care Facilities Branch is part of the Health Protection Division of the Ministry of Health Services, and is responsible for the development and implementation of legislation, policy and guidelines to protect the health and safety of people being cared for in licensed facilities.

Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (MEIA, formerly Ministry of Human Resources)
MEIA delivers the Child Care Subsidy to parents throughout the province. Access to child care is a significant component in helping parents gain employment and achieve financial independence. The Child Care Subsidy is a monthly payment that helps British Columbian families with low incomes meet the costs of child care.

MLA Finder
Look up contact information for your MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) by your constituency, community, postal code or their name. Or see the full list of MLAs here.

Federal Government

Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Information about the $100-per-month taxable child care benefit and other programs.

Guide to Government of Canada Services for Children and their Families
This guide covers topics relevant to the basic needs of children and topics of main concern to parents and other caregivers, including available publications, toll-free numbers and web links.

MP Finder
Look up contact information for your MP (Member of Parliament) from the full list by name or constituency.

Early Childhood Research Organizations

Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)
The Human Early Learning Partnership is a pioneering, interdisciplinary research partnership that is directing a world-leading contribution to new understandings and approaches to early child development.

Consortium for Health, Intervention, Learning and Development (CHILD) Project
The Consortium for Health, Intervention, Learning and Development is a multi-disciplinary, academic-community partnership project established to undertake research that responds to identified community needs and interests for the health of children 0 to 6 and their families.