Temporary emergency childcare for essential workers
We can give you a referral to temporary childcare for children ages 0 to 12 years (including those with special needs) if you:
✓ Provide COVID-19 essential services (please review the list)
✓ Live or work in Vancouver
✓ Have no appropriate alternatives
Please note that our office is open for library and CCRR appointments during limited hours and by appointment only. Learn more.
We provide parents and guardians with tools and resources to help find quality child care in Vancouver. From a list of child care providers to help navigating provincial subsidy applications, we are here to help. Explore our site to find more resources and articles on parenting as well as some of the other services and workshops we deliver to families and early childhood educators. Learn More.
WCCRC is a leader in training and workshops tailored for early childhood educators and caregivers. Our curriculum covers topics for those just entering the field and for those with years of experience who wish to add to their toolbox. And for more resources both for educators and for children in your care – visit our library. Learn More.
Known and respected for our collaboration and community-building, WCCRC provides consultation and guidance to government, researchers and other organizations to promote and support excellence in early care and learning across BC. We are a trusted source of resources, referrals and information for families looking for child care and those who provide it.
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Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre is the host organization for the Vancouver Child Care Resource & Referral (VCCRR). The Vancouver CCRR program provides a wide range of services to support both child care providers and families seeking child care within the City of Vancouver. Visit the www.ccrr.bc.ca website to find CCRRs in other communities in BC.
Stay on top of the latest updates and changes at WCCRC and in the world of child care through the latest news and articles below.
National Indigenous Peoples' Day is June 21.
Our Librarian Cassidy has put together some resources to support learning about the diverse culture of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of 'Canada' with young children.
Juneteenth commemorates the day slaves in Texas learned they were free — June 19th 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Civil War ended.
The resources below, compiled by our Librarian Cassidy, can be used to help you celebrate Juneteenth by learning about Black History and how to make a difference with young children.
Join Cassidy from the Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) for a virtual storytime! This episode features The Tortoise & The Hare, a traffic light game and the book Tortoise Finds His Home by Maya Fowler (Licensed under Creative Commons by Book Dash).
Some links to free anti-bias resources to support parents and educators in talking to young children about race, diversity and social justice.