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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in British Columbia
Planning and development Provincial context Legislation History Related services Planning and development Standards and regulations Space statistics Provincial context Child care services Provincial official responsible for child care Legislation Recent developments History Standards and regulations Children with special needs Child care services Key provincial organizations Recent developments Municipal role Administration Funding Standards and regulations Aboriginal child care Children with special needs
Administration BC

The Ministry for Children and Families had the lead role in supporting, stabilizing and expanding child care services through 20 Regional Operating Agencies. Its responsibilities included: working with other ministries to coordinate child care policies; community planning and resource development; the administration of grants to child care programs; the provision of secretariat support for the Provincial Child Care Council; the facilitation of child care research; and overall responsibility for the fee subsidy program.

There were a considerable number of changes in 1998.

In 1999, the responsibility for child care shifted to the new Ministry for Social Development and Economic Security.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for licensing, monitoring and enforcing compliance with the regulations, certifying early childhood educators, approving early childhood training programs, and developing policies and procedures specific to program licensing and certification of early childhood educators. Licensing and monitoring is now done through regional health boards.

The Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security administers the fee subsidy program. The Ministry for Children and Families retains responsibility for Supported Child Care.

 
Municipal role BC
There is no legislated municipal role. The City of Vancouver and some other municipalities play a role in planning and developing child care.

 

  
Child care planning and development BC

A Provincial Child Care Council of 17 members appointed by the Minister addresses policy matters and priorities. There are no target levels of service, nor limits on licenses.

 
Related services BC


KINDERGARTEN (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)

Enrollment 1996-97 50,179
Average annual expenditure per student k-gr.12 (1996) $7,110

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN - CAPC
(HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Total number of CAPC projects 45
Number of projects defined by CAPC as child development/preschool programs 36

ABORIGINAL HEAD START (HEALTH CANADA) (1998)

Number of programs off-reserve 9

In 1998, Aboriginal Head Start was expanded to include services for on-reserve as well as off-reserve communities.

 
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