Find useful resources on this page to support you in providing high-quality licensed child care programming that promotes healthy childhood development.
City funding for childcare providers
School-age Care Expansion Projects Grant Program
This program offers small grants for non-profit organizations, to assist with the capital costs of outfitting rooms in schools to house licensed childcare.
Childcare Research, Policy Development, and Innovation Grants
Provides one-time funding for research, policy development, and related projects to improve childcare in Vancouver.
Vantage Point bursaries: Free professional development workshops and labs
Provides free access to workshops, labs, and other learning opportunities for staff and board members of eligible organizations.
Social Innovation Project Grants
Provides funding to social service organizations to turn innovative ideas into viable projects that address social change, create or enhance social inclusion and belonging, and help Vancouver's most vulnerable residents.
Childcare Enhancement Grants
Provides funds to non-profit organizations to support new and existing daycares.
Childcare Program Stabilization Grants
Provides funds for non-profit daycare centres facing financial emergencies, to help them strengthen their cash flow and better manage their money.
Childcare Program Development Grants
Provides funds to licensed non-profit daycares to help cover costs for starting new programs or expanding existing ones.
Capital Project Grants
Provides support for capital projects that preserve or increase the capacity of facilities used to address the needs of vulnerable communities.