

Our staff work with developers, building and landscape architects, and early childhood educators to plan and design new group childcare centres in ways that contribute to the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical wellbeing of children.
Steps for establishing a childcare centre
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Step 1: Review the requirements of a childcare facility
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Step 2. Contact our Social Policy and Projects Division
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Step 3. Assess project feasibility
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Step 4. Develop a preliminary design
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Step 5. Apply for a development permit
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Step 6. Finalize the facility’s design
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Step 7. Apply for a building permit
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Step 8. Building the childcare centre
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Step 9. Apply for an occupancy permit
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Step 10: Fire department approval
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Step 11. Receive a licence to operate the childcare centre
Contact us
Social Policy and Projects
Email: childcare@vancouver.ca
Development and Building Services Enquiry Centre
Email: permitquestions@vancouver.ca
Phone: 604-873-7611