Opening more child care spaces in schools

Source: British Columbia - Government News
Date: 2026-08-31 20:15:00.0
Tags: [British Columbia, Education, Social Services, Infrastructure, Affordability]

The Government of British Columbia is providing a $5 million child care capital funding program through the Ministry of Infrastructure to 22 school districts to repurpose existing school spaces into approximately 1,200 new licensed before- and after-school child care spaces. Additionally, the Ministry of Education and Child Care is investing $20 million over three years for operating costs, $2 million for startup costs, and an upcoming $2.9-million fund in fall 2026 to create board-operated school-age care programs. Families utilizing these programs will benefit from fee reductions through the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and the Affordable Child Care Benefit.