ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence
Last updated on July 26, 2023The 2023 ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence Ceremony was hosted on May 27, during Child Care Month. Check out the ChildCareBC Bulletin to see a featured award winner in each edition and you can now watch the recording of the awards ceremony.
The ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence honour the outstanding achievements of individuals, organizations, school districts and local governments who help families and communities thrive by providing or supporting the delivery of quality child care in B.C. Nominees demonstrate their excellence in supporting children’s development and their commitment to improving and enhancing relationships with children, families and their community.
The Province’s ChildCareBC plan is committed to making affordable, accessible, quality and inclusive child care a core service that British Columbian families can depend on. The ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence recognize that child care professionals and organizations are vital for B.C. families, communities and the economy.
2023 ChildCareBC Awards of Excellence winners
Watch the video recording of the awards ceremony.
Regional Award of Excellence
Vancouver Island - Ayako Inoue
Interior - Kootenay Family Place
North - Julie Hutchinson
Vancouver Coastal - Violet Jessen
Fraser - Sharlene Wedel
Innovation Award
Wendy Flegel
Child Care Leadership Award
Karen LeSage
Rechelle Patrick
Lifetime Achievement Award
Connie Bourne
Emerging Leader Award
Amy Mueller
Inclusive Practices Award
Little Badgers Early Learning Program
Lenora Pritchard Award of Excellence
Taylor Parker
2021 Award recipients
Watch the 2021 Child Care Awards of Excellence.
Regional Award of Excellence
North - Lynette Mikalishen
Fraser - Maria Cargnelli
Island - Vanessa Lee
Interior - Edna Johnson and Myrtle Johnson
Vancouver Coastal - Daniela D'Onofrio
Partnership Award Government
Métis Nation British Columbia
Métis Family Connections Program
Partnership Award Community
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Childcare Department
Early Childhood Care & Education Program Capilano University
Lifetime Achievement Award
Magdalena D. Amestica
Innovation Award
Beginnings Preschool of the Office of the Wet’suwet’en
Emerging Leader Award
Keely Freeman
ECL Leadership Award
Maven Lane
Inclusive Practices Award
Hudson Child Care Society
Honourable mention: The Centre for Child Development Childcare Program
Perseverance Award
Simon Fraser University Childcare Society
Honourable mention: Whistler Waldorf School
Lenora Pritchard Award of Excellence
Shauna Alec
Legacy Awards
SFU Childcare Society (Morningside Centre)
Laugh and Learn Children Centre
SFU Childcare Society (IT Program)
SPARKS
SFU Childcare Society (Los Ninos Room)
Upper Fraser Valley Developmental Preschool
Appledale Children’s Centre
Sunshine Playschool
Tiggy Winkle Corner Preschool
The Child Center
Mountain View Child Education Center
Ray-Cam Centre Out of School Care
Mount Pleasant YMCA Kids Club
Beach YMCA Child Care Centre
Discovery Playhouse Children’s Centre
Cedar Valley Children’s Centre
Sacred Heart Preschool & Daycare
Tumbleweed Playschool
PJ Kids Club
Kildala Nursery and Out of School Care
Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs- West Kelowna Club
Sandcastle Developmental Preschool
Highlands Out of School Care
Playshare Preschool
Blackberry Lane Children’s Centre
Family Montessori School
Valemount Child Care
Gilmore Preschool
Woodgrove Tot’s Town Children’s Centre
Teddy Bear Daycare Centre
Quadra Child Care Centre
Good Shepard Daycare
A’Q’Amnik Daycare
Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta
Belmont Park Preschool
SFU Childcare Society (Espuleta)
Creekview Tiny Toys
Kiddies Korner
Kingsway Christian Children’s Centre
Selkirk Out of School Care
Merry King Preschool
Brentwood Nursery School
Tiny Town Childcare Centre
Lonsdale Preschool, Harry Jerome Complex
Caledonia Early Care and Learning Centre
3 Wishes Childcare Centre
Little Mountain Child Development Centre
Osoyoos Child Care Centre