ChildCareBC Bulletin

New resources for Indigenous families and child care providers

The Ministry of Education and Child Care is committed to cooperation and collaboration with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and Indigenous partners to develop distinctions-based, culturally safe approaches to child care and wraparound services.

The ChildCareBC website now has new information and resources for Indigenous families and Indigenous child care providers and educators. Information for families on how to find Indigenous-led child care, how to access support for child care and additional resources can be found on the Information for First Nations, Métis and Inuit families web page.

The new Indigenous child care providers and educators web page features information on the Aboriginal Child Care Resource and Referral program, how to become an Aboriginal Head Start, information for Métis Early Childhood Educators and other operating resources.

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Important timelines for the 2025-26 Child Care Operating Funding, Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative and Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement

Most child care providers who applied to the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative have been fully approved. For applications requiring more complex adjudication, reviews may still be ongoing. The ministry continues to work with child care providers to finalize funding agreements for the 2025-26 period.

Child care providers approved to participate in the Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement (ECE-WE) may submit monthly ECE enrolment reports using the ECE Reporting Tool starting May 1, for hours worked in April 2025. Payments are calculated based on the total number of hours worked each month, which is why the ECE-WE is reported and paid after the end of each month.

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2025 Council of the Federation Literacy Award nominations are open

National literacy award now accepting nominations.

Every year, the Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA) celebrates a literacy champion from every province and territory in Canada.

Nominations for this year’s award will be accepted for applicants in British Columbia until May 18, 2025.

For more information about the award, including how to nominate a literacy champion in your community, visit Council of the Federation Literacy Award - Province of British Columbia.