Provides support, resources, and referral for child care providers and Indigenous families on reserve and in urban settings throughout BC. Services for parents include information about child care and the child care subsidy, help finding child care, referral t...

Provides a safe place where Aboriginal women with or without children can gather. Offers a grassroots setting to foster pride and independence, and enables women to increase their health, self-esteem, and skills. Offers a daycare, a community kitchen, and advo...

Handles inquiries and registration for the Affordable Child Care Benefit program, a monthly payment that helps families in BC to meet the costs of child care. Households earning must be less than $111,000. Must be a resident of BC to apply. Further eligibility...

Provides free after-school programs for children in Grades 2 to 7 offering support with homework and social skills, as well as receive instruction in recreational activities such as sports, cooking, arts, dance, and out-trips. Children attend for two hours aft...

Artemis Place provides integrated secondary education (Grades 10 to 12) to young women, young pregnant and parenting mothers, and all transgender youth ages 15 to 19 who need support to experience success. Programming includes wraparound support, life skills t...

Arts education centre for children and youth, with classes in visual, media, and performing arts. Tuition-based and free outreach programs offered at Vancouver and Surrey locations. Spring and summer camps are available. Nonprofit society.Surrey: Unit N116-158...

Preschool with an early intervention strategy that addresses the needs of three- to five-year-old Aboriginal children, fostering spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth. Features parental involvement, culture and language education, health prom...

Umbrella organization of choirs in BC that promotes choral activity in BC. Offers an annual Chorfest, BC Youth Choir, Seniors Chorfest, a choral directorship program, vocal workshops, and choir management workshops. Also offers Choral Stage, a music camp for c...

A supplement may be provided to BCEA recipients of income assistance, hardship assistance, or disability assistance who have no other resources to cover necessary moving, transportation, and living expenses. The recipient requires ministry approval before incu...

Professional association of family child care providers in BC. Promotes professional development and high standards of practice; provides a network of support and services for members; advocates for family child care providers, young children, and families; an...

Free summer day camp for recently arrived refugee children ages six to 12. Program includes English language practice in the morning and sports, games, arts, and crafts in the afternoon. Aims to help children gain the language skills and other tools they need ...

Offers the SPCA Kids Club, the youth 'Bark!' magazine, school presentations, curriculum development, summer camps, and website resources to encourage young people to treat animals with compassion and respect.

Inclusive preschool program for children ages three to five years. Serves children with any kind of disability (not just intellectual or developmental disability), as well as typically developing children. Sessions are generally five hours per day; extended ho...

Offers fitness classes, recreational and court sports, a swimming pool, and a strength and cardio centre. Also offers child and youth programs as well as community programs, childminding, swim lessons including aquafit, and martial arts. A membership is requir...

A hub that supports Bowen Island families with young children, from prenatal up to age 12. Services are delivered on site and through outreach, and include child care and a family place. Through the After School Club, offers early learning and care at Bowen Is...

Offers licensed inclusive care before and/or after school, for children with varying needs and abilities, ages five to 12. Hours of operation are 7 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 6 pm from Monday to Friday; 7 am to 6 pm on professional days (PD days) and school breaks...

Preschool for children ages three to five. Operates from a play-based perspective, offering structured educational activities geared at preparing children to enter Kindergarten. Sessions are offered at various times from Monday to Friday. Runs throughout the s...

An inclusive after-school/out-of-school day care for children ages five to 12 years. Serves children with any kind of disability (not just intellectual or developmental disability), as well as typically developing children. Waitlist application form available ...

Provides after school and summer camp programs that teach kids ages seven to 15 about entrepreneurship and starting their own micro-businesses. Programs offer specific life and workplace readiness skills training through activities and games, short videos, and...

Provides information and referral services, and promotes community connections. In cooperation with other service providers, offers programs for families, youth, and seniors. Family services include family drop-ins for children up to age five and their caregiv...

Provides full-time, licensed child care for children ages 30 months to five years. Snacks are provided; hot lunch is available for $100 per month. Cost is $200 per month. Hours are 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. Selected as a $10aDay ChildcareBC Centre.

Promotes protection of peatlands through education, with a focus on Burns Bog. Aims to showcase the relationship between bogs and other water-related habitats. Provides learning opportunities through educational materials, interpretive tours, field trips, and ...

Runs programs and camps throughout the Lower Mainland: Tynehead (Surrey), Burnaby Lake (Burnaby), Pacific Spirit (Vancouver), and Capilano River (North Vancouver) regional parks. All camps and programs are completely free to all participants. Weekday Excursion...

Licensed group child care for children from birth to five years of age. Hours are 7 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday year-round, except closed on statutory holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Registration is required. Fees are charged; subsidies may be ava...

Provides low-cost, culturally-sensitive, participant-driven, and locally-based programs to Vancouver's Kensington-Cedar Cottage community. Coordinates community-building opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, including children, youth, families, a...