Services for Child Care Providers
Victoria Child Care Resource and Referral (VCCRR) offers support, information, training, and resources to
- Licensed family child care providers,
- Licensed in home multi-age child care
- Preschools
- Group child care centres
- The community
Our program offers different levels of service for either Child Care Providers or Community Partners.
New Opportunities to Borrow!
Resources are currently available for drop in as well as by request – please contact Heather@childcarevictoria.ca to arrange drop-off and pick-up to your centre.
Child Care Providers
We have many services and resources available to you as a member:
- Weekly bulletins addressing current child care issues
- Phone consultations with early childhood professionals
- Access to affordable workshops and networking events
- Access to library resources
- Laminating, photocopying, and die cut machine services for a nominal fee
- Information on liability insurance and group benefits insurance
- Access to themed provocation boxes, book bags, backpacks, felt board stories, and add on equipment.
- Access to infant/toddler strollers
- Information and support with the Affordable Child Care Benefit, operating, and capital funding programs
- Computerized referral registry connecting families to child care providers
- Information about Family Child Care Training
If you are interested in becoming a Member, please contact us for more information at referrals@childcarevictoria.ca.
Community Partners
You can choose to be added to our Mailchimp distribution list to receive information about workshops, community events, and our weekly bulletin. This option appeals to front line educators, college instructors, early learning & care students, and the greater community who want to be informed of what is happening in the early years sector and who want to have quick access to learning opportunities. Please contact us at referrals@childcarevictoria.ca
Family Child Care Training
Victoria CCRR’s Family Child Care Training uses the levels of instruction as developed by the Canadian Child Care Federation, a national organization whose mission is to achieve excellence through early learning and child care. Family Child Care Training prepares candidates to offer quality child care in their home. Topics include:
- Child development
- Safety and emergency preparedness
- Health and nutrition
- Positive child guidance
- Program planning
- Self-care
- Child care business skills
- Partnerships with families
- Child care environments
For more information, or to sign up for an upcoming course, please contact erin@childcarevictoria.ca.