Childcare Information Portal
Finding Emergency Childcare
In time of emergency several options may be considered in addition to your family and friends.
In-home childcare providers
A licensed in-home childcare provider could assist you in providing emergency childcare for a period over 13hours if special permission from the Childcare licensing regulation branch is granted. To locate licensed in-home childcare providers:
Child Care Resources and Referral (CCRR)
Victoria, View Royal, Saanich
Phone: 250-382-7000
Sooke Child Care Resource & Referral
Phone: 250-642-5152
Langford, Metchosin, Highlands and Colwood
Phone: 250-590-6405
Duncan, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay, Mill Bay and Shawnigan Lake
Phone: 250-746-4135
You can request CCRR child care based on your criteria which may include special needs, language, location, hours of operation etc. You can contact by phone or email via their website and request that the CCRR send you a list of childcare providers operating in facilities and homes based on your requirements.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development
The MCFD search tool provides parents a way to locate licensed childcare facilities by city, by postal code and by category. Each childcare provider registered in this database posts information about their qualifications (e.g. special needs, language and hours).
Child Care Licensing Regulations in British Columbia
Phone: (250) 952-1469
Email: hlth.ccf@gov.bc.ca
Email: hlth.ccf@gov.bc.ca
The Child Care Licensing Regulation sets out health and safety requirements, licence application requirements, staffing qualifications, and program standards for licensed childcare settings. Additionally, schedules include a list of approved Early Childhood Education programs and first aid requirements. Licensed childcare provides care for three or more children (unrelated to the facility operator).
Licensed childcare can be a childcare centre or a family daycare provider who is licensed and continually meets the minimum standards established by provincial legislation regulating the operation of a childcare program.
The average cost is between: $30 to $50 per day/child.
Private agencies
Yellow pages 411 http://www.yellowpages.com/
Can be located under the following key words nannies, home support services, and babysitters.
The average cost is between $18 to $30 per hour/per child for nanny care or home support; or $6-$10/hour/child for teen babysitters.
MFRC Emergency services
Phone: 250-363-2640 (24h)
Toll free at 1-800-353-3329
The MFRC Emergency Services Program offers support and resources to members and their families during emergencies related to childcare, deployment, pregnancy, and any other urgent family situation. Once you call us for assistance, an assessment is made of your needs and resources so an action plan can be developed. This plan may involve services and resources offered through the MFRC and/or referrals to community agencies. The Emergency Services Program maintains a list of qualified Care providers who can provide childcare during an emergency. MFRC cannot guarantee that they will be able to find an emergency caregiver on short notice.
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