Resources

Residential Care Licensing Information Sheets

InfoSheets Residential Care

• Care Plan Information for Caregivers
• Change of Manager
• Consent for Use of Restraints in Residential Care Facilities
• Corrective Action Plans After Investigations
• Exemptions to RCR 48(1) and 78(3)(a)
• Filing a Complaint
• Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy (FOIPPA)
• Health and Safety Plans During Investigations
• Incident Reporting of Aggressive or Unusual Behaviour in Adult Residential Care Facilities
• Inspection Reports
• Investigation Process
• Immunization of Adult Persons in Residential Care
• Licensing of Community Care Facilities
• Missing or Wandering Person(s) - A Reportable Incident
• Nutrition & Food Service Requirements
• Policies and Procedures
• Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths in Care Facilities
• Records and Documentation
• Release of Persons in Care from Residential Care Facilities
• Repayment Agreements
• Reportable & Non-Reportable Incidents
• Steps to Obtaining a Community Care Facility Licence - Residential Care
• Suggested First Aid Supplies
• Temporary Relocation of Residential Care Facility
• Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act - Residential Care
• Tuberculosis (TB) Screening and Testing
• Understanding the Complaint Process
• Use of Restraints in Residential Care Facilities 
• What is an Exemption
• What to include in Outbreak Management Plans

Branch Publications

• Advanced Directives and Care Plans
• Agreement in Writing to the Use of Restraints
• Incident Reporting of Aggressive or Unusual Behaviour in Adult Residential Care Facilities
• Immunization of Adult Persons in Residential Care
• Planning for Your Care Needs: Help in Selecting a Residential Care Facility
• Residents Bill of Rights
• What is a Family and / or Resident Council 
• Advance Directives
• Consent for Use of Restraints in Residential Care Facilities 
• Immunization in Adult Residential Care Facilities
• Incident Reporting of Aggressive or Unusual Behaviour in Adult Residential Care Facilities
• Update to Standard of Practice re: Preventing Overdose Deaths

Other Publications and Websites

• Assisted Living and Residential Care Fire and Life Safety
• Audits & More Manual
• Audit Tools to Accompany the Audits and More Manual
• BC Emergency Preparedness
• Canada’s Food Guide
• Cleaning and Disinfecting
• Developing, Supporting and Maintaining Resident Councils and Resident and Family Councils
• Handwashing
• Local Government Requirements: A Handbook for Child Care Providers
• Meals and More Manual

Child Care Licensing Information Sheets

InfoSheets Child Care

• Care Plan Information for Caregivers - Child Care
• Change of Manager
• Children's Outdoor Play Space Plan
• Corrective Action Plans After Investigations
• Do You Require a Community Care Facility Licence?
• Diapering Recommendations 
• Emergency Policies and Procedures 
• Family Child Care 
• Field Trip Safety 
• Filing a Complaint
• Freedom of Information Protection of Privacy (FOIPPA)
• Guiding Children's Behaviour 
• Health and Safety Plans During Investigations
• Investigation Process
• Lead in Water - Bulletin for Licensed Child Care Facilities 
• Lead in Water Infosheet
• Licensing of Community Care Facilities
• Missing or Wandering Person(s) - A Reportable Incident
• Nutrition Requirements
• Potentially Poisonous Items
• Prevention Strategies 
• Records and Documentation
• Repayment Agreements
• Reportable & Non-Reportable Incidents
• Safety Bulletin Water Safety 2013 
• Safe Release of Children
• Safe Sleep Practices 
• Sanitizer Information 
• Staffing Exemptions
• Steps to Obtaining a Community Care Facility Licence for a Child Care Facility
• Suggested First Aid Supplies for Child Care Facilities
• Supervision of Children 
• Suspected Abuse or Neglect - Child Care
• Tuberculosis (TB) Screening and Testing
• The Use of Restraints - Child Care
• Use of Personal Insect Repellants
• Water Safety in Child Care Facilities 
• Water Sample Directions - Child Care
• What is an Exemption

Branch Publications

• Fire and Life Safety for Family Child Care
• Furnishings and Equipment Guidelines for Licensed Child care facilities
• Guiding Children's Behaviours
• Moving to a New Location
• Parents Guide to Selecting Child Care
• Preventing Illness in Child Care settings
• Preventing Injury in Child Care Settings
• Standards of Practice for Active Play
• Standards of Practice for Care Facility Admission
• Standards of Practice for Family Child Care
• Standards of Practice for Safe Play Areas

Other Publications and Websites

• An Informational Guide to Young Children's Outdoor Play Space 7 Cs
• BCCDC Guide to Common Childhood Diseases
• BCCDC Public Health Guidance for Communicable Diseases Supporting Child Wellness
• BC Emergency Preparedness
• Canada’s Food Guide
• Child Care Car Seats
• Child Care Resource and Referral Program (CCRR)
• Child Care Resource and Referral - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
• Children and Plant Safety
• Cleaning and Disinfecting
• Discover How to Prevent Injuries Before They Happen
• Food Flair Early Practitioners Resource
• Handwashing
• Health Link BC
• Health Link BC – Immunizations for Children
• Island Health Public Health Nutrition Resources
• Is Your Child Safe - Health Canada
• Monthly Fire Evacuation Drill Practice Record & Annual Emergency Plan Practice Record
• Responding to Child Welfare Concerns
• Using Your Home for Daycare  
• Well Beings
• Valid until December 31, 2024: 2024 Playspace Safety Maintenance Checklist & Outdoor Daily, Monthly, and Annual Inspection 
• Valid from January 1, 2025: 2025 Playspace Safety Maintenance Checklist & Outdoor Daily, Monthly, and Annual Inspection

 Licensing Forms

• Application for a Community Care Facility Licence
• Amendment Existing Community Care Facility Licence
• Temporary Placement/Retention Application form - Child Care
• Temporary Placement/Retention Application form - Child Care (Fillable)