Child Care Licensing

Care is defined as supervision that is provided to a child through a prescribed program.

Categories of care include:

• Group Child Care (Under 36 Months)
• Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age)
• Preschool (30 Months to School Age)
• Group Child Care (School Age)
• Family Child Care
• Multi-Age Child Care
• In-Home Multi-Age Child Care
• Occasional Child Care
• Child Minding

Licensing Officers inspect, license and monitor over 1,000 licensed child care facilities in the Island Health region.

They conduct regular routine inspections and at each inspection they leave an inspection report outlining the licensees’ compliance with the requirements of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, Child Care Licensing Regulations and the Director of Licensing Standards of Practice. 

For more information about an inspection visit the Inspection and Investigation Reports website.

Individuals providing care to more than two persons, not related to them are required to be licensed, and must provide care in a licensed community care facility.

Filing a Complaint

Director of Licensing Standards of Practice

Director of Licensing Standards of Practice
Water Safety 
Contact your local Licensing Office

Inspection Checklists

Child Care Inspection Checklist - Initial Inspection
Child Care Inspection Checklist - Routine Inspection 

Child Care Newsletter

Summer 2024
Fall 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2020

Child Care Bulletin 

Heat Preparedness Bulletin
Winter 2022
Spring 2022

Submitting Reportable Incidents Online

For current information about submitting incident reports, please see Incident Reporting.

Emergency Preparedness Information

Introduction to the Disaster Plan
52 Weeks to Emergency Preparedness
All Hazard Emergency Preparedness Workbook 
Staff Self Education
Self Education Test
Disaster Plan Template
Emergency Quick Reference
Grab and Go Bags