What is Licensed Child Care?
In British Columbia, the Ministry of Children and Family Development licenses all child care centres. Licensed centres and family child care homes meet and maintain specific standards stated in They are monitored by Early Learning and Child Care Consultants and have their licence reviewed annually. Unlicensed caregivers are not monitored by the department and are not subject to many legal requirements. Municipal governments may require a person operating a child care service to have a business licence, however, this licence does not provide an indication of the quality of child care provided.
