Affordable Childcare Benefit
The BC Affordable Child Care Benefit is a monthly payment to assist eligible families with the cost of childcare. Use the Estimator to see if you are eligible.
City of Vancouver
Access to quality and affordable childcare is essential to healthy, resilient and equitable communities. Learn about Vancouver’s approach to children, childcare, and how child care and early learning is reflected in the Healthy City Strategy here.
Government of BC
To help families get ahead, the province is creating thousands of quality, affordable child care spaces, building better facilities, and training more people to become Early Childhood Educators. Learn more about provincial initiatives here.
Information for Families
VSOCC Family Handbook – Early Years
Early Literacy
Early Literacy plays a key role in child development and lifelong learning. The following resources offer a variety of at home or community based opportunities for you to support your child in learning about the world around them through language and literacy.
Health and Well-Being
The early years are a time of rapid growth and development. The following resources offer strength-based programs and services for families to ensure their children grow into strong and healthy adults. Some of the resources include health care, nutritional, parenting, mental health, behavioural, and developmental programs and services.
Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
Child Development Research
The most critical time in child development and learning is from birth to five years of age. Read the latest on child Development, neuroscience, and behavioural research and learn how you can best support your child in their progress and maximize their future well-being.
Human Early Learning Partnership
Childcare at VSOCC
Learn more about VSOCC childcare programs, locations, waitlist and enrollment.