Today the BC Council for Families announced that funding for licensed child care providers all across BC will again be distributed through the Child Care Quality Enhancement Fund.  The funds will be distributed in March 2009 and the 2009 funding breakdown is as follows:

The
funding that child care providers receive through the Child Care
Quality Enhancement Fund is calculated using parameters similar to
those in previous one-time only fundings received by CCOF-licenced
child care providers. The funding your child care centre receives is
based on the number of licenced child care spaces at your centre and
the type of care provided.

In 2009 the funding is allocated on the following basis:

Type of Care	Funding Amount
Family	$105 per licensed space
Pre-School	$120 per licensed space
Out-of-School	$120 per licensed space
Under 36 Months	$135 per licensed space
30 Months to School Age	$135 per licensed space
Emergency	$135 per licensed space
Special Needs	$135 per licensed space
Group Multi-Age	$135 per licensed space

From a BC Council for Families email distributed earlier today –

The
BC Council for Families is pleased to announce that this March,
licensed child care providers all across BC will again be receiving
funding through the Child Care Quality Enhancement Fund. We're very
excited about the real difference that this funding makes for child
care providers, and for children and families in British Columbia.

If
you received the Child Care Quality Enhancement Funding in 2008, and
you are a currently licensed child care provider, you can expect to
receive a second annual payment in March 2009. For complete and
up-to-date information about this year's funding, please visit us
online at www.bccf.bc.ca to find:

And read Voices of BC's Child Care Community, our report on the impact
of the 2008 Child Care Quality Enhancement Funding, to find out what
child care providers around the province had to say about this funding.

This
is the second and final year that the BC Council for Families will be
distributing the Quality Enhancement Fund to BC child care providers,
and we're happy to report that over 4700 licensed providers throughout
the province will be receiving this funding in 2009. 

If you have questions or comments about the Child Care Quality Enhancement Funding, please send us an email, or call the BC Council for Families directly at 604-660-0675 or toll free at 1-800-663-5638.