Start-Up Grants Definitions
Last updated on August 13, 2024Defined terms commonly used for Start-up Grants.
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- Child care facility
- Child care space
- Early Childhood Educator (ECE)
- Front-line Early Childhood Educator
- Good standing
- Group Child Care
- In-Home Multi-Age Child Care
- Licensed Family Child Care
- Licensed spaces
- Ministry/ECC
- New Community Care Facility Licence
- Personal Residence
The physical building, facility or area of land which the proponent occupies and uses, or proposes to occupy and use, for the purpose of its child care operation.
A full-time licensed space or two part-time child care spaces (e.g. a before school space and an after school space
Must be over the age of 19 and meet the necessary requirements to act as a Responsible Adult as defined under Section 29 of the Child Care Licensing Regulation.
A certified ECE who spends 50% or more of their working time providing direct care to children enrolled in a licensed child care setting (note: the remaining 50% of working time must also be in the licensed child care setting, but could include administrative time, etc.). A front-line ECE can be an employee, or an owner/operator, and can work full-time or part-time.
The applicant does not have an outstanding debt owing to the Ministry for which no payment plan or arrangements have been established or there is a breach of any such payment plan or arrangements that have been established. If registered with the Corporate BC Registry, the applicant does not have any outstanding annual reports or any additional infractions. If the applicant holds an ECE certification, it is currently active (not expired or suspended) with the Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Registry and does not currently have open investigations.
Being a program in which the licensee personally provides, within the licensee’s personal residence. This category includes child care for children school aged, 30 months to school aged including preschool, and under 36 months.
Being a program in which the licensee is a certified educator and personally provides care, within the licensee’s personal residence, to no more than 8 children of various ages.
Being a program in which the licensee personally provides care, within the licensee’s personal residence, to no more than 7 children.
The number of spaces as reported on the facility licence issued under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
The licence issued to the Recipient under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.