Member Resources

Introduction to Child Care

Websites:

Government of British Columbia – Child Care
BC Child Care Licensing Regulation

Planning for Safety and Emergencies 

Websites: 

Province of British Columbia – HealthLink 
Caring for Kids – Canadian Paediatric Society 
Canadian Child Care Federation – Resource Sheets 
BC Children’s Hospital – Child Safety Resources 
Parachute (formerly Safe Kids Canada) 
Period of Purple Crying 
British Columbia Automobile Association – Child Passenger Safety 
Canadian Car Seat Network – Technicians 
Too Hot For Tots Program
The Great British Columbia ShakeOut 
Province of British Columbia – Protecting Children 
Province of British Columbia – Prepared BC 
Province of British Columbia – HealthLink 
Caring for Kids – Canadian Paediatric Society 
Canadian Child Care Federation – Resource Sheets

Promoting Good Health and Nutrition

Websites:

Sneezes and Diseases Vancouver Coastal Health
Encyclopedia on Early Child Development 
Health Canada – Food Guide Information 
Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids 
Do Bugs Need Drugs? 
Decoda Literacy Solutions – Foodflair Resource
Live 5210

 Exploring Children’s Development

Websites:

The Science of Early Childhood Development (The content on this site is available for all people located in BC. To access content, click on North American Edition, then click on Brain Development.  Click ‘ALLOW’  box for your computer to be recognized)
Encyclopedia on Early Child Development 
Kids Have Stress Too (Psychology Foundation of Canada) 
Nippissing Developmental Screen 
Healthy Families BC

Guiding Children’s Behaviour

Websites:

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development – Behaviour 
Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids – Behaviour
 

Planning for Play and Learning

Websites:

The Child’s Right to Play – International Play Association Canada
Director of Licensing Standard of Practice – Active Play 
SpeciaLink – National Centre for Child Care Inclusion

Let’s Play! Inspiring Children’s Experiences and Activities

Websites:

Teach Preschool 
Preschool Express 
Jbrary

Creating Positive Relationships with Families and the Community

Websites:

British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Association 
BC Council for Families 
BC Association of Family Resource Programs 
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada 
Canadian Child Care Federation 
Child Care Choices – Child Care Resource and Referral Programs of BC 
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC 
Early Childhood Educators of BC 
School Age Child Care Association of BC 
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
 

Your Family Child Care Business 

Websites:

BC Child Care Licensing Regulation 
Running a Day Care or Preschool in BC – Province of BC 
WorkSafe BC (Worker’s Compensation Board) 
Canada Revenue Agency 
Child Care Choices – Child Care Resource and Referral Programs in BC
Child Care Operating Funding – Province of BC
Canada Revenue Agency

An Action Plan for your Family Child Care

Websites:

Cheryl’s Child Care Blog 
Welcome to the Zoo 
It’s Not all Mary Poppins 
How to Run a Home Day Care 
Building Blocks Home Day Care

As a Child Care Professional, you are continually exploring and learning to enhance the quality of your profession.

We invite you to share with our membership some of the unique resources you have created or implemented to ensure quality in family child care.

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In providing links to other child care pages, BCFCCA makes no warranties regarding the content, and its application by users, or regarding the accessibility, reliability and security of its services. Users are responsible for ensuring that any information they use is appropriate to their purposes.