Early Child Care Support

Whereas the Province is taking important steps to deliver quality and affordable child care to more families, as outlined in the Child Care BC Blueprint; And whereas the Province acknowledges the critical role of municipal governments in this process and financially supported the Community Child Care Planning program and continues to administer the New Spaces Fund; And whereas municipalities are uniquely positioned to plan, manage, design, and implement programs within their local communities, but are limited in their capacity to implement community child care action plans: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the provincial government to provide local governments with funding for human resources to coordinate the implementation of Municipal Child Care Action Plans and projects developed through the New Spaces Funding to support the expansion of quality and affordable child care.