Child Care and Preschool Programs in Delta
This page contains information on how to find child care and licensed preschools in Delta as well as a listing of the preschools that are operated by members of the Delta ECD Committee.
To find child care and or Licensed Preschool in Delta
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Preschools
To find child care and or Licensed Preschool in Delta you may contact:
Child Care Options Resource and Referral Program –CCRR
The purpose of our program is to make quality child care more accessible to families in the community. Child Care Options assists parents in finding quality child care for children newborn to 12 years of age and supports care providers to work towards "quality inclusive child care".
For full information about our services for parents please visit: www.childcareoptions.ca
Please view the Parents Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Child Care in BC
Community Care Facilities Licensing Branch
Provides a list of all licensed centers on their website. Any facility or location where care is provided to three or more children, not related by blood or marriage, or not a sibling group, is considered a Community Care Facility and requires a license. Licensed child care facilities are inspected on a regular basis to ensure compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act to determine if minimum standards are being followed with respect to staff qualifications, criminal record checks, supervision, staff-to-child ratios, programming (for physical, intellectual, language, emotional & social development), furnishings & equipment, childcare records, and other requirements
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Search for licensed child care facilities and registered license not required care providers by city, by postal code and by license category using the Child Care Search tool.
Do you need help paying for child care or licensed preschool?
Child Care Options Resource and Referral Program –CCRR
Child care subsidy is a monthly payment to help eligible BC families with the cost of child care. A calculation that takes into account your income and family size determines eligibility.
Assistance with filling out the application, photocopying documents and faxing to the Child Care Subsidy office is available through Child Care Options Resource and Referral Program.
Families can obtain the Child Care Subsidy Application through Child Care Options Resource and Referral Program – CCRR and BC Child Care Subsidy Program.
Preschools
Preschool programs are offered by the following partners of the Delta ECD Committee:
Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture
www.corp.delta.bc.ca/deltareg
Preschool Playtime is offered at North Delta Recreation Centre, Pinewood Leisure Centre in North Delta and Ladner Community Centre. Classes are for 3 and 4 year olds. Choose from 2x/ week or 3x/ week. Instructors are Early Childhood Education Certified.
Lookout Preschool
Contact: 604 594-0488
Lookout Preschool is an inclusive preschool program that is ‘play-based’ serving 3 to 5 year old children from Delta and Surrey. The structured environment and the positive teacher-child interactions promote learning and development of the whole child. Through teacher-supervised play, children gain:
- Socialization skills and emotional growth
- Cognitive Development
- Language and communications skills
- Fine and Gross Motor Skills
- Independence and self-help skills for school readiness
Lookout Preschool is located in North Delta at 11405 84th Ave. (directly behind the fire hall) Tel. 604-594-0488
The preschool is operated by The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland. For more information on the agency please refer to The Centre website www.centreforchilddevelopment.ca
REACH Child and Youth Development Society
www.reachdevelopment.org
Reach Developmental Preschools goal is to offer children a stimulating, inclusive environment with opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive and creative development, emphasizing the individual child’s awareness of his or her self, peers, family and society. A family-centered approach is maintained whereby parents and teachers work together to best address the needs of each individual child.
There are two locations:
Reach Developmental Preschool South Delta – 604 946-6622 ext 308/309
formerly the Delta Child Development Centre preschool (DCDC)
located at the main Reach centre at #3 3800 72nd street East Ladner, B.C.
Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta – 604 596-0106
formerly known as the Delta School Readiness program (DSRP)
Located at 10921 82nd avenue North Delta, V4C 2B2
For more information regarding the registration process or for preschool visits and class prices, please contact Reach Developmental Preschool North Delta 604-596-0106 or Reach Developmental Preschool South Delta at 604-946-6622 ext. 308 or 309 or the website at www.reachdevelopment.org
Tsawwassen First Nation – Child Care and Preschool
www.tsawwassenfirstnation.com
Smuyuq’wa Lelum is the Tsawwassen First Nation Early Childhood Education Centre.
We offer full and part time daycare for children aged 6 months to 5 years.
Our Centre is located on the traditional land of the Tsawwassen First Nation. We are surrounded by the beauty of the Pacific coastland, and we draw much of the inspiration for our program from the natural world around us.
Our Centre provides daily inspiration for all children to explore their world through play, language, socialization, and discovery. We create a playful, stimulating, inclusive environment where all children have a variety of opportunities in which to imagine, discover and belong.
We offer a preschool program for 3 and 4 year olds.
Our Preschool is a structured, theme-based program with daily opportunity for independent play, cooperative play, and whole group learning. Many of our themes reflect the natural world around us, and our program includes Henqueminum language and culture teachings that represent the traditional ways of the Coast Salish People. We create a classroom environment for children to understand the world around them, and we strive to provide a classroom experience where children can make meaning out of the world they live in.
Finding other preschool programs in Delta can be found by Googling ‘Preschools in Delta’ or by looking at the Yellow Pages under ‘Preschools’.
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