Is your child care centre in need of small improvements or equipment to improve the quality and safety of operations? Child Care Capital Grants may be able to help.
What Types of Projects are Eligible?
Child Care Capital – Small Improvements (up to $10,000)
The types of eligible costs include, but are not limited to:
health and safety upgrades including improvements to finishings or structures;
bathroom upgrades to improve accessibility and safety (e.g., installing touchless taps, soap dispensers and hand dryers); and
upgrading fencing, ground covering or major play structures to improve children’s access to play outdoors.
Child Care Equipment (up to $5,000)
The types of eligible costs include, but are not limited to:
children’s furniture;
safety equipment;
major appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines;
strollers and car seats;
storage cabinets; and
indoor/outdoor play equipment.
Applicants must demonstrate that equipment will be directly applied to the delivery of child care and not used for other purposes.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include non-profit and for-profit providers of licensed child care. See below for eligible license types by funding stream.
Funding Stream
Eligible License Types
Small Improvements to Increase Quality and Safety
Group Child Care
Group Child Care (School Age)
Multi-age Child Care
Preschools
Equipment to Increase Quality and Safety
Group Child Care
Group Child Care (School Age)
Multi-age Child Care
Preschools
Family Child Care
In-home Multi-age Care
Registered License Not Required
Facilities designated as Occasional Child Care and License-Not-Required Care are not eligible.
We encourage you to connect with the Child Care Support team if you have questions about the program. Contact us at childcaresupport@ourtrust.org.
For assistance with completing your application, call our Child Care Advisor (located at Kootenay Kids Society) toll-free at 1.866.551.KIDS or email childcareadvisor@ourtrust.org to set-up a convenient time.
Application Deadline
This intake closed February 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. MT.
Questions?