Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program

Before applying, review the detailed eligibility requirements in the Program Guide.

Licensed non-profit and for-profit child care providers in the Basin region with the following designations are eligible to apply on behalf of eligible ECEAs, ECEs and Responsible Adults employed at their facility.

• Group Child Care
• Multi-Aged Child Care
• Preschools
• Family Child Care*
• In-Home Multi-Age Child Care

*To be eligible, providers operating Family Child Care must be intending to transition their license to In-Home Multi-Age Child Care when their ECE training is complete.

ECE Assistants and ECEs employed at facilities designated as Occasional Child Care, Registered License-Not-Required Care, License-Not-Required Care and In-Child’s-Own-Home Care are not eligible. Refer to the Childcare BC webpage for clarification on licensing designation.

1. Download and review the Program and Application Guide.
2. Apply online.

Contact us at 250.420.3233 or email ecewagesubsidy@ourtrust.org if you have questions or want to discuss eligibility.

Applications are accepted on a first-received, first-served basis and are assessed as they come in and continue until all funding for the program has been committed.

Contact us at 250.420.3233 or email ecewagesubsidy@ourtrust.org if you have questions.

Complete your reporting here.