Child Care Support Program

In 2017, Columbia Basin Trust launched a three-year, $3.6 million program to help maintain and create new child care spaces in the Basin, train more Early Childhood Educators, and provide advisory services to child care providers. The Trust identified early childhood and childhood development as one of its 13 strategic priorities following extensive public consultation in 2014/15.

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From 2017-2020, the Trust’s Child Care Support Program helped:

create 436 new child care spaces
improve 2,977 existing child care spaces
certify and train more than 115 Early Childhood Educators
support three Basin-wide professional development conferences for Early Childhood Educators
support 101 child care providers through its Child Care Advisor

Child Care Support Advisor

Child Care Capital Grants

If you are seeking support to improve your day care or create new child care spaces, please contact the Child Care Advisor, who can help you explore funding opportunities.

Past Projects:

For Completed Projects:

Once your project is complete, submit a final report.

Child Care Equipment Final Report for projects that included the purchase/installation of child care equipment
Create or Improve Spaces Final Report for projects that involved renovation and/or the construction of new licensed child care spaces

Support for the Early Years Sector

Basin Early Years Conference

Each year, the Trust supported the only Basin-based professional development conference for Early Childhood Educators. The Early Years Conference offers Early Childhood Educators access to local, high quality professional development and networking opportunities. The next conference will take place in spring 2021.

Early Years Community Tables

From 2017 – 2019, the Trust supported Early Years Community Tables throughout the Basin. These are community planning groups that coordinate and develop local resources to support young children’s healthy development and the needs of their families, such as hosting parent education events, connecting with hard-to-reach parents and coordinating early screening programs for children.

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