Funded by the Province of BC - http://www.ccrr.bc.ca/

Please feel free to phone 250-762-3536.

Are you....

• Working or attending school full or part time?
• Having difficulty finding suitable child care?
• Needing child care in your own neighbourhood or close to work?

For free child care provider referrals, please contact us in one of the following ways:

1.  Phone: 250-762-3536  Ext. 202
2.  Email: [email protected]
3.  Website (to view a list of child care providers, scroll to the bottom)

EMAIL 

We will need the following information from you to enable us to search our database of child care providers.

• Your name, address, phone number and e-mail address or fax number if applicable.
• How many children you require care for.
• Birthdates and gender of child(ren).
• The location where you would prefer the child care facility.
• Approximate start date for the child care. 
• If you have school age children who will need to be dropped off or picked up from school, then we will require the school they are attending.
• Does your child require extra support?
• Where you heard about our service.
• And anything else you feel is important in your search for quality child care.

WEBSITE

Parents who are looking for childcare can complete the form below and submit to obtain a list of child care facilities in their area that will meet their needs.    Our website does not include all of our membership as some have chosen to not have their program listed.  For more detailed information on each program (including email addresses, qualifications, etc.) please contact the office either by phone or email.  The purpose of our online referrals is to give parents access to child care names during office closures.   

Statement of Parental Responsibility
The Child Care Resource and Referral Program is a support and referral service for families and child care providers.  The names of the child care providers are provided to families by request and are in no way a recommendation of the service provided by the particular care provider.  The parent(s) has the responsibility for ensuring that the child care arrangement ultimately chosen is suitable for the family's needs. 

Terms of Use
Use of the services of the Child Care Resource and Referral Program is voluntary.  If a family chooses to use any of the services, the family expressly agrees: 

~ To assume any and all risks involved in the selection of the child care arrangement;
~ That the Child Care Resource and Referral Program staff and Board of Directors are not responsible for the choice of child care, and
~ That staff and Board of Directors of the Child Care Resource and Referral Program are excluded from any and all liability for negligence arising in connection with the referral services provided, and/or the actions of any child care provider selected by the parent.