Were Moving!
Child Care Options will be closed from December 10 to early January 2012 for our relocation. We're moving across the parking lot to the former Options site, #100-6846 King George Blvd. Surrey.
During this time assistance for Child Care Subsidy and referrals will be available. Please call 604-613-8801 to make an appointment.
Car Seat ClinicsAre your child car seats installed correctly? Come to a free car seat safety check.
Have your child’s seat inspected for:
-Recall
-Damage
-Proper fit to your child
-Proper fit in your vehicle
Inspections conducted by appointment only.
For more information or to book an appointment call Child Care Options at 604-572-8032.
Car Seat Clinic
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Library Subscription Fee Increase
Effective July 1, 2011, library subscription fees will be as follows:
- Licensed Family Child Care and registered License-Not-Required family child care providers - no cost;
- Students in recognized local ECE programs - $50.00 annually;
- All other qualifying subscribers - $60.00 annually.
Visit our library page for library hours and more information about the library.
Early Childhood Resource Library
Online Job Posting PolicyEffective January 1, 2011 we have a new online job posting policy. Job postings will be posted to our web site for a fee of $25.00 per job posting. All postings will remain on the site for a maxinum of four weeks. For a longer period you must resubmit the job posting and fee. For more information please call Child Care Options at 604-572-8032.
Social Networking
Child Care Options is excited to announce that we now have a blog, we're on Facebook and Twitter. You'll be able to keep up to date with us for all the information on what's happening in the child care field, our training opportunities, resources and much more.
Read our blog at http://childcareoptionsccrr.blogspot.com
Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/chcareoptions
Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surrey-BC/Child-Care-Options/107784582582045
Subscribe to our Child Care News Updates by email at http://www.childcareoptions.ca/child_care_newsletter.php
Ladner ECD Hub
We've opened a new satellite office in Ladner. Staff are on hand to assist you with child care subsidy and referrals to child care. Our staff are available on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.
We also offer child care provider drop-in sessions on the last Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:00 am.
Our new office is co-located with Deltassist and the Boys & Girls Club Community Services of Delta/Richmond.
We are located at:
ECD Hub
Harbour Centre
#205-5000 Bridge Street
Ladner, BC
Child Care Provider Drop-ins
Our drop-ins are community based and provide an opportunity for anyone caring for children to bring the children in their care for fun activities and play while the child care providers have an opportunity to network with others looking after children. We have drop-in sessions available in Ladner and Newton.
Harbour Centre
205-5000 Bridge Street, Ladner
9:30-11:00 am on the last Tuesday of the month
Newton Family Resource Program
6870 King George Hwy Surrey
9:30-11:00 am on the first Wednesday of the month and the third Friday of the month
For more information please call 604-572-8032
Subsidy Support Child Care Options now supports parents with their child care subsidy applications. Applications may now be picked up at our office and for assistance with the forms please call for an appointment. For more information or to speak to a Child Care Subsidy Support worker please call our office at 604-572-8032.
