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Childcare platforms

Here's what the 2026 BC Provincial Election parties are promising.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Childcare.
We don't have any BC Conservative policies on Childcare.

BC Green
  • Lift the freeze on new $10/day enrolments introduced by the 2026 budget

    "Commit to making quality $10-a-day child care available to families all across British Columbia by lifting the freeze on new $10-a-day enrolments introduced in Budget 202638, and use it as the foundation to later implement universal child care coverage by 2031." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Implement universal childcare coverage by 2031
  • Create one point of registration for all $10/day childcare spaces across BC

    "Make registering for care simple; create one point of registration for $10/day spaces across BC, replacing today’s centre-by-centre waitlists so families no longer have to win a lottery to access affordable care." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Reduce compliance paperwork for $10/day childcare spaces

    "Make it easier for early childhood centres to become, and remain, part of the $10/day spaces by reducing burdensome compliance paperwork. New spaces and priority registration going to public, non-profit and Indigenous-led centres, building a system rooted in community care, not private profit." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Create a new universal early childhood education funding model to address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing

    "Create a universal early childhood education funding model to reduce administrative burdens for child care operators, allowing them to focus on quality care for children. This model will address wage grids, space creation, licensing, and staffing." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

    "Work with child care operators to support ongoing growth in capacity through capital upgrades to schools and existing facilities, a workforce development plan, and sufficient operational flexibility to meet the needs of families now and in the future." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

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  • Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators

    "Provide paid practicums for early childhood educators, offering financial support during their essential training periods." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, reaching $35-45/hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience

    "Implement an early childhood educator wage grid, and reach $35-45 per hour by 2028 based on qualifications and years of experience." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Provide funding for new and expanded $10/day childcare centres on college and university campuses

    "Create more child care spaces on college and university campuses, with provincial capital funding for new and expanded centres and operating funding to bring campus spaces into the $10-a-day child care system." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

  • Ensure early childhood educators have pension plans and extended health benefits, to improve retention

    "Ensure early childhood educators have access to pension plans and extended health benefits to improve job security and retention." — Believe in Better, retrieved 2026-10-13

We don't have any OneBC policies on Childcare.
We don't have any CentreBC policies on Childcare.

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