Help Finding Child Care
Our child care subject matter experts will support you in understanding your child care options, whether it is at Military Family Resource Centres (MFRCs), Personal Support Programs (PSP) or in your community. They can also answer any other questions you may have about child care.
Emergency Child Care
If you need Emergency Child Care please contact Family Information Line, your local MFRC or the Chaplain on duty. Emergency Child CareChild Care Categories
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Licensed
This category includes centre-based full-day child care, certain types of home-based child care, nursery schools, and preschools. These facilities are inspected, monitored, and regulated by provincial and territorial authorities, adhering to established standards for quality and safety.
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Unlicensed
Often home-based, unlicensed care is not subject to the same regulatory oversight as licensed care. While these providers are not inspected or monitored and do not need to meet most provincial standards, they remain an essential, flexible option for many families, subject to limitations on the number of children cared for.
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Centre-based
Child care services offered in commercial buildings, similar to a classroom setting, that must comply with all licensing requirements and early learning programming.
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Home-based
Child care can be provided by a relative or non-relative either in the child's home or in the caregiver's home. They have fewer children and usually have more flexible operational hours. Home-based child care can provide many types of child care: full-time, part-time, extended, emergency, respite, and before and after school care.
