Child care

Services and information

• Become an approved family day home

  Learn about becoming an approved family day home and how standards are set and maintained.

• Child care staff certification

  Certification for staff working with children in licensed day care, out-of-school and pre-school programs.

• Child care subsidy

  Financial assistance to eligible lower-income families for child care.

• Child Development Professional Awards of Excellence

  Awards to celebrate child development professionals in Alberta.

• Early Learning and Child Care Centres

  This Alberta-wide pilot program provides child care for children aged 0 to kindergarten with maximum fees of $25 per day.

• Find child care in Alberta

  Locate a child care facility or family day home agency in Alberta.

• Minister's Awards of Excellence in Child Development

  Nominate child development professionals, teams and programs to recognize their commitment to excellence in quality care for children.

• Online claims system for child care programs

  Submission of monthly claims online for all subsidy and accreditation related funding for child care programs.

• Starting a child care program

  A licence is required under the Child Care Licensing Act to operate a child care program that provides care for 7 or more children.