A child's development is profoundly affected by the quality of their relationships with their caregivers. Quality child care has at its core child care providers that are knowledgeable, compassionate, flexible, and who genuinely enjoy working with children.

Quality child care respects the role of the family and works with parents to ensure that the child's needs are met. It provides opportunities for children to feel good about themselves, experience positive social interaction and engage in a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that take into account individual differences. It is warm, supportive, clean, safe and well-supervised.

The CCRR has many benefits of membership. We offer a range of services that support you in your efforts to provide the highest quality of child care possible, from educational and networking opportunities to resource lending, newsletters, home visits and consultation. You will also benefit from our comprehensive community outreach and promotional activities that will inform the community of the important work that you do. You will be part of an organization that works diligently to enhance the availability and quality of a range of child care options available in our community.

If you are interested in providing licensed child care in either the Tri-Cities or the Burnaby/New Westminster areas, please contact the Fraser Health Authority and ask to speak to a Licensing Officer.

Tri-Cities: 604-949-7700
Burnaby/New Westminster: 604-918-7683

If you are interested in becoming a Registered Licence Not Required (LNR) child care provider, please contact the CCRR offices and ask to speak to an Outreach Consultant. Outreach Consultants are available to discuss a wide range of child care topics as well as the procedure for LNR registration. Information, consultation and training opportunities are also available to those individual who wish to provide LNR child care but who are not interested in registering with the YMCA CCRR.

Tri-Cities: 604-931-3400
Burnaby/New Westminster: 604-294-1109

Typically, home liability insurance does not extend to cover children you are being paid to take care of. Ensuring you have adequate liability insurance is important for the well-being of the children you are caring for as well as for your own economic protection. Inform your current insurance carrier if you are being paid to care for children in your home and enquire about purchasing additional liability insurance for the child care. There are a number of insurance carriers that offer discount prices to child care providers who are members of their local CCRR. Please contact our offices for more details.

Tri-Cities: 604-931-3400
Burnaby/New Westminster: 604-294-1109