For information about the child care response to COVID-19 please visit the British Columbia Government website
A licensee must ensure the health, safety and well-being of children being cared for in his/her facility, and comply with the requirements of the Act, Regulation and Standards of Practice. As a licensed care provider you are required to review and become familiar with the legislation.
The following forms and publications provide a wealth of information that will be useful in assisting you with your day to day operations.
Licensing forms
- Application form (PDF) - Northern Health
- Criminal record check - Government of BC
- Immunization record (PDF) - Northern Health
- Fire and life safety checklist (PDF) - Northern Health
- Nutrition self assessment (PDF) - Northern Health
- Reportable incident (Fillable PDF) - Northern Health
If your browser doesn't display the Fillable PDF form, save the PDF to your desktop and open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Branch publications
- Fire and life safety for licensed home based child care settings in British Columbia - Ministry of Health
- Furnishings and equipment guidelines for licensed child care facilities (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Guiding children's behaviour (PDF) - Government of BC
- Moving to a new location (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Obtaining a licence (PDF) - Northern Health
- Parents guide to selecting child care (PDF) - Government of BC
- Preventing illness in child care settings (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Preventing injury in child care settings (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Quick guide to common childhood diseases (PDF) - Northern Health
- Standards of practice for active play (PDF) - Government of BC
- Standards of practice for family child care - Government of BC
- Standards of practice for safe play areas - Government of BC
- The role of the licensee (PDF) - Northern Health
- The role of the licensing officer (PDF) - Northern Health
Fact sheets
- Care plans - child care (PDF) - Northern Health
- Hiring a new manager (PDF) - Northern Health
- Incident reporting in licensed care facilities (PDF) - Northern Health
- Inspection and risk assessment process (PDF) - Northern Health
- Moving to a new location (PDF) - Ministry of Health
- Records and documentation (PDF) - Northern Health
- Resolving disputes (PDF) - Northern Health
- Schedule E (PDF) - Northern Health
- Schedule G (PDF) - Northern Health
- Supervision of children (PDF) - Northern Health
Other publications and resources
- Affordable Child Care Benefit - Government of BC
- An informational guide to young children's outdoor play space 7 Cs (PDF) - University of BC
- Appetite to play - Appetite to Play
- Apply for an early childhood educator or assistant certificate - Government of BC
- Canada’s Food Guide - Government of Canada
- Child Care Resource and Referral program (CCRR) - Government of BC
- Disinfection options in child care facilities (PDF) - Northern Health
- Emergency and disaster preparedness guide (PDF) - Northern Health
- Guidelines for developing policies and procedures (PDF) - Northern Health
- HealthLink BC - HealthLink BC
- Immunizations for children - HealthLink BC
- Local government requirements: A handbook for child care providers (PDF) - Government of BC
- Managing infectious diseases in child care and schools - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Ministry of children and family development - child care - Government of BC
- Nutrition - Northern Health
- Responding to child welfare concerns - Government of BC
- Using your home for daycare - Government of Canada
- Well beings - Caring for Kids