Are you an Aboriginal student, faculty or staff member looking for child care? Your first stop should be
UBC Child Care
Their wait lists can be long, though, so it is good to contact them right away.
Other options exist in the wider community, and listed below here are some you may want to investigate.
Musqueam Childcare Centre and Co-Operative Pre-School
The Musqueam Childcare Centre provides services for three to five year olds focused on their specific needs and development. Hours of operation are from 8:00am to 5:30pm. Co-operative pre-school is available to all pre-school aged children to prepare them for kindergarten and elementary school.
Contact information:
6735 Salish Drive, Vancouver, BC
Ph: (604)263-3261
Sundance Daycare
The Sundance Daycare, which operates through the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, provides services for children from the ages of 3 through 6. The daycare is one of the centre’s longest running programs and is committed to keeping the daycare fees below the city wide average. One staff member is qualified for special needs children.
Contact information:
1607 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC
Ph: (604)251-4844
Fax: (604)251-1986
Email: info@vafcs.org
Emma’s Early Learning and Care Centre and Tupper Young Parent Services
Emma’s child care centre provides services for children aged 4 weeks to 3 years and helps mothers achieve self-reliance and independence by combining part-time and full-time academic work, counselling, vocational advice, and health and parenting information.
Contact information:
3839 Carolina Street, Vancouver, BC
Ph: (604)879-1121
Email: jchakrab@ywcavan.org
Crabtree Corner Family and Emergency Early Learning and Care Centre
Located in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, this center provides services including a hot lunch program, housing and support groups, and an early learning and child care centre which offers short-term emergency care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
Contact information:
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
Ph: (604)216-1655
Email: mhockley@ywcavan.org
Looking for More Information?
Still unsure what direction to go in for childcare? Let Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre help you out. They can provide you with more information about what childcare facilities are available to suit your particular needs. Contact Information:
Ph: (604)709-5699
Email fir@wstcoast.org.
Do you have concerns about finding child care, or the lack of child care on the UBC campus? If so, please contact the First Nations House of Learning’s Aboriginal and Student Community Development Officer, Rick Ouellet. Ph: (604)822-8941 Email: fnhl.coordinator@ubc.ca.
We are interested in understanding more about Aboriginal need for child care while studying or working at UBC, and welcome your comments!
