Planning for Child Development and Child Care in the City of Vancouver

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Planning for Child Development and Child Care
in theCity of Vancouver
Cities Fit for Children Conference Kelowna,
BC November 1, 2007
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Presenters

• Mary Clare ZakDirector of Social Planning
• Carol Ann YoungChild Development
  CoordinatorSocial Planning Department
• Suzy BlownSocial PlannerSocial Planning
  Department

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Presentation Outline

• Rationale for Engagement
• Government Context
• Vancouver Landscape
• Policy
• Infrastructure
• Financing Tools
• Design
• Operating Support
• Questions
• Discussion

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Rationale for Engagement
Source Child Care Resource and Research Unit,
University of Toronto
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Government Context

• Federal / Provincial
• Municipal Role
• Policy
• Planning and Development
• Coordination/Collaboration
• Funding
• Advocacy
• Research
• Capacity Building

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Vancouvers Landscape

• Total Population of City of Vancouver 578,041
• Population of BC- 4.3 million
• 73,925 children, 0-14 years (13 of Vancouvers
  population)
• 49 of the population identify themselves as a
  visible minority (vs 21 in BC)
• 21 of families are low income (vs 13 in BC)
• 8,580 licensed group/ preschool spaces
• 1,070 licensed family childcare spaces

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Policy

• Vancouver Charter (1953)
• Civic Childcare Strategy (1990)
• Childrens Policy (1992)
• Childcare Design Guidelines (1993)
• Moving Forward Childcare, a Cornerstone of Child
  Development Services (2002)
• Joint Childcare Protocol (2004)
• Early Childhood Development Memorandum of
  Understanding (2006)

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Civic Infrastructure

• Civic Child Care Facilities
• 5268 spaces gt50 of licensed spaces

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Infrastructure Accessibility

• Financing Growth (2003)
• DCLs
• CACs
• Condition of Rezoning
• Density Bonusing
• Capital Budget
• Nominal Lease Rates

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Development Cost Levies Community Amenity
ContributionsChamplain Heights Community Centre
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Condition of RezoningBayshore Gardens Childrens
Centre
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Bayshore Gardens Childrens Centre
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Condition of Rezoning Shaw Tower
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Shaw Towers
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Amenity Bonus / Capital Plan Shannon Daycare
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Capital Funding Library Square
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Nominal Lease Rates / Capital Funding
PartnershipsMole Hill Child Care Centre
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Provincial/ Municipal Partnership Land Lease
Boat Day Care
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DesignQuality

• High Density Housing for Families with Children
  (1992)
• Childcare Design Guidelines (1993)
• Childcare Technical Guidelines (2007)
• Vancouver Child Care Design Guideline Review
  (2007)
• Regulations versus Guidelines
• Research, Practices and Trends in Childcare
  Guidelines for Outdoor Play

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Childrens Design
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Amount of Outdoor Space
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Presence Of Living Things
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Organization of Space
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Indoor/Outdoor Relationship
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Operating Support Affordability

• Childcare Enhancement Grant
• City-Wide Services Grant
• Administration of City-Owned Facilities Grant
• Childcare Endowment Reserve
• Capital Grant

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Operating Support (contd)

• Program Development Grant
• Stabilization Grant
• Research, Policy Development and Innovation Grant
• Healthy Start Model Menu
• Continuous Quality Improvement
• Social Planning Staff
• Research, Capacity-Building

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Collaboration

• ECD-MOU Advancing an Integrated, Neighbourhood
  Based system of ECD, Learning and Care Services
  in Vancouver (2006)
• Partnerships
• Community
• Business
• Provincial

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Questions?
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Contact Us

• www.vancouver.ca/childcare
• carol.ann.young_at_vancouver.ca
• suzanne.blown_at_vancouver.ca