Title: Planning for Child Development and Child Care in the City of Vancouver
1Planning for Child Development and Child Care
in theCity of Vancouver
Cities Fit for Children Conference Kelowna,
BC November 1, 2007
2Presenters
- Mary Clare ZakDirector of Social Planning
- Carol Ann YoungChild Development
CoordinatorSocial Planning Department - Suzy BlownSocial PlannerSocial Planning
Department
3Presentation Outline
- Rationale for Engagement
- Government Context
- Vancouver Landscape
- Policy
- Infrastructure
- Financing Tools
- Design
- Operating Support
- Questions
- Discussion
4Rationale for Engagement
Source Child Care Resource and Research Unit,
University of Toronto
5Government Context
- Federal / Provincial
- Municipal Role
- Policy
- Planning and Development
- Coordination/Collaboration
- Funding
- Advocacy
- Research
- Capacity Building
6Vancouvers 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
7Policy
- 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)
8Civic Infrastructure
- Civic Child Care Facilities
- 5268 spaces gt50 of licensed spaces
9Infrastructure Accessibility
- Financing Growth (2003)
- DCLs
- CACs
- Condition of Rezoning
- Density Bonusing
- Capital Budget
- Nominal Lease Rates
10Development Cost Levies Community Amenity
ContributionsChamplain Heights Community Centre
11Condition of RezoningBayshore Gardens Childrens
Centre
12Bayshore Gardens Childrens Centre
13Condition of Rezoning Shaw Tower
14Shaw Towers
15Amenity Bonus / Capital Plan Shannon Daycare
16Capital Funding Library Square
17Nominal Lease Rates / Capital Funding
PartnershipsMole Hill Child Care Centre
18Provincial/ Municipal Partnership Land Lease
Boat Day Care
19DesignQuality
- 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
20Childrens Design
21Amount of Outdoor Space
22Presence Of Living Things
23Organization of Space
24Indoor/Outdoor Relationship
25Operating Support Affordability
- Childcare Enhancement Grant
- City-Wide Services Grant
- Administration of City-Owned Facilities Grant
- Childcare Endowment Reserve
- Capital Grant
26Operating 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
27Collaboration
- ECD-MOU Advancing an Integrated, Neighbourhood
Based system of ECD, Learning and Care Services
in Vancouver (2006) - Partnerships
- Community
- Business
- Provincial
28Questions?
29Contact Us
- www.vancouver.ca/childcare
- carol.ann.young_at_vancouver.ca
- suzanne.blown_at_vancouver.ca