As with other universities in Canada, U.B.C. offers professional on-campus child care. The service manages approximately 332 spaces for children ages 4 months to 12 years. All full-time staff are certified Early Childhood Educators and each of the daycare centres are licensed by the provincial government. Many aspects of the service exceed licensing requirements. The demand for Infant and Toddler care is very high.
Many people send in their waiting list applications when they first conceive.
There is a shortage of licensed daycare services in Vancouver. U.B.C. Child Care has a very favourable reputation and many people apply to our waiting list, months in advance. Parents of enrolled children give a 30 day notice of withdrawal, no later than the last day of the month. Therefore each daycare supervisor is aware of potential vacancies the first week of any month. The admissions staff at each centre request an updated copy of our waiting list.