The Affordable Child Care Benefit is a monthly payment to help eligible families with the cost of child care/early childhood education. Factors like income, family size, and type of care determine how much support families can get. Families need to renew their application every year.
If your household income is under $111,000/year, if you are a single parent or two parents, with one working and there other attending university courses, looking for work, or also working, you can benefit from this program, it’s worth finding out how much you can receive.
Try out the Funding Calculator and if you think it helps you, fill out their form and submit it to the government, and let us know.
The Provincial and Federal Governments have an agreement to invest in Early Childhood Education, as it is scene to benefit society as a whole. This Affordable Childhood Benefit plan is one of their commitments to you, a family living in BC.