Licensing: Child Care Facilities

Last updated: November 4th, 2026 at 2:01pm

Child Care Licensing

Licensing Officers inspect, license, and monitor more than 1,000 licensed child care facilities across Island Health.

Child care refers to the supervision and care provided to children through approved programs. Licensing Officers help ensure child care facilities meet licensing requirements and provide safe, quality care for children and families.

Care is defined as supervision that is provided to a child through a prescribed program.

Categories of care include:

Licensing Officers conduct regular routine inspections and at each inspection they leave an inspection report outlining the licensees’ compliance with the requirements of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, Child Care Licensing Regulation and the Director of Licensing Standards of Practice.

For more information about an inspection visit the Inspection and Investigation Reports website.

Individuals providing care to more than two persons, not related to them are required to be licensed, and must provide care in a licensed community care facility.

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