Designated Early Years Centers are invited to apply for funding to support additional infant and pre-school spaces.
To apply, please download and submit a completed PDF form (in person, by mail, email or fax) or apply online (below) before October 15, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m. (AST). In addition, capital funding to assist with the cost of expansion, renovation or new equipment purchases associated with increasing spaces is available through the Early Childhood Centre Capital Grant.
Only designated early years centres are invited to apply for additional spaces funding. To be eligible, the applicant must demonstrate the centre has the capacity to transition the additional infants, as they age, into their preschool programming and physical environment required to meet or exceed all requirements.
The funding and licensing processes are separate. When you apply for additional spaces, the next step will be for your Centre to submit an Apply to modify your Early Learning and Child Care Centre’s Licence to the Early Learning and Childcare Board in order to increase the number of licensed spaces.