--- title: "ABC Vancouver on child care | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/child-care" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:08:00.973Z" meta: description: "ABC commits to \"doubling down on childcare\", which its platform defines as doubling the 2,000 new spaces it says it created." "og:description": "ABC commits to \"doubling down on childcare\", which its platform defines as doubling the 2,000 new spaces it says it created." "og:title": "ABC Vancouver on child care | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "ABC commits to \"doubling down on childcare\", which its platform defines as doubling the 2,000 new spaces it says it created." "twitter:title": "ABC Vancouver on child care | Vancouver 2026" --- ABC Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Double the 2,000 new child care spaces ABC commits to "doubling down on childcare", which its platform defines as doubling the 2,000 new spaces it says it created. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/parties/issues/child-care) [All ten issues](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform) [**24**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/candidates) [**9/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform) [**8**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered CHILD CARE ## ABC Vancouver on child care The platform wording is "Doubling down on childcare (double our 2000 new spaces)". Read plainly that is a commitment to a further 2,000 spaces. The claim that 2,000 spaces were created in the last term is ABC’s own account of its record. We have not checked it against city records. A city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and money collected from developers. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding come from the province, so a city can build a room but cannot on its own decide what a parent pays. 3 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Double the 2,000 new child care spaces The platform commits to doubling what it describes as 2,000 new spaces created in the last term.
Cost
Not published
Who has the power
The city creates spaces. The province licenses them and sets funding.
[ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform) - ### Expand after-school programming ABC commits to expanding after-school programming and keeping extracurricular activities in Vancouver. [ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform) - ### Bring swimming lessons into the school day The platform commits to bringing swimming lessons into the school day.
Who has the power
Delivered with the Board of Education and the Park Board.
[ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform) ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [ABC Vancouver home page ](https://abcvancouver.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFABC Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 2. [ABC Vancouver platform ](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform)SAYS SO ITSELFABC Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 3. [Council adds plebiscite question to Vancouver election ballot ](https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/council-adds-plebiscite-question-to-vancouver-election-ballot-august-2026.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 4. [Vancouver mayor says he will not try to eliminate the park board if re-elected ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-park-board-stays-9.7268871)CBC News · checked September 22, 2026 5. [Who is running: official 2026 candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidate-information.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 6. [Local elections disclosure statement search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 7. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 8. [Making a campaign contribution ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/making-a-campaign-contribution/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.