Vote Vancouver on childcare: capital plan money, public housing, school sites
Vote Vancouver would put more childcare money in the 2027 to 2030 capital plan, require non-profit childcare in all new public housing, press the Province on $10aDay childcare, audit underused public land for new spaces, and use school sites for childcare run by the Vancouver School Board.
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Affordable Childcare: what the Policy Priorities says
Vote Vancouver's childcare page is a list of ways to add affordable spaces. The first is money: the party would make a bigger childcare commitment in the city's 2027 to 2030 capital plan, the multi-year plan for buildings and infrastructure, to match what it says was pledged and left unused in the 2023 to 2026 plan. The party would require non-profit childcare in all new public housing. It would audit underused public buildings and land for more childcare spaces, including care with longer hours for parents who work unusual schedules, and modular childcare buildings on empty land. It would also give non-profit providers priority when the city leases its own spaces.
Schools feature in three items. The party would use school grounds when classes are out to offer affordable childcare run by the Vancouver School Board, add before- and after-school spaces where the rules can be met, and add pre-kindergarten childcare during school days in school board buildings. It would also press the Province to fund $10aDay childcare fully, a provincial program. Council approves the capital plan and controls zoning and city buildings, so it can act on money, space and housing rules. Licensing, fee subsidies and operating money for childcare are provincial, and school buildings belong to the School Board, so several items need others to agree.
THE PARTY'S NUMBERS
Figures in this chapter
Capital plan in which the party would make a bigger childcare commitment
The party's figure, page 25Earlier capital plan in which, the party says, childcare money was pledged and left unused
The party's figure, page 25Name of the childcare program the party wants the Province to fund fully
The party's figure, page 257 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
More childcare money in the 2027 to 2030 capital plan
Vote Vancouver would recommit to a bigger capital commitment for childcare in the 2027 to 2030 Capital Plan, to match the amount it says was pledged and left unused in the 2023 to 2026 Capital Plan.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for city buildings.
Non-profit childcare in all new public housing
The party would require non-profit childcare in all new public housing developments.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the rules for housing built on city land and through city approvals.
Advocating for $10aDay childcare funding
Vote Vancouver would advocate for adequate provincial funding of $10aDay childcare to reach the universal coverage goal, including expanding the program to serve more organizations, helping non-profits apply for funding, and giving non-profit providers priority when the city leases its own spaces.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The Province funds $10aDay childcare, so the city can only ask, while the city's own leases are a Council decision.
Audit of underused public buildings and land
The party would audit underused public buildings and land to find room for more childcare spaces, including options with extended hours for families with non-traditional work schedules and modular childcare facilities on underused land.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls city buildings and land and can direct staff to carry out this audit.
Childcare on school grounds when school is out
Vote Vancouver would use school grounds when schools are not in session to provide affordable childcare run by the VSB (Vancouver School Board).
- Who has the power
- School Board School grounds belong to the school district, so the Board of Education would have to agree and run the care.
More before- and after-school spaces
The party would increase the number of spaces in before- and after-school programs where regulatory requirements can be met, to match the number of children in Vancouver.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The city can help with space and approvals, but childcare licensing and operating money are provincial.
Pre-kindergarten childcare in school buildings
Vote Vancouver would expand school programs to include pre-kindergarten childcare during school days in VSB facilities.
- Who has the power
- School Board The Board of Education runs Vancouver school buildings and decides which programs use them.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about affordable childcare
What is Vote Vancouver's plan for childcare?
Vote Vancouver would put more childcare money in the 2027 to 2030 capital plan, require non-profit childcare in all new public housing, audit underused public land for new spaces and use school grounds for childcare run by the Vancouver School Board (Policy Priorities, page 25).
Does Vote Vancouver support $10aDay childcare?
Yes. The party would advocate for adequate provincial funding of $10aDay childcare to reach universal coverage, help non-profits apply for funding and give non-profit providers priority in city leases (Policy Priorities, page 25).
Would Vote Vancouver put childcare in new housing?
Vote Vancouver would require non-profit childcare in all new public housing developments (Policy Priorities, page 25).
Does Vote Vancouver offer childcare for parents who work evenings?
The party would audit underused public buildings and land for childcare spaces, including options with extended hours for families with non-traditional work schedules (Policy Priorities, page 25).
What does Vote Vancouver say about the city's childcare budget?
The party says money pledged for childcare in the 2023 to 2026 Capital Plan went unused, and it would make a bigger childcare commitment in the 2027 to 2030 plan to match it (Policy Priorities, page 25).
Who pays for childcare in Vancouver?
The city creates childcare space through zoning, city buildings and its capital plan. Licensing, subsidies and operating money are provincial, which is why Vote Vancouver says it would advocate to the Province on $10aDay funding (Policy Priorities, page 25).
ON THE BALLOT
The Vote Vancouver candidates behind this
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- Vote Vancouver Policy Priorities SAYS SO ITSELFVote Vancouver · pages 25 · checked