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Rates & Payments

Rates

For maximum subsidy rates please see the Child Care Subsidy Rate Table.

Payments

Monthly subsidy payments vary depending on your family’s circumstances. The exact amount of your subsidy depends on your family income, family size, the age of your children and the type of child care you choose.

  • When child care is provided in either a licensed, registered licence-not required or licence-not-required setting, the child care provider submits a claim form to the Child Care Subsidy Service Centre each month for services provided and receives the payment.
  • When child care is provided in the child’s own home, the parent submits a claim form to the Child Care Subsidy Service Centre each month for services provided and receives the payment. The parent is responsible for paying the child care provider. The parent may be considered by a number of regulatory agencies (Canada Revenue Agency, WorkSafeBC, etc.) to be an employer.

Please note:
Child care service arrangements and agreements are between the parent and the child care provider. The ministry will not incur financial or other liability for any contractual disagreement between the parent and the child care provider. The ministry will only pay child care subsidy after eligibility has been determined.

Rates and payment information for child care providers are available in the How to Claim Child Care Subsidy booklet.